The Revival of Vintage at The Goat Farm in Atlanta, GA





  

 this might be my favorite show venue ever!
 unique and historic, the 12 acre compound is now home to artist studios and hosts
 music/art/culinary events

check out an interesting article about it here 

crazy-cool tables

brilliant repurpose: boombox speakers from vintage suitcases

 skirts made from recycled t-shirts--so comfy

some dereliction photog

i love this place

no goats in sight today

the farm is just west of midtown atlanta (note the lovely 'code red' air quality haze in the record-breaking 106 degree heat)

 links to artist info here

Giant recycled metal folk art bouquet by Blue Chilton

In the charming little town of Rutledge stands this fantastic 12' tall sculpture made from recycled metal items

This talented artist used steering wheels, saw blades, hub caps, old tools, gears, horseshoes, springs and a bunch of other recycled parts and pieces.

And old stove pans!

This really makes me wish I had taken a welding class somewhere along the way!

I've been coming down here a lot lately to play my favorite golf course (The Creek at Hard Labor) and have lunch at my favorite nosh stop (Yesterdays -- where the fried green tomato sandwich and buttermilk pie is famous) and never noticed this cool sculpture before! 


Note:  If you live in NE Georgia, don't miss the Sunflower Farm Festival next weekend held in the lovely countryside near here on Sat and Sun 9-5 (approx 10,000 attended last year!) and take home a big bucket of giant sunflowers!

Recycled Tin Pan Wall Lights

Another spectacular Sarasota sunset

Mermaid Dreams

While searching for coupons to the Weeki Wachee mermaid shows (my little mermaid Kayla gets to see the show next week for the first time!) I came across this stunning photo taken at the underwater theater in 1947. 

Water was the habitat of my youth, and this photo brought back lovely memories of happy times spent floating along face to the sky in the gentle Gulf of Mexico while listening to a muted and magical underwater world.

As I poured through the old Weeki Wachee photo gallery I totally indulged myself in a little 'mermaid madness' here in anticipation of the upcoming trip back to FL.

 I hope I find time to float back into a serene state of mind during this trip home again!

 I've seen the old mermaid movies a dozen times, and still love them all!

New Jewelry Holder

 For someone who possesses very little jewelry, I seem to create a lot of jewelry holders!!

On this one I used a wood door panel, cool metal lamp part for the vase, and added my wire vines for the handle, lower support and branches. Measures approx 42" by 24".

Mothers Day Tribute

 Here's to you Ma

 

Vintage Frame and Wire Wall Jewelry/Display Hanger with Nest

 My latest work is very large! So large in fact that the shipping would run about 90.00, so I can't list this one in my ETSY shop! Bummer!

 I love to create wire trees to adapt to these wonderful old frames.....and they hold tons of jewelry or could be used alone as wall art! The nest provides a unique tray to hold watches or display unusual items.

(This crazy new Blogger format will not let me add any words below this point or under the bottom two pictures!! I'm going to go mad trying to figure this out--it's so frustrating!)

The dimensions are: 35" high, 25" wide and it sits about 8" from the wall.