We officially started fundraising for the Project on December First.  There'll be blues-related art hanging at Amplified Art, 325 Blake Street, Raleigh, until January 13th.  So far, the show's raised about a thousand dollars.  We have great artists and photographers.

Phil Blank, who is one of my favorite artists, local or otherwise, has a bunch of pieces in the show, including one of my favorite pieces of his, a portrait of Elizabeth Cotten.  I love his work and am proud and privileged that he agreed to part of the show.

Hannah Pearce has a bunch of pieces in the show.  This is a photo of John D. Holeman she took at Osceola Studio in Raleigh.  She is my one of my favorite photographers...

Dave Brainard's work is the anchor of the show and it's selling like hotcakes.  He took this picture of Boo Hanks and Tad Walters playing at the opening.  The space just beyond Boo's head is currently occupied by a piece Jeff Magner put together from the parts of an 1870's piano - he took the felt hammers out of the piano and arranged them like musical notes on a giant slab of soapstone to make the musical notation from Floyd's Poor and Ain't Got a Dime.

Tim Lee's piece sold before Ryan Miller could get the price tacked up on the wall next to it.  I envy him the way he sees colour.  I wish I could paint like he does...

I have several pieces in the show too, like this drawing I did of Furry Lewis a few years ago.  Strictly speaking, I dunno that Furry's a Piedmont guy, but I love his playing and he sure took a fine photograph...
    You can see the show at Amplified Art until January 13th.  Come on down and get you some awesome art...look until your eyeballs are full...