{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Julyan Davis","description":"Our conversation this week is with Julyan Davis - artist, writer, narrative painter of the American South and West, explorer of lost stories, child of England and citizen of the world. \u201cIf you\u2019re able to find beauty in what everyone else doesn\u2019t consider for a second, there\u2019s a great richness in that. In a way you\u2019ve made your own discovery.\u201d In 1988, Julyan wandered into Sotheran\u2019s Rare Books in London, England and discovered \u2018Stars Fell on Alabama\u2019 by Carl Carmer. Transfixed by the state\u2019s history and a 19th century colony settled by Napoleonic exiles, he followed his curiosity to the source. After a few months spent working odd jobs and saving money, he set off on a great adventure from England to the American South \u2013 the untidy land of wistful melancholy that would shape his art and life. He\u2019d eventually settle in the Southern Appalachian Mountains, finding in them a strange kinship and connection to his homelands. When he was struggling to earn a spot at an art school, Julyan decided to take his own advice. He found the meeting point of all his particular interests and created a life there. He pursued his dream with conviction and certainty for so long that by the time he realized how difficult it would be, it was too late. He was an artist. In this episode you\u2019ll hear Julyan talk about his great adventure from England to Alabama, walking as a lifestyle, finding beauty where others don\u2019t look, the never-ending story of American Ghosts, connecting Appalachia and the Scottish borders, the art of creating for yourself, creating a timeless children\u2019s story for his son, and much more.  Location: Julyan's home | Asheville, NC Visit Julyan's Website! Buy his debut novel, A History of Saints   Mentioned in this episode, for you to explore: The Mind of the South by W.J. Cash Excerpts from The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather The Moviegoer by Walker Percy Stars Fell on Alabama by Carl Carmer Carson McCullers Searching for the Wrong-Eyes Jesus Caspar David Friedrich City Lights Bookstore in Sylva, NC To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee Bruce Chatwin: One of the Last Great Explorers Walking with Werner Herzog Paris, Texas (1984) The Story of Picher, Oklahoma 'There's No Memory of the Joy.' Why 40 Years of Superfund Work Hasn't Saved Tar Creek Cheap Old Houses Edward Hopper Andrew Wyeth Populism and the World of Oz Dark on Netflix The Storied South by William Ferris Helpmate Domestic Violence Services How Erwin, Tenn. Is Reinventing Its Legacy of Killing Mary The Elephant The Professor's House by Willa Cather 'Luddite' Teens Don't Want Your Likes A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor Glenis Redmond 'Weather Vane' by Common Market 'Language of My World' by Macklemore The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Eugenics and Sex Harmony by Rubin Herman Landmarks by Robert Macfarlane   ","author_name":"Story Made Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/storymadeproject.com","html":"