Ida B Wells Canvas Print

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Ida B. Wells was an African American journalist and activist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s.

Born a slave in Holly Springs, Mississippi, on July 16, 1862, Wells was the oldest daughter of James and Lizzie Wells. The Wells family, as well as the rest of the slaves of the Confederate states, were decreed free by the Union thanks to Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation about six months after Ida's birth.

"Life is a carnival" that is what my friend Jeff has always told me... and I'm starting to believe him! Having grown up right smack dab in the middle of ole Abraham Lincoln's stomping grounds I have never lacked for ideas or inspiration being. I have always been creative, selling my wares as I go. I have worked with wood and restored antiques which in turn began a love of reclaimed & repurposed items. I am facinated with the story that lies within a piece, unkown at first glance. One of my favorite stories is in regards to these hearts that I carve out of old weathered wood. They are attractive in appearance but it is the back story that draws you in. I got a pickup truck load of this lumber from my sister when she and her...