Local artist and author Melissa Bonin recently published a 160-page book, When Bayous Speak, which pairs her poetry and paintings spanning more than two decades.
She spoke with Jan Swift of the Discover Lafayette podcast. You can listen to their conversation here.
The book includes five to six years of work, while the paintings represent some of her most personal and enduring visual pieces. The cover image, Dances on Water, embodies the themes that recur throughout her work — flow, reflection and deep connection to place…