Sandy the Flower Man

Sandy Bell, a Chattanooga icon known as “The Flower Man,” served as the inspiration for Myers’ latest work.

“He was a very upbeat and generous man,” Myers said of Bell, who passed away in 2019. “He would ride around downtown Chattanooga on his bike and hand out flowers to people in restaurants and bars and on the streets and he didn’t ask for anything in return. He just simply wanted to have a conversation with people and put a smile on their faces.”