The Mother of All Arts : The University Press of Kentucky : 9780813124438 : 0813124433 : When Gene Logsdon realized that he experienced the same creative joy from farming as he did from writing, he suspected that agriculture itself was a form of art. Thus began his search for the origins of the artistic impulse in the agrarian lifestyle. The Mother of All Arts is the culmination of Logsdon's journey, his account of friendships with farmers and artists driven by the urge to create. He chronicles his long relationship with Wendell Berry and discovers the playful humor of several new agrarian writers. He reveals insights gleaned from conversations with Andrew Wyeth and his family of artists. Through his association with musicians such as Willie Nelson and his involvement with Farm Aid, Logsdon learns how music?blues, jazz, country, and even rock 'n' roll?is also rooted in agriculture. Logsdon sheds new light on the work of rural painters, writers, and musicians and suggests that their art