Meet App Members
Discover what App Members are doing besides Retrieving Roadkill!
With 570 Roadkill Art App Members it's likely there are many you do not know. It's exciting to learn what others, who stop and picking up roadkill to consume or turn into art, do on a daily basis. There are some members who are in the outdoor business making jewelry and other fashion items from roadkill, taxidermist, DNR agents, even authors and writers. Here is where we introduce you to others in the app and what they are doing. We would love to know what you do too, send us a little about yourself to roadkillart@roadkillart.us
Carolyn Bolivar
Author of 'Swing Lowe' a book about music in the Magic City
A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Carolyn holds a BA in English from Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, and brings a deep passion for storytelling to her work. In Swing Lowe, she shares the powerful story of the Lowe family, J.L., Sammy and Leatha, who created meaningful music in the face of significant social injustice. Rooted in Alabama during the 1930s, their journey unfolds against the backdrop of a region burdened by stigma, one that would later become central to the Civil Rights Movement.
Carolyn takes readers on a compelling journey through the family’s early calling to music, a calling strong enough to rise above the social barriers of their time. Their faith, tight-knit family support, and undeniable musical purpose allowed them to persevere where others might have been held back.
Swing Lowe honors the Lowe family’s legacy, ensuring their contributions are recognized. It also serves as a tribute to musicians everywhere, offering encouragement while shedding light on the sacrifices and struggles that have sustained the music industry through the years.
Get your copy of Swing Lowe on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Swing-Lowe-Familys-Dediction-Preserving/dp/0533134358?author-follow=B001KE5Y06
Stephen Cookston
Supplement and Wildlife Feed Scientist
Stephen doesn’t just report roadkill through the Roadkill Art App—he’s also the creator of AntlerCore, a high-protein deer feed developed to promote stronger, healthier animals and improved antler growth. Made with high-quality ingredients, AntlerCore has earned the trust of land managers and wildlife professionals alike.
Driven by a hands-on approach, Stephen began by breaking down feed ingredients, studying mineral balance, protein utilization, and the effects of seasonal stress on deer. Through ongoing testing—using mineral blends across changing seasons, trail camera data, direct observation, and harvest results—he refined the formula that would become AntlerCore.
The result is a feed designed to support deer health year-round, enhance antler development, aid in recovery, and provide the energy deer need to thrive. Stephen believes stronger deer start with better nutrition. Whether you manage a small property or a large herd, or simply provide feed during hunting season, AntlerCore is built to keep deer healthy and performing at their best.
Visit: https://www.antlercore.com
Denise Wylde
Author of "Roadkill Across America" a Photography Book
Denise Wylde's picturesque book 'Roadkill Across America' is all about roadkill across the 50 American states. Featuring a fantastic life journey made by author Denise Wylde around the US, exploring, unique places, meeting people, expanding personal boundaries while capturing beautiful and intriguing images of wildlife who have perished due to collisions with vehicles. Roadkill Across America is a compelling photographic collection that explores the complex relationship between humans and wildlife on roadways across the United States. Through beautiful, thought-provoking images of fallen animals from every state, readers are invited to see the American landscape in a way that has never before been documented quite like this.
Born in Southern California and raised in Denver, Colorado, Denise Wylde's family loved traveling, road trips, outdoor activities and had a respect for National Parks and the outdoors. From a very young age, she developed a connection and appreciation for the mountains and nature, incorporating photography into that practice.She has pursued photography since she was nine, after purchasing her first camera she has worked as a freelance photographer since 1990. She lives with her husband Chris, and their two dogs, who occasionally accompany her on trips to work on the book or explore Jeep trails in and around Colorado.
For your roadkill Coffee Book Table visit: https://roadkillacrossamerica.com
Michael Joseph Wheaton
Author of "Misadventures with Mets" a Childhood Biography
Outdoor enthusiast Michael Wheaton has published his first book, Misadventures with Mets, a heartfelt reflection on his childhood outdoor adventures with his best friend, Mets. Growing up in Minnesota during the 1970s and 1980s, Michael paints vivid snapshots of adolescence fishing trips, icy mishaps, boyhood mischief.
Each story captures the spirit of growing up wild and curious, where every misstep becomes a lesson and every memory is laced with warmth, laughter, and the kind of friendship that stands the test of time. It’s nostalgic, honest, and deeply familiar to anyone who spent their youth outside until the streetlights—or the mosquitoes—sent them home.
Many of you in the Roadkill Art community also have your own unforgettable outdoor adventures, the kind that deserve to be told, shared, and maybe laughed about years later. Around here, stories from the great outdoors never get old… and neither do the lessons they leave behind.
Michael’s book is currently available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble, which is no small feat for a first-time author and well worth celebrating.
https://www.amazon.com/Misadventures-Mets-Michael-J-Wheaton/dp/B0FV3TLQXV?author-follow=B0G365VBYB
Breanna Horne
Themed Baker of Cakes, CupCakes and Cookies
Breanna Horne grew up in the quiet focus of her father’s studio, learning the delicate art of taxidermy from a young age. Life eventually led her to marriage and motherhood, and while the arrival of her three children required her to step away from the studio’s chemicals and glues, her creative spirit never wavered, it simply moved into the kitchen.
Today, Breanna translates the same patience and precision she learned from her father into phenomenal custom cakes. Her background as the daughter of a skilled outdoorsman gives her a rare eye for realistic detail and natural beauty, allowing her to carve out a specialized niche in themed designs. Whether she is recreating a lifelike natural scene or a whimsical celebration piece, every creation from The Sweet Spot Bakery reflects a master’s touch.
Based in South Carolina, Breanna serves Lancaster, Kershaw, Camden, and the surrounding areas with custom cakes, cookies, and cupcakes.
Start the Conversation
Introduce the Value of Roadkill
Roadkill isn’t first thought of as gross anymore, ignoring it waste it. Those not familiar with game meat are learning a deer roadkill can provide a lot of healthy meat.
Our merchandise exists to challenge how we think about food, wildlife, and sustainability in America. Every fun design is rooted in a real lifestyle choice that is growing every day.
When you wear Roadkill Art, you’re introducing roadkill as a meat source and creating conversation for those curious about what you know.
Roadkill Art at the Pocahontas Cook Off in W Virginia
The Roadkill Art Team Stands Out
With 295 million registered vehicles on US roads we want you visible to drivers when reporting roadkill in the app. After 3 roadkill reports we send you an 'I STOP FOR ROADKILL' safety orange shirt. You will be seen! (3rd place Winners, from the Left: John, Cody, Kendra, Criminger, Brandy Pressley and Greg D'Joboulian)