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Painting the Connection
Written By: - NONE - | Issue: 2019/03 - March
Lara Julian Potter (née Polangco) is a North Georgia native, and lives there with her husband and their five children.
She’s made a name for herself locally as a self-taught singer/songwriter, playing acoustic guitar, banjo, and mountain dulcimer. These inform the depth and soul of the traditional string instruments she loves best to paint: “There is a kind of communion, a relationship that you develop with an instrument, as if it has its own unique voice and soul. I love painting guitars, I love the shapes and the
connection there.”
Lara is also an avid organic gardener, wild-crafter, and home chef. She is passionate about harvesting indigenous flora for food and medicine, frequently depicting the native plant life of our own Appalachian bioregion for splashes of color and symbolism in her figural art. When she is not gathering, daubing, or strumming, Lara is caring for her big, bustling family on 10 quiet acres tucked away in the hills.
You will find Lara’s intriguing instrument paintings at the ultimate folk art gallery in the South, Around Back at Rocky’s Place in Dawsonville, Georgia. Gallery hours are Saturday from 11:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., and Sunday from 1:00 to 5:00 P.M., and gladly by an appointment. They are located three miles off Georgia 400 at 3631 Hwy. 53 East at Etowah River Road. Make them your destination or stop in if you are in their neck of the woods.
Look for the iconic 12-foot chainsaw carved blue angel, “Our Lady of Dawson,” as she provides a magical,
unforgettable greeting!
