Whirligig

This whirligig by Vollis Simpson sits above 120 E Martin street, an outdoor seating area for a downtown restaurant.   Vollis Simpson was a North Carolina farmer and folk artist who created large whirligigs on his land in Wilson NC.  When he passed away the New York Times called him: "a visionary artist of the junkyard..."    Here's more on his life: http://www.wilsonwhirligigpark.org/the-artist/ They now have a museum to preserve his sculptures in his hometown of Wilson, NC.