'My Great-great grandparent's family photo!'

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes


Howdy and welcome,

Here's a photo that my 99-year-old grand-aunt just gave me to scan.

It shows her mother, Emma (at right end ) and my grandmother's parents (George and Mary, seated with baby in lap) and 8 of 13 siblings (plus one cousin, 2nd from left).

Photo was taken in front of the family homestead on their tobacco farm (formerly a plantation owned by a Fulton Tobacco's owner) in Mount Airy, NC, USA - circa 1902.


 
 
 























The parents were formerly slaves as children working at neighboring plantations. I'm still researching the parents of my great-great grandfather (center) on ancestry.com.

One family legend say his father (my great-great-great grandfather) was a 'Cherokee Indian hog drover'. And I have a copy of a sworn affidavit that indicates his father was a 'Cherokee Indian'.

However,
recent research this month has revealed a surprisingly different story about the ancestry of my great-great-great grandfather. So  I'm curious to know the true story whenever the facts are substantiated!


YOUR TURN

Do you have old photos of your family?


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Peace,
Mary Lou

'Just a little Something, Something!...and get your Freebies'

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes


Howdy and Welcome!

Thought I'd share this digital piece from my archives. I love the color orange. Orange makes my soul smile.

'Floor Tiles on Steroids' -  

architectural building floor mosaic digitally enhanced by Mary Lou Haynes

Photograph by D. C. Daruszka

Used with permission from the photographer

ca. 2009

 

I used 2 software products on this piece:

• Microsoft Digital Image Editor
• Adobe (PSE) Photoshop Elements

 

 

YOUR TURN

 

Do you ever use digital image editing software? If so, which products? What are your top  3 favorite things about them? Top 3 gripes about each product?

 

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MORE GOODIES

 

'Refractions Series 2015 - Semi-Precious Gems'

 

Hybrid - Paints, Photography, Digital Image Editing

by Mary Lou Haynes

Copyright June 2015

• For more Freebies, search this blog, keyword 'Freebies'. You have my permission to use this original artwork 'Refractions Series 2015 - Semi-Precious Gems' for your personal use, but not to sell in any form.
• For Mixed Media Retreats, search this blog, keyword 'mixed media'.

 

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Peace,

LuLu
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'Freebie! and - It's Official! I'm a Celebrity! Well, sort of....Art Journal Class I'm Teaching!'

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

Howdy and Welcome,

'Globe on Steroids' -

architectural building sculpture digitally enhanced by Mary Lou Haynes

Photograph by D. C. Daruszka

Used with permission from the photographer

I'm in the newspaper! I'm officially a celebrity!
well, sort of a celebrity...One of our local newspapers here in Chicago, featured an article about me and the mixed media Art Journal class I'm teaching next week at the Beverly Arts Center in Chicago, IL.

We'll be using all sorts of goodies, including washi tapes, scrapbooking paper and doing all sorts of techniques including: collage, frottage, laminating, doodling and more!

Would love for you to join us if you are in Chicago, Illinois the week of  June 23 and June 25, 2015!

Click here for the article.

Click here for the workshop info (Adult Mini Camp by Mary Lou Haynes) scroll to bottom of page.


Meanwhile, here's a freebie background I created. This is a black-and-white version of an excerpt from a tangle/doodle I drew in one of my sketch journals. You have my permission to use this in your artwork - for your own personal art, but not to sell. Enjoy!

 'Moisture on Mars (BnW)' -

by Mary Lou Haynes

 

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Peace,
LuLu