Author: Alexandria Clark

(Left) “I started out at Bear Creek. It’s part of the holy trinity of the funk. You have Jam Cruise, you have Jazz Fest. But Hulaween’s one of my absolute favorites. It’s the production… all the artwork is amazing. With Spirit Lake, they go above and beyond.” (Right) “I used to love Wanee, but I think this is totally blowin’ it out of the water. The costume? I just wanted to be majestic as f*ck.” (Left) “Have you guys been to camp bacon? It’s a solid camp, really cool people. That’s what keeps bringing us out here is the family. My mom camps a little further up and she’s been taking care of all of us. ” (Right) “I don’t know, I’ve been taking care of her the past couple days….”

Hulaween Music & Arts Festival 2015

Hulaween Music & Arts Festival 2015

Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park

Live Oak, Florida

“We have a set up at Wanee every year since 2009. There used to be no lights out here and people would get lost. The Wanee people expect me because I’m a visual point for them to find their campground. I’m a carpenter and wood worker, but I’m really an artist. I do it for other people, they love it. I can go to any festival and take that little mushroom and people know who I am.” -“The Mushroom People”

Hulaween Music & Arts Festival 2015

Hulaween Music & Arts Festival 2015

Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park

Live Oak, Florida

“The most important way we can honor Rachel’s life is by acknowledging the role we all have in changing the laws that took her life. Rachel’s Law is a great start, but we still have a lot of work to do. There continue to be thousands of casualties of the ‘drug war’ in this country every year… from families ripped apart by incarceration for minor, nonviolent offenses; to youth who fall into addictive patterns of drug use because of our failure to really educate them properly about drugs; to the millions of people affected by the violence in Mexico because of the power of illegal cartels. We as a community need to stand up and say that it’s not okay for beautiful people to be stigmatized and for precious lives to be lost because of what anyone chooses to put into his or her own body!”

Purple Hatter's Ball 2015

Purple hatter’s Ball 2015

Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park

Live Oak, Florida

“People here are family. Whether it’s giving somebody a water, food, a blanket, or providing whatever they make, their art. There’s a connection there. From my accident, I witnessed people that I didn’t even know that were sending me messages because of the brand [PLUR Warriors]. I’ve healed. I was given a continuation at life. I feel that chance was to spread my message through my craft. We make an impact as a whole, as a unison.”

Aura Music & Arts Festival 2015

AURA MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL 2015

Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park

Live Oak, Florida