Gardens

detail of friends' garden--lovely pond in the backyard

Sunny Point Cafe, Asheville, North Carolina--kitchen garden detail

A young boy dreams in beautiful Krutch Park, Knoxville, Tennessee.  Whimsy, a sculpture by Pamela Reithmeier is on the right.

Alphabe-Thursday, hosted by Ms Jenny is so much fun!  This week our assignment is letter "G."  Come see others' submissions HERE and join in the fun!




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random Zs

ZESTY

Meet Tigra, my daughter's kitty.  lover of rubber bands, catnip, people food, exploring, anything that's a circle, birdie watching, and people, too!  She has an enthusiastic love of life!  Here she is-- still for 3 seconds while I quickly snap her picture with my phone.


ZIGZAGED

Mimic by D. W. Martin.  fabricated steel.  $10,750
on display in Krutch Park during the Dogwood Arts Festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA


ZINGY

one of many flowers for sale at Finlay Market in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA



ZEALOUS zzzs

Oliver never was a lap kitty, till...we purchased new chairs for our library (more on that someday).  Now it's funny how he'll jump up on the chair and even onto my lap probably because there's not much room for his chunky mus-coo-lar body between me and the arm of the chair.

LINKS:
D. W. Martin 
Dogwood Arts --Art in Public Places
Krutch Park 
Findlay Market 

Alphabe-Thursday, hosted by Ms Jenny, is so much fun!  This week our letter is "Z." Thus ends our study of the alphabet for this round!  Come visit others' submissions HERE and join in the fun!  
Good news!   Our wonderful teacher, Ms. Jenny has committed to another round!  The Alphabe-Thursday community is a great one.  Thank you, Ms. Jenny!

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Calibration

For the 8th year, Dogwood Arts' Art in Public Places Knoxville presents its show in and around Krutch Park.  I've been privileged to see several of these sculpture exhibits.  Walking around the little city park is a delight with its sculptures, water features, gardens, and benches.

Calibration by Luke Achterberg won first place in this year's show.

This is really a "bad" photo, but I edited it every so slightly and decided I liked it for its ethereal, dreamlike quality.  It also gives a small idea of what the park looks like.  Calibration seems to be floating. 


PS: These photos were taken one week ago in Knoxville.  See how filled out the trees are?  The leaves are just beginning to appear where I live 270 miles north.

LINKS: 
● Art in Public Places  --see all the sculptures.  The show runs through March 20, 2015
● Luke Achterberg  website
● biography and artist's statement
● Krutch Park

my past posts on Knoxville, Krutch Park, and sculptures:
● the heart of Knoxville
● orange
● Krutch Park
● Scavenger Hunt Sunday

Wordless Wednesday--where I linked up: 

  The Art and Tree Chatter of Aquariann

Create With Joy

  

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orange

random orange things....

 Bryce Canyon, Utah

monarch

butterfly weed, a plant I started from a seed

detail of sculpture:  Power Surge by David W. Martin, powder coated fabricated steel @  $22,500; currently installed in Krutch Park, Knoxville, Tennessee.  (In the middle of this sculpture you can barely see part of another sculpture--long vertical green leaves--Whimsy by Pamela Reithmeier.)

daylily with rain droplets

Power Surge

LINKS:
sculpture  in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee --Dogwood Arts Festival  
my posts which contain some sculptures in Krutch Park, Knoxville:
the heart of Knoxville
Krutch Park 
Scavenger Hunt Sunday 

Alphabe-Thursday, hosted by Ms Jenny, is so much fun!  This week our letter is "O." Come visit others' submissions HERE and join in the fun! 



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Krutch Park

Krutch Park is a beautiful one acre park located in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee.  The park features beautiful plantings and a flowing stream.  Changing exhibitions of sculptures are placed throughout the park.  Visitors can enjoy this lovely space by resting on benches, having a picnic, or simply wandering.
The sculpture in the background is Stargazer by Ray Katz.  It is constructed of welded and brushed aluminum for $40,000.


LINKS:
Charles Krutch Park 
my posts on Krutch Park:
The Heart of Knoxville (includes one of my favorite sculptures, The Storyteller by Mike Roig)
Scavenger Hunt Sunday (includes photos of details of 2 sculptures) 

Wordless Wednesday--where I linked up: 

The Art and Tree Chatter of Aquariann

Create With Joy

  

photo by me © 2013  all rights reserved

Scavenger Hunt Sunday

This week it's open hunt, photographer's choice.  
My husband and I went on a short trip to visit our daughter in Cashiers, North Carolina.  We stopped in Knoxville, Tennessee on the way.  All photos except the phone were taken in Knoxville near Market Square. 

SHINY

 detail of unnamed sculpture in Krutch Park



COLD

 We stopped at Coolato Gelato for some refreshment




BUTTERFLIES

detail of sculpture:  Madam Butterfly by Mike Sohikian, created of steel, concrete, aluminum, and wood



VINTAGE

at the cabin my daughter is renting for the Summer in Cashiers


REFLECTIVE

That's me reflected in a detail of the sculpture Keeping Venice Afloat by Davis Whitfield.

LINKS:
►  Charles Krutch Park
►  Coolato Gelato
►  Mike Sohikian on facebook
►  Mike Shohiian bio
►  past POST on Krutch Park and Market Square
►  detailed POST on Tennessee Woman Suffrage Memorial (The women of the USA have so much to be thankful for in these brave women of past generations!)--  This above post got shared on Suffrage Buffs of America on facebook! 
►  MAP  City of Knoxville, map of Krutch Park and Market Square

This is a very fun meme hostessed by Ashley Sisk in which 5 prompts are given and one must then take a photo to illustrate each one.  Come see how others have interpreted these words HERE!  You have till Tuesday, June 4 at midnight EST to join in.
 
Next week's words are:  

1. Dishes
2. Favorite Color
3. Sunflare
4. Expression
5. Sticky

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the heart of Knoxville

On the way to visit my daughter in Asheville, North Carolina, my hubby and I (and sometimes our son) will often stop in downtown Knoxville for a meal.  This is such a wonderful spot with Krutch Park and Market Square.  Charles Krutch Park is an acre of natural scenery featuring a pond, a stream, and temporary artworks.  Market Square, which began in 1854 as a marketplace for farmers, features restaurants, shops, and bubbling fountains.

Come along with me and see a few of the sites!

Enter Krutch Park...

A stream runs through this verdant oasis in the middle of a city.

The Storyteller by Mike Roig

8' x 3' x 2'  painted steel  $8,000

Mother and Child by Gordon Chandler

8.5' x 5' x 4.5' welded, painted steel

looking through Trinity by Douglas Gruizenga 7' x 7' x 3' aluminum

Now cross the street to Market Square...

Tennessee Woman Suffrage Memorial

(This deserves a post all to itself!  more information HERE)

We like to eat at "the Tomato Head" which is farther down on the left.

Market Square is on the National Register of Historic Places.  Farmers still gather to sell their products. The Square currently hosts many events including concerts, political rallies (like suffrage in the past), and open air ice skating in Winter.  It is a gathering place for families, artists, street musicians, and activists.  

 

a little alleyway retreat between buildings

bell from the old Market House (note police on bicycles)

time to leave the Square and head back through the park


I hope you've enjoyed this little Summer trip to the heart of Knoxville! 

LINKS:

► detailed POST on Tennessee Woman Suffrage Memorial (The women of the USA have so much to be thankful for in these brave women of past generations!)
!!! The above post got shared on Suffrage Buffs of America on facebook!
► MAP  City of Knoxville, map of Krutch Park and Market Square
► interactive MAP of the area
► the Tomato Head   
► Mike Roig
► Gordon Chandler
► Douglas Gruizenga website with a picture of the full "Trinity"       bio    

I've completed my homework assignment this week!  Therefore, I'm linking up HERE with the rest of Ms Jenny's class.  This week we studied the letter "K."


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