tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7859602431019796152.post7475945130294989334..comments2011-10-04T17:18:09.253-07:00Comments on Apollos Tree: Factory GirlLaurel Steckelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11443531479412630987noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7859602431019796152.post-22330272938297477652010-11-19T05:59:07.790-08:002010-11-19T05:59:07.790-08:00SC is an iconographic state, as you've learned...SC is an iconographic state, as you've learned. It's in the DNA of most residents, including the artists. If you've met the Chicken Man, Ernest Lee, and talk with him a while, you'll understand how unconventional he really is.<br /><br />For instance, EL painted a large canvas for one of our Lutheran pastors in training. Chickens were everywhere, preaching, slain in the spirit, falling into the aisles. "That's no Lutheran service . . ." I joked to Pastor Terry.<br /><br />"Yes . . .yes. . . yes. . ." he answered.<br /><br />So a particular trope gets used in more sophisticated ways than might meet the eye. Also, Ernest has made his persona an art form, like many do, in a conventional/unconventional way.<br /><br />Read Harlan Hubbard, Life and Work by Wendell Berry--another interesting look at this phenomenon by a homesteader/watercolorist and his wife.<br /><br />From your old-fashioned Uncle JohnAppliance Tips From Insidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11672648630001088329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7859602431019796152.post-46859150902988383922010-10-16T08:39:51.767-07:002010-10-16T08:39:51.767-07:00there's a ton of factory artists who win award...there's a ton of factory artists who win awards at the state fair for being unconventional. I gave up submitting to that a long time ago.Kevin Archiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11178743756144567280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7859602431019796152.post-26466688855577623542010-10-07T17:08:04.140-07:002010-10-07T17:08:04.140-07:00saw this today while getting a coffee. similar tho...saw this today while getting a coffee. similar thoughts went through head.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10348731826274970906noreply@blogger.com