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What is to Come...?

4/4/2016

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What is to come of us? Where have we brought ourselves? One thing we have seen from times past, is that despite whatever happens,  the art will go on...

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Forgotten Romance

2/12/2016

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from the Forgotten Romance Collection
...the question is: is it worth remembering?
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Architecture: Hartford City Hall

1/23/2016

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I am a huge admirer of architecture and the art, structure, and planning that makes it possible. I am that person in the middle of a busy city street staring up at the towering structures or pulling over on a country road to admire a perfectly aged wooden barn. I am the person who will walk over and touch a building just to feel it, or give it a whole photo shoot like it's a fashion model!

I just ran across these pics I took a few years ago in Hartford City Hall, a beautiful and historically rich structure right in the middle of Downtown. Every inch of the place is exquisitely tailored and decorated with individual moments of classic inspiration, more than I could ever catalogue. Whatever my business in city hall, I make it a point to stick around for a bit, and have a beautiful moment just reconnecting with time and art.
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A Night at the Trolley Museum

1/10/2016

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Visited the CT Trolley Museum during the holidays for Winterfest. I am still glowing from one of the most magical nights I have had in a long time! 

Though it was bitterly cold out, there was an undeniably warm glow that permeated the entire outing, from the life-like, sparkling museum models to the enchanting live music, to the spirited trolley rides. The lines were quite long for both the open air trolley and the old-time closed in Canadian trolley with lovely woven heated seats (!) . Even so, the bustling anticipation in the lines, followed by piling in and shimmying  through the decorated frosty forest was delightfully cozy and cheerful.

I was completely impressed by the experience, and even more so by the fact that the museum is run completely by volunteers upholding the tradition of the trolleys. The conductors were more than happy to share a bit of history or answer a thousand little boy questions over a cup of hot cocoa.
Thoroughly pleased!
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  • about
    • connect
    • news >
      • venues >
        • Arts Night Out: "The Sunny Choice"
        • Farmers' Market
    • about ef grace arts
    • about the artist
    • behind the scenes
    • archive >
      • blog branches >
        • the Visual Voice branch
        • Eve Continued branch
        • copper petal branch
        • Mama Said branch
  • the art gallery
    • art collections >
      • paintings and drawings >
        • the SUNNY CHOICE collection
        • the MIND THE TIDE collection
        • the PAINTED SKY collection
        • the EVE collection
        • the EMPOWERMENT collection
        • the ZONE e collection
        • the Vitality collection
        • the Passion Flower collection
      • digital visions >
        • THE ILLUSTRATED LIFE
        • DIGITAL PORTRAITS
        • DIGITAL GRAPHICS
      • blended collections >
        • veins
        • the Forgotten Romance collection
        • the Moments of Wonder collection
        • the Shimmer and Shine collection
        • the Life In Contrast collection
        • the Harvest Moon collection
        • the Fun and Fierce collection
        • the Pour Me a Melody collection
        • the Crickets Song collection
    • art shop
    • originals for sale
  • blog: good reads
    • embrace wellness >
      • Pursuing Wellness
      • Root Bound
    • commentary
    • essays
    • poetry >
      • Moodswings poetry >
        • a kiss on the breeze
        • vibrant tides
        • hidden visions
        • the bitterness of rain
  • Custom Services
    • Featured Custom Projects
    • 2019 Review