Thursday, June 17, 2010

"the sweetest winds, they blow across the South"

I went home for ten days a couple of weeks ago. It was one of my best trips home. I spent a lot of time with my family and driving around the country. I miss the South so much. The land, the people, the air....everything. This trip I really got to hang around the town my parents live in and explore the people and places that make it such a great little town. It's not much. Probably nothing at all to people up here but I just couldn't get enough of it. There is so much character and expression in every home on every corner and in the faces of the people who live there. Southerners are so welcoming and open. It was amazing how they would just let me in their homes and lives to take their photos. I really met some amazing and beautiful people.


Earl Taylor, the mechanic
 Louise Hall
 Delmare Weakes, 68  the Vietnam Vet
 
Maudie Rockett, 73

 
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11 comments:

  1. these make me nostalgic for a place I've never even been

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  2. that's probably one of the best compliments i've ever gotten.

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  3. these are stunning, jenny. you are seriously so gifted.

    and sidenote: delmare's tattoo made my day.

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  4. I already told you but I'll tell you in a very public sphere: these made me cry. They are beautiful. They look so much like the South, and beyond that they seem to somehow visually express the voice of the South: sweet, pure, joyful, hearty, hardworking, and humble.

    I think that means you did something right. :)

    love love

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  5. Jenny these are so beautiful, you capture our little corner of the world so well. Thanks for getting it right.

    Love it.

    Melody Watson :)

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  6. I've said it before and I shall say it again - your work is amazing, as are you. The south was then, is now, and always will be - our little world.

    Much Love.

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  7. The key to art is truth, and you definitely have a gift for capturing it.

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  8. Again, Jenny, these pictures are phenomenal. You totally capture the spirit of small town southern and its absolutely irreplaceable-ness. Incredible.

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  9. Lindsey EtheridgeJune 18, 2010 at 8:32 AM

    These are phenomenal!!

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  10. Stunning, Jenny! I am just blown away by your talent!

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  11. I love the barn and flower by the fence pic! freakin amazing!!!

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