Thursday, October 27, 2016

Charleston's New Art Hotel

http://www.thevendue.com/art/exhibitions/
 The Vendue
Charleston’s first boutique hotel
dedicated to the arts, in all forms. The Vendue still carries the charm and structure of the original properties. The newest comes from its décor. Some great established artist are featured regularly.
 
http://www.thevendue.com/art/exhibitions/

Charleston's
newest Art gallery with rooms.

http://www.thevendue.com/art/exhibitions/
 
It is great news for the world's friendliest city
Click the pictures to get a look at the gallery and room rates.


Stolen Art, Death-Beds and South Carolina

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/10/27/taking-it-to-grave-aging-mobster-mum-on-possible-role-in-500m-art-heist.html
 
 
Most art stolen (sooner or later) end up back on the walls of the original owner. Insurance companies and art detectives are good at the work they do. However, there are some pieces that never return. A thief usually talks to some one before dying. And, that's how most are recovered. It's when a thief takes the crime to the grave that the art is lost forever...well not really forever. All things eventually come to light. I had no idea South Carolina would be involved with stolen Master pieces.
 
Journalist, Cristina Corbin has an article a possible death-bed confession on a masterpiece that takes place in South Carolina.
Click the picture above to find out.


Southern Churches of Yesterday

 
http://gardenandgun.com/gallery/gg-weekend-lake-oconee
Takes a pictorial
of  some old churches in the South
 
http://gardenandgun.com/gallery/gg-weekend-lake-oconee


Wooden floors, steeples, hardwood pews and
 
yes...dirt roads are in common with most of the older churches.

http://gardenandgun.com/gallery/gg-weekend-lake-oconee
 
In this new pictorial by Seals and George S. Hart
they compile the stories and images of forty-seven houses of worship—each at least a hundred years old.

Monday, October 24, 2016

Smaller than Small


http://www.al.com/living/index.ssf/2016/09/scenes_from_northport_the_arts.html
 

Tuscaloosa Alabama is a small town that expands to metropolitan like traffic during Saturdays during the fall. The quaint little town becomes bumper to bumper and one to two hours waits at every restaurant. And, everywhere you look everybody has the same initial; the letter A.
 
 
 Alabama Football, with sixteen national championships dominates the area. If you schedule a visit be sure to check the time of your stay. Your visit can change drastically (monetarily and physically.) This story however is not about the small town of Tuscaloosa or the great football story of the Bama Crimson Tide. It is about an even smaller town within the small town.
 
Just North of downtown Tuscaloosa is an artsy village of creative minds and historic structures. In Northport Alabama there is an old train trestle that screams out “Come Visit!”



http://www.al.com/living/index.ssf/2016/09/scenes_from_northport_the_arts.html






The structure was built in the eighteen hundreds by one of the Universities Civil Engineers. Any historic buff will find plenty to discover and any artist will appreciate the feeling and atmosphere of Northport. All of the artist will take the time to visit with you while you are there.



 



http://www.al.com/living/index.ssf/2016/09/scenes_from_northport_the_arts.html




Thursday, October 20, 2016

October Fitness Tip: The Unsuspecting Germ Agent

 
Who thinks about germs when putting your dirty gym clothes and shoes up after a hard workout? I don’t think many people do. However, it would be wise to at least do a cleanup several times a week. I know taking everything out and spraying the inside and out with disinfectant and/or washing the entire bag is painstaking but this is the time that influenza and other strong sicknesses strike.
 
 The main culprit of germs carrying is the least suspected. The soles of your shoes will come into contact with more germs than your bottom on a toilet seat. Just think of your last walk around the gym. Okay, now think a little hard and slow down and picture the people you see in the gym and what they do that makes your head turn. Well, the soles of your shoes touch everything. Once you put them into your bag who knows where and what it spreads germs. I know that washing shoes may not be the best thing for them but I wash them at least twice a week.
 
 
 
This is the beginning of the sick season. If you want to get through it fit and healthy you might want to take the time and clean your gym bag and contents several times a week.

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Gullah Art And The Culture

What is Gullah Art?
 
http://startstudioarts.si.edu/2010/08/celebrating-gullah-art-and-culture.html
 
Zipporah
by
Sonja Britton Dunham
 
The artists and art above and below show the vibrant colors and bold stance of the subject give a strong clue to whether or not a piece is Gullah art. The art is a symbol of the culture of the people. Everyday life is beautiful and should be celebrate. The people are proud of whatever they do and always seem to have a calming look on there face. Even during tough time they always find a way to get through.
 
http://artodyssey1.blogspot.com/2013/01/jonathan-green.html
 
Artodyssey
by
Jonathan Green
 
If you keep up with any news form the Low Country you heard the voice of  Nadine Collier (Daughter of deceased Ethel Lance) when she forgave her killer in an open court in Charleston, SC.)
That is the strength of the culture and the strong belief in God's love that they have.


http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/summertime-for-gershwin-155304065/
 
The Smithsonian Magazine once covered the Gullah life in a well written story and features a short film of some of the people. Click the story below to go to that article but come back with a comment on the culture.
 
Whitney Dangerfield
 


Humble Strutt: Love Faith and Hope

                                                                                              
 
God's Light
 
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/love-hope-faith-gods-light-c-f-legette.html
 
There is always a window out.
That window is God.

Works of Art and More

A Dancers Legs

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