Folk Fest!

Mark your calenders. If you live anywhere near the Atlanta metro area, or have been considering visiting Atlanta, this coming weekend, August 20-22, would be a good time to come.



puts on Folk Fest once a year at:

North Atlanta Trade Center
1700 Jeurgens Court
Norcross, Georgia 30093
I-85 and Indian Trail Rd., Exit 101

What is Folk Fest?

The world’s largest folk art show & sale hosting 100 galleries & dealers from around the nation specializing in Self-taught Art, Outsider Art, Folk Art and Southern Folk Pottery & Anonymous Antique Folk Art.

Participants include:

Bernice Sims




Lonnie Holley



Purvis Young



Charlie Lucas

Sarah Rakes

and many others.

And you just might get to meet Steve Shepard, the official folk artist of the Daily Irritant!

See You There!

Meet Steve Shepard

Yesterday, I was fortunate enough to meet a great artist.
His name is Steve Shepard, and he's from New Orleans.
I met him at the Slotin Folk Art Fesival in Atlanta.

Here are a few examples of his work:






































In these small examples, it's hard to see how detailed these pictures are, but as you can see, Steve Shepard has a political bent to a lot of his work and a great sense of humor.
And he loves Elvis!














You can see more, and purchase some of his work at: Shepart.net

Please do go to his website. Or you can see him in person at the Kentuck Festival of the Arts in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on October 17 and 18. (link)

Stece Shepard is the Official Folk Artist of the Daily Irritant. When you go to his site, tell him the perfesser sent ya!