Faces.....Part 4

Hey there folks im sorry its been a little bit since the last post, but ive been consumed with my wrestling boys and preparing them for tournaments. Today the storm has settled and i actualy have a little bit of time on my hands, so back to Mr. Addis. This man was so full of stories ranging from being the step brother of actor Mickey Rourke to being hit by cars and pulled down the street. There was even a story he slipped in about how he was blown up which I at first did not believe one bit until he showed me several areas on his arms and legs that looked like grafted skin much like what someone who was severly burned would have so how much of this was fact and how much fiction..........

Faces....Part 3

Ok I'm back to continue the story of Mr. Addis our homeless neighbor hood sculptor. To start Micheal Addis told me he was 56 years old born and lived most of his life in the city of Miami. At first when i approached him he wanted to know if i was some sort of reporter or cop which i had to assure him i wasn't before he would speak to me. After that was accomplished he began to talk to me about his work and many of his life experiences which brought him to where he is today. According to Mr. Addis he was a rambunctious kid who had a hard time following rules and staying in one place, he told stories about running away from home stealing and doing drugs. One story that stuck in my mind was of how he stole a car on south beach as a teen (about 15 or 16) picked up his best friend and drove to California. Mr. Addis was very forthcoming with most information about his life. He explained to me that he always knew he was an artist, even from an early age building little sculptures and animals for his friends as a child,but despite his talent and enthusiasm his parents did not support nor condone these desires. Mr. Addis told me of an accident he had it North Caronlina with his younger brother which ended with him in a coma. According to him he was awoken from his hospital bed by the screeching sound of a trash can being slid across the floor by one of the hospitals janitors. After this near tragic event he said "I almost died and realized i was wasting my time..... i need to use the talent i have been given and do what i've always wanted to do".

Faces Part 2 .........Micheal Addis

Ok so i went out this morning to find the "Homeless Sculptor" , lucky for me he was in his usual spot hard at work. So i sat down and spoke to Mr. Micheal Addis, as he told me was his name. As anyone would expect when you find a homeless person riding through the streets day and night on a broken down bicycle, he told me the usual story of being a drug addict and suffering all of the so called normal perrils street people, go through, but between the stories of the streets came snippets of his family life, childhood and a world of unsuspected knowledge from this seamingly hopeless transient..... there is way too much information and many pics for me to fit in one post without writing a full blown novel so im going to have to break it up into a few separet post each day or throughout the day... again feel free to leave comments ask questions, give suggestions and whatever else you see fit, the more feedback i get the more i will post.
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Faces....

Ok this is a personal project Ive been thinking about for a few weeks now. Every morning on my way to work i see a homeless man working away at electrical pole near an intersection. I always wondered what the heck it was he was doing . Then after a few days I see these faces sculpted out of what seems to be clay of some sort. I thought it was pretty cool this guy living on the street was out there doing this. Then i thought where did he learn this ? who is he ? and now I must find out. So i want to catch him one day and find out his story.

Here a few pics of this guys work. It was pretty funny to see the stares i was getting as i pulled over on the side of the road during morning rush hour and whipped out my camera and started snapping away...... Enjoy and dont forget to leave comments.

Ps hopefully i will be able to catch the "homeless artist" and have a part two with more pics and when ever info i can pry out of him.

Jimbo's

Here are some photos from the last shoot. It was at a place called "Jimbo's". This place is pretty run down. The regulars are squatters, bikers and just a bunch of people that i wouldn't call bums but just dont seem to have anyplace to be or go lol. But given a chance this place if full of character, personality and vibrant colors. I think we got some pretty cool shots.

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