Walter Anderson Museum, Ocean Springs, MS

Walter Anderson Museum, Ocean Springs, MS

Have you ever heard of the artist Walter Anderson?  I hadn't, until I went to Ocean Springs, MS.  He spent his whole life there, and was a prolific painter.  His subjects were almost always the life and nature of the Gulf Coast.  He was quite eccentric and a recluse....

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Shearwater Pottery, Ocean Springs, MS

Shearwater Pottery, Ocean Springs, MS

Shearwater Pottery was established in 1928 by the 3 Anderson brothers.  Their mother had encouraged their artistic talents, and all 3 were potters, and Walter was a painter as well.  In his early days he earned his living at the pottery with his brothers.  Today the...

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Okefenokee Heritage Center, Waycross, Georgia

Okefenokee Heritage Center, Waycross, Georgia

After many years of driving past Okefenokee Swamp I decided it was time to explore!  And I am so glad that I did - what an interesting day I had.  Okefenokee Swamp covers 700 square miles of South Georgia and North Florida.  It has been managed as a National Wildlife...

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