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Blue, Gray and Black Blood

By Anne L. Simon

Autographed copies $20.00

This is the story of the experiences of one regiment, the 52nd Massachusetts Volunteers, who fought the Rebels in the bayou country of South Louisiana. Every participant in their engagements, the farm boys and their commanders, and the Rebels and theirs, considered South Louisiana a fascinating foreign country. By chance, two northern soldiers spoke the Acadian French of their Quebec neighbors. A common language permitted them a rare opportunity to communicate with the enslaved who followed the Union soldiers to freedom without being able to communicate with their liberators in French-speaking Acadiana. Within the framework of known history, the author has told a compelling story of young men of the 52nd growing up on the crucible of war and older men and women of disparate cultures first clashing and ultimately recognizing the commonalities of their cultures.

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Hallman Woods Potter

Artist: Hallman Woods

Medium: Pottery

Hallman Woods began experimenting with pottery at 77 years old. In his craft he uses two hand-made wheels, opposed to an electric wheel, which allows the pottery to be more expressive. Woods describes his pots as organic, sensual, rustic, sturdy, robust and practical. He is inspired by the simple lines and proportions of Japanese ceremonial tea bowls and cups. His pieces have endless decorative and practical purposes.

“Into the Swamp”

Artist: Charlotte Gallet Broussard

Medium: Acrylic on canvas, 30″ x 40″

Charlotte Gallet Broussard grew up in Acadiana where she credits gaining her creative skills through problem solving. Broussard taught herself to be an artist before attending UL, earning a Bachelor degree in Fine Arts. Today she lives and works in her studio near Kaplan. Broussard has participated in numerous exhibits, both group and solo, many of them were juried competitions. She specializes in fine art watercolor and acrylic painting.

“Sunset Egret”

Artist: Larry “Kip” Hayes

Medium: Acrylic ( Masonite), 32 x 12 in

Artist Larry “Kip” Hayes is a native of Broussard who has a love of painting scenes from the South. He enjoys experimenting with different surfaces and his canvases range from 100-year-old cypress boards to conventional canvases. As a photographer by trade, when he is not painting, he spends time in the countryside looking for images to capture that tell stories of the past. Hayes’ work has gained him a celebrity following and his work is collected nationally and internationally.