Drive-Thru Viewing.

Drive-Thur Viewing of a deceased person is a service they offer in Memphis, Tenn.

Abandoned Lot on North Watkins, Memphis

The Mindfield, Brownsville, Tenn.

We took a road trip today to see the Mindfield in Brownsville, Tenn.  Words cannot describe the scale and scope of this installation—movie theatre A-frames have recently been assembled and installed.   I was so overwhelmed by the work all done by one man, Artist-Welder Billy Tripp, that I didn’t even have the mindset to take in all the details of this very large piece of artwork. Guess I’ll just need to make another trip to grasp this artist’s amazing imagination!!

Cairo, Illinois, a nearly abandoned town.

Soul Making Rooms.

I've lived in apartments my entire life.   It's difficult to know exactly what these rooms mean to those who lived in them or what they should mean to us--but for me they take me to so many of my own memories which have a beginning and an ending.  

Howard Finster's Paradise Garden.

"To understand how Howard Finster, a Baptist preacher and bicycle repairman, became one of the most notable folk artists in the world, it is worth a visit to where it all started:  a tiny white wooden house in this hamlet, tucked into the state's northwestern corner.  It was in the Howard Finster Vision House, a name it has acquired since his death in 2001, that Mr. Finster said he was directed by God to stop repairing bicycles and paint “sermon art.” And it was here, years later, that he made a “garden of paradise,” a sprawling art environment he lovingly tended for 30 years that many consider to be his greatest work.

A Yellow Car in Memphis.

I photographed this yellow car on two different occasions. When I went back the third time, the car was gone.I did notice someone was always watching me from a window outside the house where this car sat.  I was rather disappointed because I never got the shot I wanted.