This year’s Small Business Saturday on Nov. 29 meant a little more to artist and business owner Everett Carter.
Carter, a Vietnam War veteran, was selling some of his art on a day when Americans are encouraged to support small entrepreneurs and shop local. However, Carter’s displays at Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment in Huntsville, Alabama, carry a deeper meaning than just paint on canvas. They’re depictions of memories – both painful and joyous – of Carter’s time in Vietnam.
Carter paints a story of sacrifice, surviving war when many of his buddies did not, and how old wounds can heal through a creative outlet…