Minnie Evans

Minnie Jones Evans was born in 1892, but didn’t begin her art career until 43 years later. She grew up in Wilmington under the care of her Grandmother because her own mother was only 14 years old at the time.

Minnie Evans

Minnie Jones Evans was born in 1892, but didn’t begin her art career until 43 years later. She grew up in Wilmington under the care of her Grandmother because her own mother was only 14 years old at the time.

Marbles Kids Museum

Be a kid again at Marbles! I was surprised to find that this museum, in downtown Raleigh on Hargett St., highlights two of the prolific outsider artists of North Carolina: Clyde Jones and Minnie Evans. Minnie has a plaque on

Marbles Kids Museum

Be a kid again at Marbles! I was surprised to find that this museum, in downtown Raleigh on Hargett St., highlights two of the prolific outsider artists of North Carolina: Clyde Jones and Minnie Evans. Minnie has a plaque on

The Church Rd. in Bynum

Google street view may not venture down this road but I suggest you do. Clyde Jones’ Haw River Animal Crossing is located somewhere along it’s path. And I mean really how hard can it be to find a front yard

The Church Rd. in Bynum

Google street view may not venture down this road but I suggest you do. Clyde Jones’ Haw River Animal Crossing is located somewhere along it’s path. And I mean really how hard can it be to find a front yard

Vollis Simpson

At 67 Vollis Simpson closed his farm equipment repair business, but he decided that he wasn’t quite ready to retire. So naturally, Vollis began making whirligigs. Vollis Simpson was born in 1919 into a farming family of 11 children. In

Vollis Simpson

At 67 Vollis Simpson closed his farm equipment repair business, but he decided that he wasn’t quite ready to retire. So naturally, Vollis began making whirligigs. Vollis Simpson was born in 1919 into a farming family of 11 children. In

Clyde Jones

Clyde Jones was born on a farm in central North Carolina. He began working in a textile mill and then as a logger. When he was 41, he severely injured himself with a chainsaw while on the job and could

Clyde Jones

Clyde Jones was born on a farm in central North Carolina. He began working in a textile mill and then as a logger. When he was 41, he severely injured himself with a chainsaw while on the job and could

Clyde Fest

Can’t get your Clyde Jones fix? Travel just a few minutes down the road to Pittsboro, NC to experience Clyde Fest.

Clyde Fest

Can’t get your Clyde Jones fix? Travel just a few minutes down the road to Pittsboro, NC to experience Clyde Fest.

Visit Here!

One of the premiere Outsider Art Museums of the United States. Plus if you walk around you might just find some familiar outsider art….

Visit Here!

One of the premiere Outsider Art Museums of the United States. Plus if you walk around you might just find some familiar outsider art….

The Intersection of Wiggins Mill Rd. and Vollis Shop Rd.

Want to take see outsider art in person? If you’re in Raleigh, then you are only about 56 minutes away from the immensely impressive whirligigs of Vollis Simpson located in Lucama, NC (just outside of Wilson). Whirligigs are any structures

The Intersection of Wiggins Mill Rd. and Vollis Shop Rd.

Want to take see outsider art in person? If you’re in Raleigh, then you are only about 56 minutes away from the immensely impressive whirligigs of Vollis Simpson located in Lucama, NC (just outside of Wilson). Whirligigs are any structures