The Flower Man, Houston, TX
From Roadside America
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/TXHOUflowerman.html
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In the Third Ward, a blighted section of Houston, there are lots of weed-strewn lots and one-story frame houses in need of repair. It's a happy shock when we spot a brightly colored jungle of plants and junk bursting from all sides of one -- home of the Flower Man.
The folks at the Orange Show Foundation tipped us to where we could find Cleveland Turner, a local and very active folk artist, who daily transforms the assemblage of junk and greenery around the house at 3317 Sampson into something... different.
Some junk.A sign out front refers to Cleveland as "a legendary folk artist" and to his junk house as "an installation that will keep your eyes wandering." A rooster crows from behind a wall of folk art assemblages -- mostly bits of toys, painted tools and appliances, and other people's discarded art. Artificial and genuine flowers seem to sprout between items.
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http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/TXHOUflowerman.html
Having met Cleveland doing this shoot, he is quite a character.
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