Scenes from Inman Park Festival

 Street parade. An annual event at Inman Park Festival

 Tribal girl

 Inman Park Vikings

 Inman Park is an area in Atlanta with many beautiful Victorian style architecture.

 A trio of little art lovers

Amazing handmade glass jellyfish by Jeff Mayo

 My friend Teresa with her new Shijun oil painting "Secret Circles" to add to her collection.

 My artist friend Felix Berroa with some of his new paintings.

Saidi Chouaieb doing a wonderful pastel portrait

 Betty Baumann with some of her unique handmade crafts

Spring in Atlanta is a good time to meet art lover friends!

Spring in Callaway 2011

 Pictures taken at Callaway Gardens, Georgia in March 2011

Can you see the bunny? It is the year of the rabbit in the traditional Chinese calendar

Folk Art in the South

 Michael Banks "Two Figures with Balloon"

According to Steve Slotin, "[folk] art is produced by untrained people who draw on their culture and experiences in an isolated world; made with a true, untutored, creative passion.  It's raw, expressive, unconventional, nonconforming, genuine and truly original.  Artistically acclaimed acceptance has caused this art form to blossom."

Clementine Hunter "Hunting for Blackbirds" c. 1960 Oil on canvas

 A Southern folk art and Georgia pottery exhibition now at the Hudgens Center for the Arts in Gwinnett county until May 21, 2011

Self portrait by Howard Finster

Mary Greene "Memories of Mama"

Jimmy Lee Sudduth "Factory"

Face Jugs by Burlon Craig (left) and Michael Andrew Crocker (right)

Annie Wellborn 1998

A collection of works by the historically significant North Georgia Meaders family potters, including Cheever, Arie & Lanier Meaders face jugs

"We Are Folk"