Ted Wight's St. Louis Style

Happy Halloween

Now for some spooky pictures from our bonfire at Rockford Farms last Saturday.

Farm Fun

Last Saturday my cousins hosted a Halloween Party at "Rockford Schoolhouse" on our farm in Pike County.  The country band was charming.  Make sure you look at the really spooky pictures tomorrow from the bonfire that took place after it got dark!

Cindy Sherman

Here is another example of the ceramic art featured at, "the art of industrial ceramics".....seen at the Gardiner Museum in Toronto this summer. Artist Cindy Sherman has added her face to the 1750's styled french china.

Tripod Wineglass

Here is a fun Holiday present....the Tripod Wineglass.   Designed by Maarten Baptist for Umbra.  $105 for four.  www.umbra.com

Horsetail

Horsetail is a prehistoric plant that grows in the wild in our area. Beware....it spreads quickly and needs to be contained. I think it looks contemporary would be cool in a mod container. Try it next Spring!

Downtown Plantings

A few days ago I was downtown and was amazed by the lovely plantings down the middle of Market Street. My pic is not that good since it was taken while driving and from my iPhone.
The large plants are red castor beans. Check out this site for more pics:  Urban Review

Roberts Building downtown has broken ground.

It is exciting to see the Roberts Building becoming a reality!  Read more about it on Ecology of Absence Blog

 
Photo stolen from Ecology of Absence Blog

Atrium Gallery Opening

Carolyn Miles' The Atrium Gallery had its grand opening last night at their new location, 4728 McPherson.  The current exhibit, "Give Me The Cobra Jewel" by NY artist Christopher Tanner was exciting. Christopher gave a special performance to add further sparkle to his exhibit.

The McPherson/ Euclid area was abuzz the whole evening with almost every store/gallery and restaurant having special openings.  The old Balabans had their opening night also and is now called Herbies...we could not even get in due to the crowd.

Canvas Grocery Bags

Slowly I am seeing more people using their own bags in the grocery store. My guesstimate would be about 10% of the shoppers have adopted the canvas bag.  Have you?  Maybe if you had a snazzy piece of original art you would be more inclined to use canvas.  Find this charming bag here:  BAG

Rockford Farms

Last weekend I finished a painting project with the farmhouse. I discovered carpenter ants have move in somewhere.  In researching carpenter ants it seems that they have a main colony and then satellite colonies. You need to find all of the colonies and kill each one. The colony could be inside the walls. I found one colony in the front porch pillar.  The idea of ants eating my wooden support beams has caused me at least one night of lost sleep. If anyone has any experience with how to deal with carpenter ants, let me know.

 

Estate Sale

Over the weekend I stumbled across an estate sale in Ladue. I knew that since it was in a ranch neighborhood, that there would be some mid-century finds.  This chair was snapped up in the early AM....not by me....I was too late....just came away with an old copy of The Joy of Cooking.

I though I should document the wallpaper before the house is redone/torn down.

object factory- the art of industrial ceramics

Today I am going to revisit the exhibit I saw at The Gardiner Museum while in Toronto this summer. Here are three examples of some of the exciting works that were featured:

Arman (France) "Demi Tasse" made by Bernardaud

Kjell Rylander (Sweden) "Untitled"

Kari Skoe Fredriksen (Norway) "Still Life with Marie"

October Garden

My garden is still going strong. Colors are changing...berries are turning red...annuals are peaking!

Atrium Gallery Grand Opening....October 17th!

 
Christopher Tanner
Opening Exhibition, "Give Me The Cobra Jewel"

Atrium Gallery announces  its inaugural exhibition in a new space, 4728 McPherson, directly across the street from the previous gallery.  Opening the fall season with an exciting, dazzling, and tantalizing exhibition featuring New York artist, Christopher Tanner.  Carolyn Miles, Founder, Owner, and Director, is pleased that Atrium will celebrate its 22nd Anniversary, with an elegant new space, a new to St. Louis, international artist, a spectacular Opening Exhibition featuring incredibly brilliant (as in sparkle) paintings, drawings, and collages.  "Give Me The Cobra Jewel" will open with a Reception on Friday, October 17, 6-9pm and will include a lively musical performance piece by the artist.

Bobo Noodle Bar

This weekend my brother was in town from New York State. We decided to check out Zoe Robinson's new restaurant, Bobo Noodle Bar. Located at 278 N Skinker near Forest Park Parkway, this new hangout will add a little variety to regular restaurant rotation.

The overall review from everyone was two thumbs up! A special treat are their chocolate-dipped macaroons.  The photos are a little blurry....taken with my iPhone.

Contemporary Fireplaces

There is a nip in the air with October starting. It makes you realize that cold weather is around the corner. Here are some contemporary fireplaces by Focus that will warm you up.

Seen HERE

"Dripping" Candlesticks

It is getting close to the Holidays....this would make a fun gift!   Seen Here

50th B-day Bash

I have a friend who had a smashing 50th B-day party at his Ladue manse. The theme was....it is a DRAG to turn 50. Many of the revelers took delight in a pre-Halloween opportunity to dress is costume.