We ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ this feature on 'Walks to the Paradise Garden: A Lowdown Southern Odyssey' @bittersoutherner !! Now available in their general store!⠀ ⠀ The 2019 book, 'Walks to the Paradise Garden' follows the paths of photographers Roger Manley and Guy Mendes, and poet Jonathan Williams as they crisscrossed the South — forming friendships and becoming transformed by many the of region’s most misunderstood and beloved artists. Their work became an art exhibit @highmuseumofart in Atlanta last year and is currently on display at the @kmacmuseum As Laura Relyea traced their steps, she came to realize that they encountered something we all might need a little more of these days: “Paradise is right in front of you. It’s not some evasive, ethereal thing that you can never grasp. It is whatever you make, wherever you make it, with whatever you have on-hand.”⠀ ⠀ "It’s impossible to sum up all of the heartfelt passions of the artists in the pages or a gallery exhibit of 'Walks to the Paradise Garden.' But when you behold their work -it will stir-up something in you and a boundary will break. It’ll beckon you into paradise — either theirs or one of your own making.⠀ It’s up to you what you do next to go find it."⠀ ⠀ Read the full review via linkinbio.⠀ ⠀ Please order from your local independent #bookstorehero — many have reopened or offer curbside pickup! Or order via linkinbio.⠀ ⠀ @institute193 #walkstotheparadisegarden #rogermanley #guymendes #jonathanwilliams #southernart #folkart #outsiderart #visionaryart #southernsanctuaries#southernhistory https://www.instagram.com/p/CFW75viJSuA/?igshid=1vodcd53k3fe1
