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I’ve always had the desire to create.
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I have a passion for music and did the band thing for years.
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I’ve taken a break from that and started focusing on this new thing (visual art), after returning from a trip to Howard Finster Paradise Garden (in Summerville, Georgia).
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Howard’s art was all I could think about. I even dreamed about it.
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The following day I painted a snake on a piece of wood I found in the trash while out walking my dog.
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I’ve not been able to stop since. And ive made over 200 pieces since…
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I’ve meet the most incredible people so far.
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Some, in our own backyard.
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I take inspiration from songs and movies… they often help solidify ideas and themes that I may have had or sometimes ideas just appear.
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Some of the artists I think about often and that have greatly influenced me are: Howard Finster, R.A. Miller, Eric Legge, Judith Scott, and Butch Anthony. I love all of their work.
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Photos and Interview by Charley Windham