Bobby McAlpine & Susan Ferrier talk at Cathedral Antiques Show

Cathedral Antiques Show January 26 - February 2, 2014

The Cathedral Antiques Show is January 29 - February 2. There are many exciting things going on from the antiques show itself to the two house tours (first place passion tour and the tour of homes), lectures by architect Bobby McAlpine and designer Susan Ferrier, the flower festival and much more!! This year, as I did last year, I had the pleasure of writing about the houses on the tour of homes. I will have more photos and information about that soon. Don't miss this 2014 Cathedral Antiques Show. For more information and tickets click here.

From their website: "The Cathedral Antiques Show is Atlanta’s oldest and most prestigious antiques show and is a major outreach project sponsored by the Episcopal Church Women of the Cathedral of St. Philip. With the help of hundreds of volunteers and support from the church, antiques dealers, corporate sponsors, patrons, and the community, the Antiques Show has raised over $4 million for Atlanta-area non-profits since its inception in 1969."

Photography by Emily Jenkins Followill

Great Trunk Show November 19 and 20!

Private Viewing and Sale

Tuesday November 19th

2:00 until 8:00 pm

Wednesday November 20th

9:00 am until 2:00 pm

Hosted by Felicia Huger

958 Nawench Drive

fhuger@me.com, 678-641-9061

IRVING AND FINE: irvingandfine.com/ Janet Gregg: janetgregg.com/ Glamourpuss: glamourpussnyc.com

Don't miss Mario Nievera Wednesday Night at 7pm!

Tickets are still available. Contact the Atlanta History Center at 404-814-4150 or click here:

http://www.atlantahistorycenter.com/cms/Cherokee+Garden+Library/441.html

Forever Green: A Landscape Architect's Innovative Gardens Offer Environments to Love and Delight

Wednesday, October 02, 2013 7:00 PM

Lecture followed by book signing and reception INDIVIDUAL TICKETS: $25.00

Join renowned landscape architect Mario Nievera who will lead us on an illustrated tour of his landscapes throughout the United States as featured in his first book, Forever Green: A Landscape Architect’s Innovative Gardens Offer Environments to Love and Delight. Nievera will showcase his extensive range of designs for civic spaces, parks, and residential estates, such as a garden terrace overlooking New York's Central Park to a public garden attached to The Flagler Museum in Palm Beach. His design work provides an extraordinary opportunity for ideas on how to create your own fabulous landscapes. Mario Nievera has a keen eye and talent to combine hardscape materials and lush plantings creating unique landscape compositions, which are admired and published in design magazines and newspapers throughout the world.

Mario Nievera, ASLA, is principal and partner of Nievera Williams Design, one of the top landscape architectural firms in the United States with offices in Palm Beach and New York. Nievera and his partner, Keith Williams, plan and develop diverse projects for residential estates, community parks, and corporate and institutional properties, both nationally and abroad. Nievera received his Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree from Purdue University in 1987. He frequently lectures about his firm's work throughout the United States. He is actively involved with the American Society of Landscape Architects and donates his firm's design and consulting services for many nonprofit organizations, as well as serving as a member of the board of directors of several nonprofit organizations. Nievera's work has been featured in many national and international design publications, including Architectural Digest, W, Southern Accents, The New York Times, Town & Country, House Beautiful, The Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair, and Garden Design. His firm has earned numerous awards and recognitions for their superlative and sensitive design work.

Save the date - Mario Nievera book signing and lecture Oct 2

Imaginary Worlds at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens

Imaginary Worlds: Plants Larger Than Life, is a fantastic exhibit at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. The exhibit contains more than one hundred thousand plants which come together to form 19 living sculptures. This is the first exhibit of its kind in the United States. The plant sculptures are made with a centuries old technique called mosaiculture, and each piece is a living sculpture. Presented at the gardens are a unicorn,a shaggy dog, fish that spout water,a huge earth goddess and much more! You won't want to miss this wonderful event at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. For more information - click here.

All photos taken by Cecilia Young and are copyrighted.

Memorial Day

Landing at Saipan, 1944, William F. Draper

This painting is by my great uncle, painter Bill Draper.  On this Memorial Day I would like to offer immeasurable thanks to all of the men and women who have died in service to our country.

For more of Bill's work during the second world war - click here.