Just had to document a day in the life of an art car owner. Left home at 8am heading to the downtowm farmer's market to get my kale for the week in Maize. Saw a car going the other direction stopped under the viaduct on Peabody. Thought it was weird. 5 blocks later a guy jumps out of his car with his phone wanting to take a picture of the front of Maize. Said his girlfriend had been trying to catch up with me for 5 lights! Told 'em they had to take a picture of the back and he said they already had one...gave him a Kernal of Truth book.
9am getting gas on Getwell a guy says "Did you paint it?" and after I said yes he replies smiling "It reminds me of the 60's? Know what I mean? Hippies".
10:30 at Home Depot the 2 guys loading the car next to me are smiling. One asks " Is that a Subaru?" to which I reply "yep and just about to hit 300,000 miles!"
1:30 on Perkins at Poplar a family in the car next to me is honking. Passenger yells the typical "Did you paint that yourself?" and my nod gets a thumbs up from the whole car.
Next a guy in a pick up hollars " How as the parade?"......... "Excellent" I replied grinning from ear to ear.
Finally, at the V & E Greenline public art dedication saw Bianca and she said "I knew you were here somewhere because I saw Maize."
It is such a gas to have an art car on a beautiful sunny day in Memphis.
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This blog is dedicated to " Maize", my art car. She represents the Diversity of Indian corn. Each different colored kernel has a trait that protects the corn production from failing. Native Americans knew this and so they hybridized corn, the staple of their existence. She also protests the chemical company Monsanto's genetic modification of corn. "lil' Kernel" is a trailer on my bike that is taking up where "Maize" left off>
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