Artists: 2009 Telephone Factory Art Show Atlanta

I'm participating in Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch. Thanks to Susan! This used to be a telephone factory and it was built to last. Now it's an art, design, and coolness factory. Once a year we get a look inside. Design fans, you'll want to see the a few pictures of a French style collection in the postscript.

Fun art...


In this beautiful industrial building:


In lofts like this:


I did the Telephone Factory Art Show on Sunday. (I did the Fulton Cotton and Bag Mill tour on Saturday). Mark your calendar for next year: First weekend in December, great loft buildings, great lofts, great art, great people, great time.

Demone Phelps


Bradley Wade




By Matthew Mayes: end of hall Zen View


Matthew Mayes:


Artist / photographer Susan Poindexter showed photographs printed on a variety of fabrics. Recognize Rhodes Hall?


by Susan Poindexter:


By Mary Klein, a founder of the Telephone Factory Art Show


Alex Leopold


by Alex Leopold


Clay artist Gwen Fryar


by Gwen Fryar


Clay artist Lori Buff


Sir Fred Gear and his polar bear band


Jennifer Henley


by Jennifer Henley


Thanks so much.
Terry

P.S. A few design pix from Caryn Grossman - cg creative interiors to compliment Claire Watkins Interior Design's High Gloss Blue post. You need to click the pictures and make them bigger so you can see the details.











Thanks to Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch.

Fulton Bag Mill Artists

On December 5 I took the loft, art tour, and historical tour of "The Stacks" aka Fulton Bag & Cotton Mill in Cabbage Town Atlanta. I took more than 140 pictures. Here are just a few of the artists.

Bamby Ray, Historic Preservation Consultant for the restoration/conversion of the mill gave a tour. Bamby is in red, the baby is in blue.


The mill is beautiful. I'll cover more in another post:


This is artist / designer Amanda Dashwood


Artist Mark Boomershine:


Mark showed in a loft with an amazing tower room (see the stairs though the arched doorway?)


Artist Thelma Gomilas' watercolors look like aged photographs:




Artist Marlis Cornett paints and etches...


and showed in a loft featuring this amazing car part lamp by John Stephenson and wow table and sofa combination:


Artist: Emer (a.k.a. Chad Joseph Reilly) put his work in context




Photographer Terrell Clark (left) is the Mill's resident photographer shown here with his better half:


Terrell showed in this roomy entrance hall / kitchen / gallery.


Artist / designer Ashley Ogburn's place was DONE.


Ashley had the only antler headboard on the tour:


Architect / professor Ed Akins built out his loft in high, woody style; the glass and metal balcony wall felt safe yet showed off the loft from above and below.


Artist James S. Durtschi's traditional painting and loft design were are breath of fresh air.




I hope to blog about the mill and the lofts someday soon.


Thanks,
Terry

Update: Your guide: 2 Loft Tours, 3 Home Tours, +art in 10 days beginning Dec 2

Honestly, this is almost too much goodness to handle. I know you've got Christmas shopping, guests coming into town, and the dog at your homework.


Just think happy thoughts about the Fulton Bag Mill towers.

It's hog heaven for Architecture Tourists in Atlanta.

Decatur Holiday Candlelight Tour of Homes and Decatur tour on Facebook $20 7 homes + 4 Points of interest and market Dec 2, Fri, 5:30p-9:30p Dec 3, Sat, 5:30-9:30p Terry's tip: Take the shuttle. Don't miss the Decatur First United Methodist Church Chapel and the Julia Thompson Smith Chapel at Agnes Scott College: two takes on charming small chapels.

The Stacks Lofts + Artists Tour at the Fulton Bag Mill and Stacks Tour on Facebook $5 Cash 14 lofts + 25 Artists Dec 2, Fri, 6p - 10p Dec 3, Sat, 2p - 8p Terry's tip: The Bag Mill complex takes my breath away. R.S.V.P to stackshistorytour@gmail.com for free guided historical tours at 12:30 or 2:00 Saturday. Awesome

Telephone Factory Art Show & Sale! and Telephone Factory Tour on Facebook and @TFactoryArtShow on Twitter Free 16 lofts 37 Artists Dec 3, Sat, 11:00a-7:00p. Dec 4, Sun, 1:00p-6:00p Terry's tip: The definition of "hard" lofts, each one is surprise. Lot's of art for sale for Christmas including ceramics and jewelry. Shout out to clay artist Lori Bluff, who'll be in 102 one of the corner lofts with awesome light.

Virginia-Highland Tour of Homes and Va-Hi tour of homes on Facebook $25.00 Advance. $30 Weekend of the Tour 8 Homes Dec 10, Sat,10a-4p Dec 11, Sun, 12p4p Terry's tips: One of Atlanta's great neighborhoods. Tour the houses, have dinner, and party. How about George's?

Grant Park Candlelight Tour of Homes and music and a market and... $15 Advance. $20 Weekend of the Tour 8 Homes, St Paul UMC, and the L.P. Grant Mansion Dec 10, Sat, 6p-10p Dec 11, Sun, 6p-10p Terry's tips: You've probably been to the zoo and always wondered about the houses, decked out for Christmas to boot. I adore the unfinished Grant Mansion and St. Paul Methodist across the street.

If you don't mind, I'll tease a bit:


You might see something like this inside a Stacks loft.


They don't build mansions today any prettier than this 100 year old factory building.


The Telephone Factory was built better than it needed to be.


Every loft is different.


What windows.


What coffee cups.


Grant Park Tour HQ is St. Paul which opened this building in 1907.

You need to start training immediately.

It'll hurt my feelings if you see me out and don't say hello.

P.S. Did you know there is a pool at The Stacks?