John Hairston Jr. is, without a doubt, Charlotte's artist. If you went to any event in the city over the last 15 years, there was a good chance he was painting live. From art shows to hip hop and b-boy battles, John was communicating with his brush. He paints big, larger-than-life dreamscapes of another dimension, bringing viewers into Jago's world where all are welcome to live and prosper.

These days John Hairston Jr, aka Jago 13 aka Professor Jago is teaching arts at Winthrop College, sharing insights lived and lighting the passion of tomorrow's creatives. To know John is to understand his wisdom and appreciate his warmth and charisma. His approach to visual art reflects his lifelong wonderment with underground hip hop, comic books, Saturday morning cartoons, and science fiction.

In this episode of CreatexVision, John shares lessons lived and the journey he has gone on to reach the ultimate destination of creative actualization.

To learn more about John Hairston Jr's art check him out online at www.johnhairstonjr.com

or check him out on social @john_hairston_jr