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The Legacy

by S.A. Vaught

Sons will rise,
daughters give birth,
generations come,

dirt will drought
and flood,
wind will whirl

as the bee
buzzing about
the beauteous flowers,

and the clay
man returns to
ash dust.

My name joy
rides the channels
of the Holy One's voice,

boom in their ears
they'll hear whispers,
waken from the restless.

Visions glimmer,
painted to eye lids;
they too will be burdened,

as I were, with a
starving craving creating
earthly eyes unseen

sights; tapped into
the divine Spirit.
The artist man

drenched in
exhaustible sweat,
heavy breath

strokes, his body dies
back to the ground,
as I, and

Sons will rise,
daughters give birth,
generations come.

Ivey Hayes (A Short Bio)

Known for his paintings in bright colors of African-American figures, Ivey Hayes is from North Carolina where he received his BA degree from North Carolina Central University and in 1975, his MA degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. 


He received the Presidential and Celebrity awards at the North Carolina Azalea Festival Master Arts Exhibit held in Wilmington, NC.  The Charlie Rose Show has featured his artwork, and it has been exhibited at the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C.,  He created the artwork for the First Annual North Carolina Blueberry Festival.


In 2005, Ivey Hayes was selected to create the art for the 2005 North Carolina Azalea Festival held annually in Wilmington, North Carolina.  A major one-man show, Five American Artists, featuring Hayes as well as Romare Bearden, Al Carter, Minnie Evans and Faith Ringgold was held at the Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington, NC, May 19-September 17, 2006. 

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic inflammatory disorder that may affect many tissues and organs, but principally attacks flexible (synovial) joints. The process produces an inflammatory response of the capsule around the joints (synovium) secondary to swelling (hyperplasia) of synovial cells, excess synovial fluid, and the development of fibrous tissue (pannus) in the synovium. The pathology of the disease process often leads to the destruction of articular cartilage and ankylosis of the joints. Rheumatoid arthritis can also produce diffuse inflammation in the lungs, membrane around the heart (pericardium), the membranes of the lung (pleura), and white of the eye (sclera), and also nodular lesions, most common in subcutaneous tissue. Although the cause of rheumatoid arthritis is unknown, autoimmunity plays a pivotal role in both its chronicity and progression, and RA is considered a systemic autoimmune disease.

Production Photos

I would like to write that I have the most AWESOME-WONDERFUL Director of Photography that anyone could ever ask for!  Joe Ensley is amazing at what he does, just click his name to find out more about him.  

Here are some photos and there will be more to come!

Ivey Hayes

Dr. Henderson Interview

Dr. Henderson Interview

Kenneth Rodgers Interview

The Project

“You know how I paint?  It’s the spirit of God working through my finger tips.”    ~Ivey Hayes
              
One afternoon, I sat down and listened to Ivey Hayes tell his life story and the one thing he made plain to me was that he could not do anything without God.

Ivey Hayes is a seasoned painter who is coming to the end of his career.  He has touched many North Carolinians with his depiction of southern Black culture through his use of bold and vibrant colors.  His unique painting style has also portrayed music by bringing to life jazz, blues and gospel through visual arts.

This film will focus on the life of Ivey Hayes, in hopes to help leave his legacy on this earth.  For a man with only three bones in his fingers, it is living proof that God is working through him.