Spider Lilies, I

charcoal & acrylic on canvas

24” x 24”

2019

“Spider Lilies, I” is paired with

Milepost 8: Pay Attention / In A World of My Own

(Excerpt)

Actually, I’m excited. Mama and Uncle Kenny have let me tag along on their adventures in the past, usually with Aunt Paula in tow, but they’ve never planned an adventure for me specifically. Mama’s been talking about this place, Rodney, some Mississippi ghost town with an old Presbyterian church she wants me to see, and Uncle Kenny is all about some burned out plantation house. Mama’s made him our driver for the day because he’s the only person she trusts to get us there and back. Unsurprisingly, it’s in the middle of nowhere.