Upfirst
morning meditation
from the heart of Mike and Todd
"Marquette-Marquette" painting, acrylic on canvas, 32" x 40"
by Todd Carter 2023
Tree Compatibility (image of painting) by Todd Carter
Michigan State Representative Jenn Hill
visiting with Award-Winning Artist Todd Carter
at Hiawatha Traditional Music Festival
Artists in the Round July 23, 2023
Tia Trudgeon (well-known TV6 star) visiting with Todd
during Hiawatha Traditional Music Festival
July 24, 2023
photos by Mike OSullivan
Todd Carter Folk Art Now Showing at dunegrass in Marquette!
.jpg&height=421 "Patagonia by Todd Carter")
About Upfirst
Mike and Todd created Upfirst in 1998 in their quest to understand top search engine optimization (to be up first) when they launched an online business (Central Business School) without paying per click in the early years of the Internet.
Upfirst has been a home for Mike and Todd's business and creative pursuits for 25 years. She continues to be an online vessel for reflecting and for sharing. Stay tuned for monthly updates.
Upfirst is a free entertainment and educational website where everyone is welcome.
If you are interested in learning about how to create your own website and/or online store, please contact Mike (email link below).
Please visit Todd's website at ToddCarterFolkArt.com and his secure online store. Todd's contact email link is below.
With gratitude,
Mike and Todd and Upfirst.com
Land Acknowledgement
The State of Michigan occupies the ancestral, traditional and contemporary lands of the Anishinaabek – Three Fires Confederacy, of the Odawa (Ottawa), Ojibwe (Chippewa) and Bode’wadmi (Potawatomi). We recognize the historic Indigenous communities in Michigan, and those who were forcibly removed from their homelands. We further recognize the ongoing relationship of, dependence upon, and respect for, all living beings of earth, sky and water. In offering this land acknowledgement, we affirm Indigenous sovereignty, history and experience.
The State of Michigan occupies the ancestral, traditional and contemporary lands of the Anishinaabek – Three Fires Confederacy, of the Odawa (Ottawa), Ojibwe (Chippewa) and Bode’wadmi (Potawatomi). We recognize the historic Indigenous communities in Michigan, and those who were forcibly removed from their homelands. We further recognize the ongoing relationship of, dependence upon, and respect for, all living beings of earth, sky and water. In offering this land acknowledgement, we affirm Indigenous sovereignty, history and experience.
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Michaeleen (Mike) OSullivan
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