Fun Funky and Functional Folk Art!

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Kathleen Johnson:
Backwater Studio Art is fun, funky, functional folk art with a coastal influence as Kathleen came from a coastal region in Western Australia.  In the 1970’s she was in Denver and attended the Emily Griffiths Opportunity Art School and also took classes at the Jewish Community Center for Pottery and Sculpture from very skilled artists.  She also taught pottery and Indian crafts at Eagle Lodge in Capital Hill. Her art has bloomed since those beginnings to what it is today.  She is well known for her birdhouses; however, they are a small part of the scope of art you will find in her display studio and online.  Her art is displayed in several places in MS and LA as has been shipped all over the U.S., Barbados and Croatia.

Winner of the Gulf Coast Community Foundation Art Competition - Coast Beautification Project in 2014 and also third place in the pass Christian Annual Art Show in 2014. 

Bayou Folk Birdhouses, Folk Art and more!

Backwater Studio, folk art, birdhouses, backyard habitat, Mississippi, Home Decor
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Backwater Studio produces Folk Art (including backyard habitat and birdhouses) that reflect the nuances of the southern country, coastal and bayou regions.

A visit to our gallery and we will have you smiling at our funky fun folk and functional art,  backyard habitat - bird houses and and so much more. We are having fun and we invite you to come visit and enjoy.

Our folk art is painted with regular quality house paint and treated with polycrylic resin which has a very low amber luster and designed for longevity with overhangs on the bird house doors  to alleviate rain infiltration. The birdhouses have 30 year shingle roofs, wood shakes or slate roofs with resourced wood, quality new cedar or marine plywood.

What inspires my art - well, it goes back to a poem recited by Helen Hayes called the "White Magnolia Tree" and the Paul Harvey "Rest of the Story" is at this link:
http://www.backwaterstudio.com/the-white-magnolia-tree.html

Why did I come to Mississippi - this link will answer that question. It had nothing to do with "Magnolia Trees"......
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnB_nMfy5GU

And that's it in a nutshell - thank you for dropping on in. I hope these pieces of whimsy leave a smile on your face!


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Where can you find Backwater STudio art?

You can find our art at Galleries across the coast and at special occasion quality exhibits which we announce via our newsletter. Contact us if you are wanting to view a particular item.