Iowa-Farm

   The soot of the prongs of the Clearances and the breath of a Nuckelavee sing the ballade that am Clan Morrison. The pine soot which becomes a soot stone the breath of drops of sumie tells the world that I am an artist. Part of my family comes from Iowa. My birth parental grandmother was from just inside the Iowa border but her parents were from Hanover, Germany which many Iowans originate.  But this is normal for thestate as the name is Native Americans from Illinois who had to move doe to a government take over. (Similar to what happen for the German immigration. Ironically when my grandpa remarried she was also from Iowa. (50 miles away) Iowa is proud of being normal. (I am proud of being weird.)  Ironically, it has the first caucus which is very abnormal. The Republican winner rarely becomes the nominee. The media descends on farm communities but totally forgets about the state except for hurricane season as it is on the edge of tornado alley.  They are also known for coal which was originally an African American job. I have never able to find a picture of those prongs.

Iowa has a different mythology. It has a “mugwan” and a warewolf. Behind everything is a crest of a Amana Colony barn (Amada is a commune of pietist.) The first village was founded 1855 Amana constitution was chartered in 1859. (as a business) e. Everything is on a farm kitchen table as farming started in the 1830’s but took off after the Civil War. Iowa is known for bacon, beef, corn, wheat etc. The “A” is for the state having the first public school and the first high school in the 1850’s. The flower is the state flower prim rose. The Rock is the state gem Amethyst which druids say help one sleep. (I drew it from my real rock.)  It is 8” x 10,” drawn with pencil and white charcoal and completed 2014.

 The name of this piece is Coming Home is 9” x 12” and drawn November 2015. Going home is one of the strongest emotions. This Highlander just returned from war and lost a leg in combat to his parent’s old farm. (yes, the uniform is accurate.) .If you are interested in buying this or any other of my work email me at MatthewMorrison76@yahoo.com to order.