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Some Church Art
Happy Boxing Day! Being the Friday after Christmas, I thought these mentions of church art were worth mentioning. St. Peter’s Chanel Church in Roswell, GA is newly constructed and this news story shows the process for how the many stars were painted on the ceiling to replicate the look of early Renaissance fresco techniques. I find it interesting that they used multiple glazes and a colorwash technique to create the blue canopy and metallic paint instead of gilding those stars. This makes the process easier and the outcome just as beautiful. This blue reminds me of my favorite place, The Scrovegni Chapel, painted by Giotto in Padua, Italy. This is…
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Ice, Cold and Blue — Blue
Here’s a pretty blue post. This installation/sculpture called Together by Susan Meyer is based on enclosures, architecture, environments and the social structures in which we live. It reminds me of a beautiful contemporary chandelier — one I’d like to have in my home someday. Well, it’s been a week since my husband has been in Poland, attending a Global Warming Conference, therein last post… Why do they pick bitter cold places for these things, I don’t know…doesn’t support the philosophy…Anyway, I’m glad he’s returning and now I won’t be so blue. Although, blue is my favorite color. Actually, I’ve been able to get a lot and nothing done. Nothing done…
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Garden Transformation
This is a posting from Lorre Lei Jackson, our contributing writer from New Orleans, LA. Below are the before and after pictures of the garden to show how landscape design can be art — man manipulating nature, and in this case, enhancing the overall enjoyment and adding curb appeal. As anyone knows who’s been involved in any kind of renovation, the project can be daunting — a long and hard haul, as this one was in the garden but the planning and perseverance paid off. As an aside, here’s a little perseverance quotient test that is fun to see if one has the mental wherewithal to off pull a long…
