Pernille Christensen won the 3rd Neel Reid Prize in 2003. (Read more about the prize and the winners.)Pernille's prize project was "Retracing the Footsteps of John Ruskin." That is a tall order. Ruskin remains the artistic polymath: artist, poet, cri… Read more »
Mac earns another medal, my bloggong partner for 10 years.
This week Mac was awarded a Pride of Australia Medal. You can read all about here.This is McKenzie J. Gregory, Melbourne Australia. He's 89, a WW2 veteran, retired from the Royal Australian Navy, aide-de-camp to several Australian prime ministers. No… Read more »
2011-08-11 Lucha Rodriquez at Swan Coach House Gallery
Is there a more charming gallery than Swan Coach House Gallery? A more charming artist than Lucha Rodrequez?Does Lucha paint, collage or sculpt?Her work attracted the attention of The Forward Arts Foundation. Lucha won their 2010-11 Emerging Artist A… Read more »
Gold Pink Blue Beaux-Arts at Druid Hills Baptist
Is there anything like this anywhere else in Atlanta? Thanks to Jim Wright, Mimi and Graham Walker for giving us a look inside this extraordinary place, Druid Hills Baptist Church.If you've ever driven Ponce de Leon - and who hasn't - this stands at … Read more »
Gone from behind the School - Teardown week (and preview)
With a great elementary school in the back yard, this could never be a boring place.At least 2 generations of children have enjoyed a 30 second walk to school.Sidewalks create a friendly link street between street and house.The yard next door demonst… Read more »
Yellow Morningside Poptop. Teardown week.
It's not technically a teardown. They've removed the roof and are making it a 1 1/2 story.It's in a terrific location. A few minutes of level walking takes you to Alon's baguettes, four or so hilly blocks to the elementary school. It's a few houses f… Read more »