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Last year, I followed the journey of bringing Larry Griffis, Jr’s iconic sculpture “Flat Man” to the Outer Harbor of Buffalo. Over several days, the site selection, sculpture removal from the park, repair of Flat Man, installation to unveiling were all captured on film. Nila …
20 years ago, W Hotels appeared on the scene and essentially created a new category in the lodging industry: chic boutique hotels. W Hotels focused on incorporating cool, contemporary design of into their rooms, lounges, lobbies and even hallways. Each W Hotel is uniquely different. …
Sculpture and nature is a splendid combination. Our recent visit to Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum in Austin, TX was a fun stroll through a four-acre sculpture park that focused mostly on the works of Austin-based sculptor, the late Charles Umlauf. Sculpture parks come in …
We made a return trip to Austin’s fun and funky, Graffiti Park in the Castle Hill neighborhood. The cement basement ruins of a building that was never built, serves as a blank canvas for artists and taggers. Nothing is permanent at Graffiti Park. Beautiful works …
A few weeks ago, the Friday night of the “Christmas in Ellicottville” weekend signaled, not only the debut of the fun “Ski Tree” in front of the 1887 Building, but also the return of the illuminated trees on Washington and Monroe streets in the village. …
We recently visited artist Casey Brink in his cool downtown Jamestown apartment. Casey is a brilliant painter who is constantly working as an artist – he’s been that way for over 17 years. His colorful oil paintings are usually multi-layered and contain many techniques. Casey …
We recently trekked to Plattsburgh, NY to meet up with Matt Boire of the Greater Adirondack Ghost and Tour Company. The ghost tour company is part of the Haunted History Trail of New York State, who the organization that sent me up to meet Matt, …
On a recent visit to Saratoga Springs, NY, a visit to Yaddo Gardens was instore. Yaddo Gardens is part of the Haunted History Trail of New York State. When I was the content manager for the Haunted History Trail, the Yaddo Gardens intrigued me. It …
There’s something beautiful and sad about this abandoned mini-golf course near the Vermont – New York State border. We were driving past it and I had to get out of the car to get a few shots. Where once, people would come to enjoy themselves …
Wow! What a fantastic four-week run NIGHT LIGHTS had at Griffis Sculpture Park this fall. Originally we were only going to be open for three weeks, but the weather was so good we kept NIGHT LIGHTS open one more week. The best part was raising …