{"id":1006,"date":"2009-09-30T07:57:48","date_gmt":"2009-09-30T11:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/?p=1006"},"modified":"2015-12-27T14:10:27","modified_gmt":"2015-12-27T19:10:27","slug":"empire-state-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/2009\/09\/empire-state-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Empire State Building"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Look up! The ceiling murals of the Empire State Building&#8217;s Lobby are being restored. Bill Mensching and Jeff Greene of<a title=\"EverGreene Architectural Arts website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.evergreene.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> EverGreene Architectural Arts<\/a> are at it again. I first read about their work when I discovered who was doing the mural restoration at the US Capitol. This company is inspirational &#8212; a decorative finisher&#8217;s dream job, especially one like me who loves art history and restoration. Afterall, I was headed down that museum track of exhibition design long before life chose a different path. I&#8217;m certainly happy with what I&#8217;m doing but I constantly look for ways to combine art history with actual art production.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/09\/23\/nyregion\/23empire.html?_r=2\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/09\/23\/nyregion\/23empire.html?_r=2\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1007\" title=\"Bill Mensching restores murals. Photo by Ozier Muhammad\/The New York Times\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2009\/09\/23empire_span.jpg\" alt=\"Bill Mensching restores murals. Photo by Ozier Muhammad\/The New York Times\" width=\"500\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/23empire_span.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/23empire_span-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I shouldn&#8217;t alert you to the fact that Greene&#8217;s company even has a hand painted wallpaper line now, but I&#8217;m still pretty admiring of his work. Casart is different in that it&#8217;s not traditional wallpaper but a wallcovering that is repositionable, removable and reusable &#8211; like a slipcover for your walls. Because is high-end, hotel-quality vinyl (commercial grade\/Type II Class A), and washable with mild soap and water, it is highly sustainable and durable, unlike traditional wallpaper. And, removing it is a snap. Don&#8217;t try that with regular wallpaper. What a pain. Anyone who&#8217;s had it in their home, like the 70&#8217;s  metallic graphic that we were left with in our kitchen, will know what a workout it is to remove. At <a title=\"casart coverings website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.casartcoverings.com\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\">casart coverings<\/a>, we&#8217;re trying to avoid that hassle and offer convenience and flexibility for customers. Check out our <a title=\"Slipcovers for Your Walls blog\" href=\"http:\/\/www.casartcoverings.com\/casartblog\" target=\"_blank\">casartblog<\/a> and you can see some ideas for yourself. Oh, and you don&#8217;t have to go through through trade showrooms to get ours. It&#8217;s sold directly to consumers online.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You may also enjoy other posts on ArtIsEverywhere regarding <a title=\"Previous posts re Federal Murals\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/?p=578\" target=\"_blank\">Federal Murals<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Look up! The ceiling murals of the Empire State Building&#8217;s Lobby are being restored. Bill Mensching and Jeff Greene of EverGreene Architectural Arts are at it again. I first read about their work when I discovered who was doing the mural restoration at the US Capitol. This company is inspirational &#8212; a decorative finisher&#8217;s dream job, especially one like me who loves art history and restoration. Afterall, I was headed down that museum track of exhibition design long before life chose a different path. I&#8217;m certainly happy with what I&#8217;m doing but I constantly look for ways to combine art history with actual art production. I shouldn&#8217;t alert you to the fact that Greene&#8217;s company even has a hand painted wallpaper line now, but I&#8217;m still pretty admiring of his work. Casart is different in that it&#8217;s not traditional wallpaper but a wallcovering that is repositionable, removable and reusable &#8211; like a slipcover for your walls. Because is high-end, hotel-quality vinyl (commercial grade\/Type II Class A), and washable with mild soap and water, it is highly sustainable and durable, unlike traditional wallpaper. And, removing it is a snap. Don&#8217;t try that with regular wallpaper. What a pain. Anyone who&#8217;s had it in their home, like the 70&#8217;s metallic graphic that we were left with in our kitchen, will know what a workout it is to remove. At casart coverings, we&#8217;re trying to avoid that hassle and offer convenience and flexibility for customers. Check out our casartblog and you can see some ideas for yourself. Oh, and you don&#8217;t have to go through through trade showrooms to get ours. It&#8217;s sold directly to consumers online. 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