If you have spent any time in the Huntsville city limits, chances are good that you’ve seen the artwork of Jessie Andrews, better known in the community as “Honeyblood.”
But her artwork is not in a museum or an art show. It’s literally in the city. She’s a muralist who has created some of the most recognizable work in the Huntsville area.
How muralist Jessie Andrews became ‘Honeyblood’
Andrews is a self-taught artist who was born in Huntsville and grew up just down the road in Athens. She returned to the Huntsville area after studying nutrition and psychology in college.
When she decided to start sharing her art professionally, she didn’t necessarily want to attach her real name to the Instagram account, which inspired her to use an old high school nickname—Honeyblood—as her professional name…