Kosciusko, Mississippi is not only Oprah's hometown, it's also the hometown of the colorful L.V. Hull. And "colorful" she is in every sense of the word, for "Ms. Elvee" (as she's known) adds color to every thing and every life she touches. Folk artist extraordinaire, she was another one of those accidental discoveries on our trip. After stopping at Kosciusko's Visitors Center, we first took a little side street to drive by a folk artists home. It was Easter Sunday. Surely she wouldnt be home. As we drove up to her tiny home we couldnt believe our eyes. The front yard was filled, no packed, with color, colored and decorated junk. Shoes, tires, boards, containers, tubs, dolls, tools, you name it, you could see it all in her front yard. And it was a beautiful charming sight to behold.
The pictures and captions tell the rest of the story ...
The pictures and captions tell the rest of the story ...
Ms.LV's bedroom is like the rest of the house, filled floor to ceiling and wall to wall with her art. If you see a bare spot its because something just left outta here. The modest house barely has room to move around in yet it is clean and tidy. How she lives, cooks, eats, stores her clothes, bathes etc. is a mystery. She has one chair by the door where she sits. This is also where she does her art. Across from the chair is a little Princess style dial phone covered with colorful dots. As a matter of fact, most everything in the room is painted with colorful dots. LV says, Yup, a black background and colorful dots, thats my style. Once a little boy came in here and he looked
Ms.LV's bedroom is like the rest of the house, filled floor to ceiling and wall to wall with her art. If you see a bare spot its because something just left outta here. The modest house barely has room to move around in yet it is clean and tidy. How she lives, cooks, eats, stores her clothes, bathes etc. is a mystery. She has one chair by the door where she sits. This is also where she does her art. Across from the chair is a little Princess style dial phone covered with colorful dots. As a matter of fact, most everything in the room is painted with colorful dots. LV says, Yup, a black background and colorful dots, thats my style. Once a little boy came in here and he looked
