Mothers' Day on the porch is not for the serious.

The mothers have left the table but not without a lot of laughs.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3jgB4GTpB2dMVAnpWXwEWsC-sNMQjfM-9Z6Ioy9j4zb-vdbNS5po74DGXFNRdbYvaEu9ECwYSTgXHGty7ReD8hmCv5MBTW9-DMCGlt1vCyL0MOrCBe7PNTAy6cTGFSKvp9S5TsOzpLNo/s1600/P1010947-2010-05-09-Mothers-Day-Empty-Table.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469835564326557778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3jgB4GTpB2dMVAnpWXwEWsC-sNMQjfM-9Z6Ioy9j4zb-vdbNS5po74DGXFNRdbYvaEu9ECwYSTgXHGty7ReD8hmCv5MBTW9-DMCGlt1vCyL0MOrCBe7PNTAy6cTGFSKvp9S5TsOzpLNo/s400/P1010947-2010-05-09-Mothers-Day-Empty-Table.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 343px;" /></a><br /><br />Grandma Zella looks a bit too innocent here. She's just made her grown daughters guffaw so hard they are spewing Big-K Diet Cola from their noses. Not a pretty sight, I tell ya'.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4593140001/" title="P1010936-2010-05-09-Mothers-Day-Zella-Told-a-Story-JK-Chokes by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010936-2010-05-09-Mothers-Day-Zella-Told-a-Story-JK-Chokes" height="375" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3661/4593140001_13ae4f6f90.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />But I digress. Mothers' Day started innocently enough. The spawn camped on the sofa communicating in their secret sibling language.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4593755468/" title="P1010923-2010-05-09-Mothers-Day-RK-KK-DK by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010923-2010-05-09-Mothers-Day-RK-KK-DK" height="276" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1192/4593755468_c192388742.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />Joe and Zella start off behaving their age, you know, dignified. Their daughter (my wife) wisely keeps the spawn under constant observation.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4593755848/" title="P1010928-2010-05-09-Mothers-Day-Joe-Zell-JK-Feet-Up by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010928-2010-05-09-Mothers-Day-Joe-Zell-JK-Feet-Up" height="375" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1357/4593755848_c76e317df2.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />The cooks tried to conceal their identity. I mean: Hamburgers for Mothers' Day, are you kidding?<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4593756154/" title="P1010930-2010-05-09-Mothers-Day-Burger-Chefs-NV-DK by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010930-2010-05-09-Mothers-Day-Burger-Chefs-NV-DK" height="375" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4593756154_2ffc8a8d77.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />Somebody rang the dinner bell.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4593756296/" title="P1010931-2010-05-09-Mothers-Day-Burger-Potato-Asparagus-Corn-Buffet by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010931-2010-05-09-Mothers-Day-Burger-Potato-Asparagus-Corn-Buffet" height="370" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3391/4593756296_3c4d226c5d.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />And that Wizard of Oz color thing happened. We had deviled eggs, corn, potatoes, asparagus...<br /><br />In this family you'd better keep moving in the buffet line. Zella was creating space with her elbows around the catchup.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4593756234/" title="P1010931-2010-05-09-Mothers-Day-Burger-Buffet by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010931-2010-05-09-Mothers-Day-Burger-Buffet" height="375" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3427/4593756234_782c2b1d09.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />Things were deceptively quiet for a few "don't talk with your mouth full" minutes.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4593756514/" title="P1010934-2010-05-09-Mothers-Day-Lets-East by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010934-2010-05-09-Mothers-Day-Lets-East" height="375" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3390/4593756514_2ecf837cab.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />In no time the spawn and their mom were warming up their laughing muscles.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4593139529/" title="P1010940-2010-05-09-Mothers-Day-Mom-And-Children-Chuckle-BW by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010940-2010-05-09-Mothers-Day-Mom-And-Children-Chuckle-BW" height="342" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3361/4593139529_425b09b88b.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />Everybody was feeling good. It's nice on the porch. The big table lets everyone talk with each other. We served 9 and could have done 12 with plenty of room.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4593139287/" title="P1010940-2010-05-09-Mothers-Day-Dining-With-Angels-In-Trees by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010940-2010-05-09-Mothers-Day-Dining-With-Angels-In-Trees" height="375" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3489/4593139287_834848989d.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />The stories began.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4593139823/" title="P1010938-2010-05-09-Mothers-Day-Dining-With-Angels-In-Trees-Zella-Tells-Story by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010938-2010-05-09-Mothers-Day-Dining-With-Angels-In-Trees-Zella-Tells-Story" height="375" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3199/4593139823_60f68dfe36.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4593757434/" title="P1010941-2010-05-09-Mothers-Day-Zella-Told-a-Story by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010941-2010-05-09-Mothers-Day-Zella-Told-a-Story" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4593757434_47955ed026.jpg" width="375" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4593757614/" title="P1010942-2010-05-09-Mothers-Day-Zella-Told-a-Story by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010942-2010-05-09-Mothers-Day-Zella-Told-a-Story" height="355" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3350/4593757614_68a17c8d6d.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />Now we had to do penance for serving burgers on Mothers' Day: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sundaes</span>.<br /><br />Here is Rachel's guest, Nick, between the sisters. As a dad of daughters I can appreciate his expression: Sundaes are serious business for the sisters. One false move or word from Nick could be disastrous (for Nick). And will somebody please move the ketchup?<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4593757812/" title="P1010944-2010-05-09-Mothers-Day-Sundaes-For-Dessert by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010944-2010-05-09-Mothers-Day-Sundaes-For-Dessert" height="431" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3553/4593757812_e52950a18c.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />We held our breaths as the masters did their work.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4593140593/" title="P1010945-2010-05-09-Mothers-Day-Sundaes-For-Dessert by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010945-2010-05-09-Mothers-Day-Sundaes-For-Dessert" height="421" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1210/4593140593_a1f37992d8.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />It was over all too soon.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4593140729/" title="P1010946-2010-05-09-Mothers-Day-Sundaes-For-Dessert-Ingredients by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010946-2010-05-09-Mothers-Day-Sundaes-For-Dessert-Ingredients" height="375" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1237/4593140729_4db69fcc7e.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />It was exciting and sentimental out there for a while. Our outdoor room went back into hibernation having excelled as a backdrop for family memories.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4593758384/" title="P1010948-2010-05-09-Mothers-Day-Empty-Table by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010948-2010-05-09-Mothers-Day-Empty-Table" height="500" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3377/4593758384_813d1a4793.jpg" width="483" /></a><br /><br />I'm a bit sad that it's over.<br /><br />But there always Father Day on June 21.<br /><br />Happy Mothers' Day and thanks,<br />Terry

Mothers' Day on the porch is not for the serious.

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Sara Schindel's assemblages on Bennett Street

Katherine, Rachel and I found <a href="http://www.saraschindel.com/">Sara Schindel</a> and her work irresistible. Fitting that a mom recycles toys into art. I hope you'll visit here website, I've barely scratched the surface.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHPGGu6If71SrdJ6fc9ExZIVhq7JvExHLMF3hlPJt19gPsjdO9KDADzxAhvg2lMsqkZvQibOv64YKFWj1jWdtDI9ujLSnYSwRK0Nz5MKxOkkrYiJ2Sjpf7V3o7BA_RBzIH0NvFcIl9Mxu7/s1600/Sara-Schindel-Mirror-Assemble.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469257069604801298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHPGGu6If71SrdJ6fc9ExZIVhq7JvExHLMF3hlPJt19gPsjdO9KDADzxAhvg2lMsqkZvQibOv64YKFWj1jWdtDI9ujLSnYSwRK0Nz5MKxOkkrYiJ2Sjpf7V3o7BA_RBzIH0NvFcIl9Mxu7/s400/Sara-Schindel-Mirror-Assemble.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 322px;" /></a><br /><br />She was working on "Time for Fun."<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4587026915/" title="P1010875-2010-05-06-Buckhead-Stroll-Sara-Schindel-Toy-Sculptor-Time-For-Fun-Detail by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010875-2010-05-06-Buckhead-Stroll-Sara-Schindel-Toy-Sculptor-Time-For-Fun-Detail" height="473" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3311/4587026915_a07c6bee0e.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4587651640/" title="P1010876-2010-05-06-Buckhead-Stroll-Sara-Schindel-Toy-Sculptor-Time-For-Fun-Detail by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010876-2010-05-06-Buckhead-Stroll-Sara-Schindel-Toy-Sculptor-Time-For-Fun-Detail" height="355" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4587651640_282f3e391f.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />I love her 3-D paper mache plaques.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4587027061/" title="P1010878-2010-05-06-Buckhead-Stroll-Sara-Schindel--Paper-Mache-Curvey-Plaques by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010878-2010-05-06-Buckhead-Stroll-Sara-Schindel--Paper-Mache-Curvey-Plaques" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4035/4587027061_7e7d7c83d5.jpg" width="374" /></a><br /><br />This one is about 21"x34"'<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4587651844/" title="P1010878-2010-05-06-Buckhead-Stroll-Sara-Schindel--Paper-Mache-Curvey-Plaques-Top-Detail by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010878-2010-05-06-Buckhead-Stroll-Sara-Schindel--Paper-Mache-Curvey-Plaques-Top-Detail" height="331" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/4587651844_2093f2ae94.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />The tree, unfinished I think, was the magnum opus in the studio, a Trajan's Column in Atlanta.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4587651918/" title="P1010880-2010-05-06-Buckhead-Stroll-Sara-Schindel-Toy-Sculptor-Trajans-Toy-Tree by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010880-2010-05-06-Buckhead-Stroll-Sara-Schindel-Toy-Sculptor-Trajans-Toy-Tree" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/4587651918_7f864e5f4e.jpg" width="375" /></a><br /><br />Sara pointed out the the girls supported all the figures on the tree.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4587652318/" title="P1010889-2010-05-06-Buckhead-Stroll-Sara-Schindel-Trajans-Toy-Tree-Girl-Detail by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010889-2010-05-06-Buckhead-Stroll-Sara-Schindel-Trajans-Toy-Tree-Girl-Detail" height="375" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4587652318_a3aaaee85b.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />My girls know.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4587027407/" title="P1010881-2010-05-06-Buckhead-Stroll-Sara-Schindel-Toy-Sculptor-Trajans-Toy-Tree-KK-Detail by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010881-2010-05-06-Buckhead-Stroll-Sara-Schindel-Toy-Sculptor-Trajans-Toy-Tree-KK-Detail" height="399" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3319/4587027407_2d3efa3f62.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4587027545/" title="P1010883-2010-05-06-Buckhead-Stroll-Sara-Schindel-Toy-Sculptor-Trajans-Toy-Tree-Marching-Men-RK-Detail by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010883-2010-05-06-Buckhead-Stroll-Sara-Schindel-Toy-Sculptor-Trajans-Toy-Tree-Marching-Men-RK-Detail" height="314" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4587027545_e931c2fbb1.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />Why they took my picture I don't know.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4587652366/" title="P1010894-2010-05-06-Buckhead-Stroll-Sara-Schindel-Sculptor-Trajans-Toy-Tree-TK-Detail by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010894-2010-05-06-Buckhead-Stroll-Sara-Schindel-Sculptor-Trajans-Toy-Tree-TK-Detail" height="400" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4587652366_57686f4b18.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />Sara Shindel's Excelsior Bear.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4587651990/" title="P1010895-2010-05-06-Buckhead-Stroll-Sara-Schindel-Red-Excelsior-Bear by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010895-2010-05-06-Buckhead-Stroll-Sara-Schindel-Red-Excelsior-Bear" height="408" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4587651990_f02308e969.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />More on the May 6 Stroll in later posts.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Terry

Sara Schindel's assemblages on Bennett Street

Katherine, Rachel and I found Sara Schindel and her work irresistible. Fitting that a mom recycles toys into art. I hope you'll visit h...

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Barbara Olsen's charming folk art at Anne Irwin Fine Art

From the Buckhead Art Stroll on May 6: <a href="http://www.anneirwinfineart.com/barbara-olsen/">Barbara Olson</a>'s "<a href="http://www.anneirwinfineart.com/barbara-olsen/single-gallery/2012278">Play a Simple Melody</a>" at <a href="http://www.anneirwinfineart.com/">Ann Irwin Fine Art</a>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPu-OsjPp1-DBXfMGDT9fMdun5PQD3LcldhhIRnLLUyoTsdHg9FN8qyLBigsKCKDm1k5ckr2aKv-SwrYLoVNo5WUPMoKC9Vy_dXqWnvtpdKXIRBnpkgAv8w4-FutuB3h3IsCm_utbZgFrw/s1600/BarbaraOlsonAnneIrwiinFineArt.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468896204413524530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPu-OsjPp1-DBXfMGDT9fMdun5PQD3LcldhhIRnLLUyoTsdHg9FN8qyLBigsKCKDm1k5ckr2aKv-SwrYLoVNo5WUPMoKC9Vy_dXqWnvtpdKXIRBnpkgAv8w4-FutuB3h3IsCm_utbZgFrw/s400/BarbaraOlsonAnneIrwiinFineArt.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br />It was kind of "wawm" as we say; our faces were getting a little shiny in the heat, a hint of Atlanta's summer evenings to come. This was just our first stop.<br /><br />Here is Barbara Olson in front of her "<a href="http://www.anneirwinfineart.com/barbara-olsen/single-gallery/5288200">Alone in the Park</a>," one of my favorites.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4585951448/" title="P1010851-2010-05-06-Buckhead-Stroll-Anne-Irwin-Fine-Art-features-Barbara-Olsen-Detail-Alone-in-the-Park by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010851-2010-05-06-Buckhead-Stroll-Anne-Irwin-Fine-Art-features-Barbara-Olsen-Detail-Alone-in-the-Park" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4030/4585951448_0d6ca740c8.jpg" width="496" /></a><br /><br />Not quite so alone after all with Katherine, me and "<a href="http://www.anneirwinfineart.com/barbara-olsen/single-gallery/5059891">Savannah Queen</a>."<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4585951300/" title="P1010851-2010-05-06-Buckhead-Stroll-Anne-Irwin-Fine-Art-features-Barbara-Olsen-Right by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010851-2010-05-06-Buckhead-Stroll-Anne-Irwin-Fine-Art-features-Barbara-Olsen-Right" height="375" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/4585951300_7a7d87b6f6.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />"<a href="http://www.anneirwinfineart.com/barbara-olsen/single-gallery/5288239">Bird Bouquet</a>" is the backdrop to Barbara and her fans.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4585951590/" title="P1010852-2010-05-06-Buckhead-Stroll-Anne-Irwin-Fine-Art-features-Barbara-Olsen-Center-Bird-Bouquet by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010852-2010-05-06-Buckhead-Stroll-Anne-Irwin-Fine-Art-features-Barbara-Olsen-Center-Bird-Bouquet" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4585951590_9c723460ec.jpg" width="440" /></a><br /><br />I'm afraid I caught Barbara in mid-blink but I wanted to show you her "<a href="http://www.anneirwinfineart.com/barbara-olsen/single-gallery/5288230">Two Hats Are Better Than One</a>" "<a href="http://www.anneirwinfineart.com/barbara-olsen/single-gallery/5288203">Bon Jour</a>" and "Bird Bouquet."<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4585326107/" title="P1010853-2010-05-06-Buckhead-Stroll-Anne-Irwin-Fine-Art-features-Barbara-Olsen-Center by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010853-2010-05-06-Buckhead-Stroll-Anne-Irwin-Fine-Art-features-Barbara-Olsen-Center" height="375" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4038/4585326107_f642dde01f.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />A book about Martin Luther King used "<a href="http://www.anneirwinfineart.com/barbara-olsen/single-gallery/2191951">I Have a Dream</a>" as a full page illustration. There were a number of smaller works. You can fit Mrs. Olsen's charming work into your home on a budget.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4585951504/" title="P1010854-2010-05-06-Buckhead-Stroll-Anne-Irwin-Fine-Art-features-Barbara-Olsen-I-Have-a-Dream by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010854-2010-05-06-Buckhead-Stroll-Anne-Irwin-Fine-Art-features-Barbara-Olsen-I-Have-a-Dream" height="378" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4057/4585951504_fa9e0d7c26.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />I find Southern folk art irresistible: great colors, clever themes, sentiment. It rewards looking closely. It has emotional depth. I hope you will see these in person. Barbara's craftsmanship and skill with her media amazed me.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.anneirwinfineart.com/aifa-blog/">Anne Irwin Fine Art has blog</a> so we can find out what new. Here is a feature on <a href="http://www.anneirwinfineart.com/aifa-blog/2010/5/5/visiting-with-barbara-olsen.html">Barbara Olsen's studio</a> so you can see how it's done.<br /><br />This was just the first stop on our First Thursday stroll, more to come in another post.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Terry

Barbara Olsen's charming folk art at Anne Irwin Fine Art

From the Buckhead Art Stroll on May 6: Barbara Olson 's " Play a Simple Melody " at Ann Irwin Fine Art . It was kind of ...

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To do in Atlanta Thursday May 6, Art & Architecture

If all goes well, the Architecture Tourists will be out this Thursday night for 3+ free events. There are review questions at the end of this post.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZyH5uwA0B9xxq1fgmKgg6dEni1_IQkgO6r2iABCWLPEcPRzkL0IO30Debe_V0zWom_rUcvzdhQT8Z0gymIJpngy-o7RoMgbffiemL-BxvsotVGHHtxVLFWEOkLaJIG7lF2MwFh_v7rIn/s1600/PB121571-2009-11-12-Astolfi-Outside-In-False-Colors.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467945046151036674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZyH5uwA0B9xxq1fgmKgg6dEni1_IQkgO6r2iABCWLPEcPRzkL0IO30Debe_V0zWom_rUcvzdhQT8Z0gymIJpngy-o7RoMgbffiemL-BxvsotVGHHtxVLFWEOkLaJIG7lF2MwFh_v7rIn/s400/PB121571-2009-11-12-Astolfi-Outside-In-False-Colors.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 198px;" /></a><br /><br />The <a href="http://www.georgiatrust.org/preservation/preservation_month.php">Georgia Trust is hosting a series of events for National Preservation Month</a>. It's all free as near as I can tell.<br /><br />I'm hoping to attend a presentation, "<span style="font-weight: bold;">...and the first runner up is ... the Split-Level House</span>" by Richard Cloues. It's at 5:45 at <a href="http://www.georgiatrust.org/historic_sites/rhodeshall/">Rhodes Hall</a>, Atlanta's premiere (and maybe only) Richardson Romanesque mansion. This is a an architecture "2-fer." You probably won't see this one:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/3014460610/" title="PB071166-Decatur-Yellow-Palm-House-PalmLion-Detail by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="PB071166-Decatur-Yellow-Palm-House-PalmLion-Detail" height="485" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3022/3014460610_8f1a5a4321.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Of course May 6 features the First Thursday Buckhead Art Stroll, 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.</span> We'll start on Bennett Street. There are always some opening receptions on First Thursday's. That means snacks and drinks, and fresh art and meeting the artists in person.<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.matregallery.com/lightell/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Matre Gallery</span> features <span style="font-weight: bold;">Megan Lightell</span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.jenniferschwartzgallery.com/exhibit.php?gal_id=8"><span id="BugEvents">Snapdragon Photography's <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jennifer Schwarz Gallery</span> features</span> </a><span id="BugEvents"><a href="http://www.jenniferschwartzgallery.com/exhibit.php?gal_id=8">and Artist Talk and Opening Party for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kindre</span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">d (Kisa Kavgass and Lori Vrba</span>).</span></li><li><span id="BugEvents"><a href="http://www.anneirwinfineart.com/" style="font-weight: bold;">Anne Irwin Fine Art</a> features <a href="http://www.anneirwinfineart.com/barbara-olsen/" style="font-weight: bold;">Barbara Olsen</a>.<br /></span></li></ul>This is Anne Irwin Fine Art:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/3598420870/" title="P6040340-Anne-Irwin-Fine-Art--Anne-Neilson-Opening-Party by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P6040340-Anne-Irwin-Fine-Art--Anne-Neilson-Opening-Party" height="500" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3390/3598420870_086ab6af8c.jpg" width="375" /></a><br /><br />And Maitre Gallery:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4180965288/" title="PC112241-2009-12-11-Matre-Gallery-Filer-Zen by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="PC112241-2009-12-11-Matre-Gallery-Filer-Zen" height="370" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2553/4180965288_a84107e474.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />By the time we've seen these and other <a href="http://www.bennettstreets.com/">Bennett Street galleries</a> we'll need a break.<br /><br />So we'll hop in the car and head to Westside's White Provision where <a href="http://www.astolfiart.com/exhibitions.php">Astolfi Art is hosting a reception for "BOSQUE 2,</a>" an exhibition of works by contemporary artists<br /><a href="http://www.astolfiart.com/artists_luisGarciaNerey.php"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Luis Garcia-Nerey</span></a> and <a href="http://www.astolfiart.com/artists_ankeSchofield.php"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Anke Schofield</span></a>.<br /><br />From a prior <a href="http://architecturetourist.blogspot.com/2009/11/above-todd-murphys-glorious-hourse.html">Astolfi event</a>:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4099173183/" title="PB121573-2009-11-12-Astolfi-Outside-In-Red-Horse by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="PB121573-2009-11-12-Astolfi-Outside-In-Red-Horse" height="359" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2728/4099173183_3b8ebfa592.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />Who knows? You might run into some of your buds. (<a href="http://1690wmlb.com/features/conversations-with-david-lewis/">David Lewis</a> and Katherine at the <a href="http://architecturetourist.blogspot.com/2010/01/thornton-dial-reception-pictures.html">Thornton Dial show at White Provision</a>.)<br /><span id="BugEvents"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4275136975/" title="P1000272-2010-01-14-Thornton-Dial-David-Lewis-KK by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1000272-2010-01-14-Thornton-Dial-David-Lewis-KK" height="375" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4034/4275136975_ac7d3d4f09.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />Review:<br /></span><ul><li><span id="BugEvents">Free.</span></li><li><span id="BugEvents">Art and Artists.<br /></span></li><li><span id="BugEvents">Architecture.</span></li><li><span id="BugEvents">Food and Drink.</span></li><li><span id="BugEvents">Convenient Midtown, south Buckhead, and Westside locations.</span></li><li><span id="BugEvents">Perfect Atlanta spring evening weather.</span></li></ul>What were you planning to do? Watch TV?<br /><br />See you,<br />Terry

To do in Atlanta Thursday May 6, Art & Architecture

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Blue enough?

<span style="font-size:78%;">I'm participating in <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch</a>. Thanks to Susan!</span><br /><br />We have 3 blue ceilings.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp93OLTbjkbwUE19T85O40_0WQebb7jv-0yrE0kHkh8EGN0wpSjYUMpHhNsAYKl1K_hq8MhbjKiMWHmZhtMarKqPgeFUfjfJssPXR-lE6KYoQryjFulxMyYWEujWssPn7phCW7VFL78JcJ/s1600/767-Graceful-Sea-834-Bright-and-Early-675-Thunderbird-Benjamin-Moore.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466860109944458418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp93OLTbjkbwUE19T85O40_0WQebb7jv-0yrE0kHkh8EGN0wpSjYUMpHhNsAYKl1K_hq8MhbjKiMWHmZhtMarKqPgeFUfjfJssPXR-lE6KYoQryjFulxMyYWEujWssPn7phCW7VFL78JcJ/s400/767-Graceful-Sea-834-Bright-and-Early-675-Thunderbird-Benjamin-Moore.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 397px;" /></a><br /><br />Last night I saw this one.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4571958908/" title="P1010827-2010-05-01-St-Bartholomew-Episcopal-Church-Atlanta-Schola-PreDusk Blue Ceiling by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010827-2010-05-01-St-Bartholomew-Episcopal-Church-Atlanta-Schola-PreDusk Blue Ceiling" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4038/4571958908_cdc06aeb0b.jpg" width="375" /></a><br /><br />Ours look wimpy in comparison.<br /><table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="10"><tbody><tr><td width="50%" bgcolor="#77c2d6"> 767 "Graceful Sea"<br /></td><td width="50%">Porch Ceiling</td></tr><tr><td width="50%" bgcolor="#bdd2dc">834 "Bright and Early"<strong></strong></td><td><p>Cathedral Ceiling<br /></p></td></tr><tr><td width="50%" bgcolor="#a6cac8">675 "Thunderbird"<br /></td><td>Bedroom Ceiling<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>I think we could have gone bluer on the porch. But look where we started. Everybody want's cathedral ceilings right? But they don't necessarily feel good.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4572721515/" title="DSCF0165-Blue-Porch-Before by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="DSCF0165-Blue-Porch-Before" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4057/4572721515_d327869c68.jpg" width="375" /></a><br /><br />Coloring it up brought it down.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4573355674/" title="DSCF0166-Blue-Porch-Ceiling-2-Strips-Done by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="DSCF0166-Blue-Porch-Ceiling-2-Strips-Done" height="375" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4573355674_50b69441f9.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />In context. It feels good out there now.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/2943748082/" title="PA140916PorchToWest-Blue-Ceiling by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="PA140916PorchToWest-Blue-Ceiling" height="375" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3289/2943748082_5e7e4a8055.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />(The house is white, my cameral kind of greened it out in this light.)<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/2942889757/" title="PA140934TallViewOfPorchToSouth by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="PA140934TallViewOfPorchToSouth" height="375" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3198/2942889757_b2867ecdfe.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />We get a peak every morning as we climb the stairs. I love this view every time. When the ceiling was white, I never noticed. The blue looks pretty good doesn't it.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/2942890913/" title="PA140976UpStairsToPorch Blue Ceiling by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="PA140976UpStairsToPorch Blue Ceiling" height="375" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3225/2942890913_24325dea42.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />But now I'm thinking bluer.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4571322191/" title="P1010828-2010-05-01-St-Bartholomew-Episcopal-Church-Atlanta-Schola-PreDusk Blue Ceiling by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010828-2010-05-01-St-Bartholomew-Episcopal-Church-Atlanta-Schola-PreDusk Blue Ceiling" height="375" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3522/4571322191_452e35285d.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />This is Atlanta's <a href="http://www.stbartsatlanta.org/">St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church</a> (by <a href="http://www.sbcharch.com/firm_people_barber.html">James (Rusty) Barber</a>) where I attended "Lumen de lumine," by the <a href="http://atlantaschola.org/">Atlanta Schola Cantorum</a> last night. It was an hour of emotional bliss. They sang renaissance polyphony beneath this blue ceiling. every song brought tears to my eyes.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Terry<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thanks to </span><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/" style="font-weight: bold;">Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch.</a></span><br /><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362953027181413218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySMVu0cKuvj4XB9Z0BPN-KhRu4m55279twyAb7K0Mhp0O2PM-_1gnazZM-bOhH210QcProraV-3Fu6b1-UbBZFXCDQDgTL3JpawI6YYu09Qt-8bmixQFOmhGrdHbuyckX1fAPBxlDUMdU/s400/MetamorphosisMondayLogo.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 253px;" /></a>

Blue enough?

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Church Mansions of Druid Hills

If you are driving 30 down this curvy stretch of mansion-lined Ponce de Leon, they look are peas in a pod. Individually these century old mansions are extraordinary. They predate all but the earliest Buckhead estates.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglkytCkzK81kiCBsn2JJ7A88NzAYqRqr345cnPUaJzUZfkyi9Mg2iNuVhGZf17d16fb7wZ6ohRF-4OwQLYRB_BDMW810VFLd7G48Pg1AoLHZMsxkwRy4GDNYli50rL_PdhxldZCVlZBIGm/s1600/Saint-John-Chrysostom-Melkite-Catholic-Church.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466314512459623970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglkytCkzK81kiCBsn2JJ7A88NzAYqRqr345cnPUaJzUZfkyi9Mg2iNuVhGZf17d16fb7wZ6ohRF-4OwQLYRB_BDMW810VFLd7G48Pg1AoLHZMsxkwRy4GDNYli50rL_PdhxldZCVlZBIGm/s400/Saint-John-Chrysostom-Melkite-Catholic-Church.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 229px;" /></a><br /><br />Four Ponce de Leon Mansions have churches. Or do the churches have mansions?<br /><br />This 1916 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Candler Mansion</span> is now <a href="http://www.stjohnmelkite.org/">St. John Chrysostom Melkite Church</a>. Who was the architect? How many Candler mansions are there anyway? This is probably my favorite. See the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4482576659/sizes/o/in/set-72157623750767562/">big picture for a definition of high-style gorgious.</a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4482576659/" title="P1010405-2010-04-01-Saint-John-Chrysostom-Melkite-Catholic-Church by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010405-2010-04-01-Saint-John-Chrysostom-Melkite-Catholic-Church" height="286" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4482576659_fa8c5f39c7.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><span>This is </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pinebloom Mansion</span> by <a href="http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-563" style="font-weight: bold;">Walter T. Downing</a>, built in 1914 for Preston S. Arkwright, president of Georgia Railway & Power Company. The church is now home to Jackson Hill Baptist Church and <a href="http://veritaschurch.com/">Veritas Church</a>. The <a href="http://www.christianindex.org/4750.article">Baptist Hour</a> radio program was broadcast from the attic studio beginning in 1941. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pedmisten/168977386/">Click here for close up of Pinebloom</a>.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4482576281/" title="P1010402-2010-04-01-Pinebloom-Jackson-Hill-Baptist-Church-Veritas-Church Pinebloom Mansion by Walter T. Downing, built in 1914 for Preston S. Arkwright, president of Georgia Railway & Power Company. by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010402-2010-04-01-Pinebloom-Jackson-Hill-Baptist-Church-Veritas-Church Pinebloom Mansion by Walter T. Downing, built in 1914 for Preston S. Arkwright, president of Georgia Railway & Power Company." height="354" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4057/4482576281_63d3c30a87.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />Did you know we have a mansion named <span style="font-weight: bold;">Stonehenge</span>? It was designed in 1914 by <a href="http://www.artery.org/HomePark.htm">Edward Bennett Dougherty</a> for Sam H. Venable one of the largest quarry operators in Stone Mountain.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4484621103/" title="P1010439-2010-04-02-St-Johns-Lutheran-Church-Ponce-Atlanta-Stonehenge-Mansion-Edward-Bennett-Dougherty by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010439-2010-04-02-St-Johns-Lutheran-Church-Ponce-Atlanta-Stonehenge-Mansion-Edward-Bennett-Dougherty" height="375" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2716/4484621103_da6c97dd13.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />St0nehenge is now part of<a href="http://www.stjohnsatlanta.org/"> St. John's Lutheran Church</a>, the oldest Lutheran church in Atlanta.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4485271274/" title="P1010438-2010-04-02-St-Johns-Lutheran-Church-Ponce-Atlanta by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010438-2010-04-02-St-Johns-Lutheran-Church-Ponce-Atlanta" height="343" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4038/4485271274_69cb021b0c.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />(Mental note: I can't find a summery for Edward Bennett Dougherty, so here is a tentative list of his designs: First Church of Christ Scientist [with Arthur Neal Robinson}, Home Park, Lee Street, Fair Street, Crew Street, Forrest Avenue, and Highland Park Schools)<br /><br />I don't know for sure about this last connection. <a href="http://www.druidhillsumc.org/">Druid Hills Methodist Church</a> itself is by <a href="http://crossleys.org/buck/churches.html">Ivey and Crook</a>. That's good enough in by itself.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4484620695/" title="P1010435-2010-04-02-Druid-Hills-Methodist-Atlanta-East-Facade-Crook by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010435-2010-04-02-Druid-Hills-Methodist-Atlanta-East-Facade-Crook" height="359" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4484620695_e4c8465b68.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4484620581/" title="P1010434-2010-04-02-Druid-Hills-Methodist-Atlanta-South-Facade-Crook by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010434-2010-04-02-Druid-Hills-Methodist-Atlanta-South-Facade-Crook" height="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2751/4484620581_049f135c04.jpg" width="375" /></a><br /><br />Next door is <span style="font-weight: bold;">Green Gables</span>, at least that's what I'm calling it. It's for rent.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4484620867/" title="P1010437-2010-04-02-Druid-Hills-1226-Ponce-Green-Tile-Roof by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010437-2010-04-02-Druid-Hills-1226-Ponce-Green-Tile-Roof" height="310" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4027/4484620867_e9d1b5d230.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />I hope the learn more and perhaps visit these some day. Digging up the details is more than I can handle right now. This post is a place holder for another project.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Terry

Church Mansions of Druid Hills

If you are driving 30 down this curvy stretch of mansion-lined Ponce de Leon, they look are peas in a pod. Individually these century old m...

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