Riding through the flat, cotton-filled landscape of the Mississippi Delta, sometimes we don't see people for hours at a time. However, when we do get to a town, the people we meet are so incredibly friendly and helpful. So, here are several photos of people making art, followed by a few photos of the kind souls who saved us and made our trip possible.
 This is Deak drawing with us at his harmonica store in Clarksdale. He also made our day by playing a few blues songs.  We found these wonderful women at The Attic gallery in Vicksburg. Lesley Silver has an awesome gallery and was extremely excited about our project. She was once quoted, "you need art to breathe." We love her!  We met Judy while making art in the Horn Lake library. It was starting to storm and she invited us to stay with her family. Dick and Annie spent some time making art with us as well. They saved us from a stormy, wet night in the tent.  We met Dave and Cindy at a campground in Clarksdale, and they are from Iowa. The showers and bathrooms were broken, but they offered us the use of their facilities in their camper! They also took us out to hear music, gave us coffee in the morning, and convinced us to stay an extra day in Clarksdale. |  Pat Thomas (blues musician, artist, and all around great guy) was super excited to draw with us. We made a special trip to the Blues Museum in Leland to meet him.  We made art with the entire bar at The Wine House in Vicksburg. If you look closely, you will see the mayor and G.C. Cameron of "The Spinners" and "The Temptations." That's right, we make art with the big dogs.  String Bean and Carol let us stay with them in Rosedale. They wanted to make sure we had "a roof over our heads, our butts were clean, and we were 100 percent satisfied."  Holly sets up the art supplies for anyone interested at the Hot Tamale Festival in Greenville. Little did she know that she would soon be surrounded by dozens of kids eager to make art with her! |
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