Community Involvement and Online Presence
Stacey's artistic talents have extended beyond traditional media. Before the advent of large hard drives and easy online storage, she began exploring the digital realm, teaching herself how to create digital artwork. Seeing an opportunity to share her art with a broader audience, Stacey founded AWhiteHorse.com™ in 1996, the first of her award-winning websites. Teaching herself HTML, she developed AWhiteHorse.com™ into a free online coloring book featuring her trademark horses, other animal favorites, fantasy characters, and even prehistoric animals. These coloring pages became worldwide favorites for more than a generation.
Stacey also volunteered as an art teacher in the Arlington and Darrington school districts in Snohomish County, WA. Her involvement with the Sauk Suiattle Tribe's Annual PowWow and the lasting friendships she made there further solidified her place in the community. Encouraged by the positive response to her art, Stacey began sharing her work with a broader audience, publishing her drawings online as original coloring book pages by the fall of 1995.
Recognition and Global Impact
Stacey Mayer's art exudes an unmistakable vibrancy and unique flair that captivates audiences across the globe. Her work in international lifestyle magazines has propelled her into the global spotlight, leading to exhibitions in premiere galleries in Berlin, Dubai, and Venice. Despite her widespread recognition, Stacey cherishes her quiet moments at home in Texas, where she spends time with her red-haired grandson, Benjamin, pouring her love and creativity into works of art for future generations to appreciate.
Her late-night cell phone sketches of Arabian horses, often posted on Instagram, have gained her a dedicated following. This online presence has led to her equine art being featured in international lifestyle magazines in both Australia and the Middle East. With a lifetime of association with Arabian horses in the United States and on a global scale, Stacey’s artwork now graces the homes and stables of Arabian horse enthusiasts across Europe, the Middle East, Australia, and the US.
Digital Evolution and NFT Ventures
Stacey's passion for digital art extended into the emerging world of Web3 and NFTs. After several careers and decades of working in digital environments, site development, and social media, HCL hired her to work with Google in their Bothell, WA campus to curate World Events for Google Maps. A friend and coworker from Google encouraged her to explore the world of Web3 and NFTs, leading to her first NFT minting. She was soon signed by Augmentor Labs LLC, Florida, and SportCashOne of Switzerland. Stacey was a founding contributor to the Hype Hounds Kennel Club and their NFT canine adoption and rescue projects, further expanding her digital footprint.
Stacey's latest venture brings her recognizable art to esteemed international galleries across Europe, introducing her distinctive style to a new audience. These exhibitions also help support her grandson, Benjamin, as he nurtures his artistic talent while facing the challenges of his rare and progressive pediatric cardiopulmonary disease, P.A.H.
Current Endeavors and Community Engagement
Stacey and her family have recently moved from their home near Seattle to Central Texas, where Benjamin is taking part in the world-renowned P.A.H. study program at Houston Texas Children’s Hospital. Despite the challenges, Stacey's artwork continues to impart a sense of hope, joy, and energy, drawn from the calm between life’s storms.
Stacey remains actively involved in local art and equine communities in Texas. As a member of the Brazos Extension Horse Committee, the Brazos Valley Visual Arts Society, and a Life Member of the World Arabian Horse Association, she continues to contribute to the fields she is passionate about. You can find her exhibiting her original paintings at local BVVAS activities and horse shows, or in select galleries in Berlin, Dubai, Palma, and Venice, where her art continues to be celebrated and admired.
One truth continues to give purpose to her art and life; "family is forever."
In memory of the Rank family; Robert, Joyce, and their children, David and Martha, July 11th, 1973.
