Our Story

OUR STORY

Mike’s Art Truck is a folk art gallery operated by Greg & Karen Mack.

Here’s how it got started.

Our folk art adventures began many years ago when we made our first visit to the late great Howard Finster. Over time we came to know & love many artists and their work. We visited them often and bought what we could. Gradually our house filled with beautiful things. We were always sorry that we couldn’t buy more from these wonderful & talented friends. We wanted to find a way to help the artists show and sell their work to more people. And we wanted to share the joy that we received from their art and their stories.

While we were wrestling with all that, Karen’s employer came to the rescue. Karen works her regular job at Doppler Studios, a recording facility in Atlanta. The studio manager had recently become interested in folk art and was looking for the right items to dress up the studio’s bare walls. So that did it! Mike’s Art Truck was born.

Now we keep the walls of Doppler filled with folk art, most of which is on consignment to us directly from the artists. We also sell pieces that we have purchased directly from the artists. Since we do not have the expenses of a stand-alone art gallery, we are able to return to the artists a larger portion of the sales. That way we are able to keep our prices reasonable. The clients that come through Doppler for all kinds of audio recording are surprised and delighted with the art on the walls & the bios of the artists. We get to be heroes for having all the fun. The way we see it, everybody wins.

You can visit Doppler on the web at www.dopplerstudios.com. Please contact Karen for an appointment if you would like to visit in person. All the art can be shipped so please contact us if you wish to make a purchase. Thanks for supporting folk art!