White House Art

 

 

President Barack Obama and the First Lady have opened up their private residence in the White House for the new issue of Architectural Digest

It is always interesting to see the walls of great minds.

 

 

 Resurrection

by

Alma Thomas

 

 

 

Early Bloomer

by

Robert Rauschenberg

 

No matter where it is a blank wall takes on a life of its on when covered with some one's creativity. 

 

VIDA Art & Fashion Halloween Update

Festival of Art

Fashion

 HALLOWEEN TREAT

UPDATE

Go GameCock Phone Case

 

 

Charging GameCock Phone Case

plus

prints and Cards



Charleston's New Art Hotel

 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.
 

Charleston's

newest Art gallery with rooms.

 

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

 

 

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

 

Takes a pictorial

of  some old churches in the South

 



Wooden floors, steeples, hardwood pews and

 

yes...dirt roads are in common with most of the older churches.

 

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.

Love before Faith and Hope

Love steps out before Hope and Faith.

Original / Prints

HumbleStrutt: Love First



Big Al Phone Case Roll Tide

 

 

Big Al Phone Case

(Click pic)

Home Decor: Palm and Panda-Patient Panda Series

 

 

 

Home Decor:

Palm & Panda

Patient Panda Series

 

Smaller than Small

 

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!”

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.



 

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.