In Celebration of MHS Class of 1958

In Celebration of MHS Class of 1958

A Tribute and Celebration

We were the class of 1958, members of the Greatest Generation as well as children of the Greatest Generation. Born in 1940, we are also called members of the Traditional Generation.

Our childhood, post World War II, "was the best of times . . . it was the age of wisdom . . . it was the epoch of belief . . .it was the season of Light . . . it was the spring of hope . . . we had everything before us . . .we were all going direct to Heaven . . . ." (A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens.) At least, that's the way I felt about it. We were truly blessed.

- Ouida Tomlinson -

This blog is a place for 1958 graduates of Meridian, Mississippi, High School to stay in touch, post their news, items of interest and photographs.

CLASS OF 1958 MEMORIES (Click to read all posts relating to sports, honors, graduation and other memories of our class in 1957-58.)

FACEBOOK PAGE FOR CLASS OF 1958
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Saturday, May 17, 2008

Wild Blue - A Carousel Horse at Meridian Airport


Here is Wild Blue, a carousel horse I painted for the Meridian Airport. I had wings added in Chicago before they shipped it, painted it like the sky, and painted the top (which the airport personnel kindly constructed for me) in a motif similar to Meridian's antique Dentzel Carousel, with paintings of various sky scenes and fake mirrors. This was such a fun project!

Martha Markline Hopkins

4 comments:

Little Scribe said...

Wild Blue is beautiful. I am so impressed with your talent. I placed him on the right also so we may continue to enjoy him. I'll work on increasing his size tonight.

Jinny Curran Walz said...

Martha Ann,
How beautiful - how whimsical - how simply enchanting! You must tell us how this gift to Meridian came about!

David N. James said...

Let’s see. Pegasus abounds. Abounds in Greek mythology, in the sky’s constellation and now in the Meridian Airport. What a multi-talented person you are, Martha Ann. I am curious as to your selection of subjects.

Martha Markline Hopkins said...

Thank you all. Not much talent, but lots of hard work on my part. Jinny, Google Meridian's Carousel Horses, and you'll see the reason for this fun civic project. Each artist chose his/her theme, and to be different, I decided to have wings, thinking of mythology, then we asked the airport to sponsor it, since it seemed appropriate....