Wilcox County
Contemporary Folk Art
Faye so eloquently says, “I want the joy bells of Heaven to ring
in your hearts when you see my art.” Since the third grade, Faye has realized
that God blessed her with an artistic talent not given to just everyone. At age
twelve, she briefly changed her career choice to school bus driver, but that
didn’t last for long. For twenty years, she has worked with acrylics in what
she calls “scrub art.” After her brushes finally reach the scrub stage, she is
ready to paint, thick or thin. Most of her work can take as little as a week or
as long as a month to complete, depending on the size of the project.
Faye has experimented with various kinds of artistic media. She
has done a little of everything from print making to sculpture but says that
drawing and painting are her “heartbeat.” Her training in the arts comes from
many sources including the University of Montevallo, Mississippi University for
Women, and several individual artists such as Lillie Wells for print making,
and Bob Thompkins and Katherine Dunn Metz for painting.
The most rewarding aspect
of art for Faye is “using a talent that God has blessed me with to make others
smile. I want people to see the beauty in all things made by God, even if it is
a purple cow.”