Meet the Artist of Yummy Mud Puddle :: WRAL.com

EXPERIENCED RELATIVELY MILD SIDE EFFECTS AND MOST SAW SUBSTANTIAL HAIR GROWTH. OUR TURN HERE, THE TRAVELER HAS RECENTLY TRAVELED EAST. BUT TONIGHT WE FIND IT IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. SCOTT MASON TAKES US TO BURNSVILLE AND YANCEY COUNTY WHERE HE MET A CRAZY ARTIST AT YUMMY MUD FLAG. >> WE HAVE BROKEN WATCHES. ALWAYS SET THEM TO 5 HOURS. THE COCKTAIL HOUR, A DRAWER FULL OF 1000 STUFF. HE MAKES DOMINOES. PULL THE TABS. BOTTLES, SPARK PLUGS. SO IF YOU NEED LIKE BELL BOTTOMS THIS IS A BIG 5 ON YOUR PIECE. THE CRAZY PIECES IT CREATES. WELL, ALIEN WOMEN. IT’S THE ALIEN WOMEN HERE AND THE ALIEN ANIMALS WHEN THESE ANIMALS HAVE ANIMALS. LITTLE ROBOTS. AND IT TURNS OUT AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH, THERE IS A HAIKU. 17 LONG SYLLABICS. MY FATHER WAS A BAKER. SO NATURALLY, I AM VERY WELL, BRAD AND JOHN RICHARDS IS A WACKY ARTES. THIS WILL BE JUST A DECORATIVE PIECE. THAT’S IT. IT’S ART. IS THAT MUST DO ONE THING WOULD HIMSELF. THIS IS A CONVERSATION PIECE. SMALL YES. PEOPLE SAY WHAT YOU SPENDED ON IT. AND THAT’S THE CONVERSATION RIGHT THERE. YA AND ME GET THE MONEY. YES. ASCEND. >> DID I EVER GROW UP IS THE QUESTION? WELL, HE GROW UP TO BE A TEACHER BUT DIY. THIS IS WHAT MADE HIS EYES LIVE. WHICH IGNITED HIS CREATIVE FUSE AND JUST STARTED HUSTLING, YOU KNOW, GETTING OUT OF THE SUBWAY WITH HIS COACH GOES TO THE TOWN GALLERY, WALK IN THE DOOR LIKE A STRAY DOG FEED. BUT I NEVER WATCHED EVER REGRETED THAT THE DOG HEADS HERE. THE ONLY NORMAL THING I DO, WOLF, WOLF. WOLF, DOGS INSIDE DEER OUTSIDE. >> THIS IS THE DELICIOUS MUD PATCH IN BURNSVILLE NORTH OF ASHEVILLE. ARE YOU ABLE TO MAKE AI BELIEVE THAT I MAKE A COMPARISON WITH DOCTORS AND LAWYERS. I should have died years ago. JOHN IS THESE ARE. 24 7. JOHN’S WIFE. AND SHE SHAKEN MY HAND. AND I SAID, IF YOU WANT TO GET MARRIED, WHY DID YOU FINALLY SAY YES? >> I DON’T KNOW. IT’S INTERESTING. IT WAS AN ACT OF FAITH FOR BOTH OF US MARRIAGE AND ART. YOU NEED A HAND FOR THIS. I DO PRINT ON WOODBLOCK AND ALSO DO PRINT ON WOODBLOCK WITH COLLAGE ITS COLORFUL WORK. THIS IS CRAZY WORK. HOW CAN YOU GET UP AT 5 AM AND YOU KNOW, AT 6:15 AM, YOU ARE HERE IN THE SANDBOX DOING THINGS. >> WHY? BECAUSE I HAVE AN IDEA. WHAT IDEA, WILLIE, THINK NEXT TO KNOW YOU ALREADY FEED >> BY THE WAY, HE’S IN A HOT DOG ALWAYS AS HAPPY AS WHEN I’M IN MY SHOP, I KNOW MY DOG ALWAYS LOVES ME. AND I CAN SPEND AN ENTIRE DAY MAKING SOMETHING THAT PROBABLY WON’T SELL. >> BUT I WANTED THAT I AM INTRIGUED. >> YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE WORK OF JOHN AND HIS WIFE.