The Angel That Stands By Me: Minnie Evans' Paintings
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Showing posts with label Bottle Chapel. Show all posts
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Thursday, July 26, 2012
Minnie Evans Paintings & Sculpture Garden
The Angel That Stands By Me: Minnie Evans' Paintings
The life and work of visionary artist Minnie Evans, born in Long Creek, North Carolina (outside of Wilmington) in 1892 was commemorated with the Minnie Evans Sculpture Garden and Bottle Chapel at Airlie Gardens, dedicated in 2004.
In this video, Wilmington painter and illustrator Virginia Wright-Frierson, who designed the garden gives of tour that includes the contributions of Wilmington artists Hiroshi Sueyoshi, Dumay Gorham, Karen Crouch, Michael Van Hout and Brooks Koff whose works are seen throughout the garden..
Bottle Chapel, Airlie Gardens
Building the Bottle Chapel
The making of the Minnie Evans Bottle Chapel at Airlie Gardens in Wilmington, N.C. The Bottle Chapel contains over 4000 glass bottles, and was built by Wilmington artist Virginia Wright-Frierson during 2003-2004.For more on the work of Virginia Wright-Frierson, visit her webpage:
http://vmw-f.com/
Virginia Wright-Frierson - Bottle Chapel
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In 2003, the artist won a competition to create a memorial garden to honor the outsider artist Minnie Evans at Airlie Gardens in Wilmington, North Carolina, the garden where Evans worked as a gatekeeper for 40 years. Virginia Wright-Frierson selected and managed a team of seven artists, who each created their own sculptures. The year-long construction of the project was supported by grants and the help of many volunteers.
Wright-Frierson’s work is a bottle chapel made of various colored bottles set in mortar over rebar and treated wood posts to form a 7-sided chapel, measuring 17 feet high and 17 feet across in all directions. The chapel is lit at night, giving the effect of huge stained glass windows.
Artist's statement: Virginia Wright-Frierson
http://vmw-f.com/airlie.htm
In 2003, the artist won a competition to create a memorial garden to honor the outsider artist Minnie Evans at Airlie Gardens in Wilmington, North Carolina, the garden where Evans worked as a gatekeeper for 40 years. Virginia Wright-Frierson selected and managed a team of seven artists, who each created their own sculptures. The year-long construction of the project was supported by grants and the help of many volunteers.
Wright-Frierson’s work is a bottle chapel made of various colored bottles set in mortar over rebar and treated wood posts to form a 7-sided chapel, measuring 17 feet high and 17 feet across in all directions. The chapel is lit at night, giving the effect of huge stained glass windows.
Artist's statement: Virginia Wright-Frierson
http://vmw-f.com/airlie.htm
Monday, June 4, 2012
Minnie Evans Bottle Chapel at Airlie Gardens in Wilmington, N.C.
Building the Bottle Chapel - YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAFGqjBlj0w
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on Dec 27, 2011
The making of the Minnie Evans Bottle
Chapel at Airlie Gardens in Wilmington, N.C. The Bottle Chapel contains
over 4000 glass bottles, and was built by Wilmington artist Virginia
Wright-Frierson during 2003-2004.
For more on the work of Virginia Wright-Frierson, visit her webpage:
http://vmw-f.com/
This film was shot and edited by Dargan Frierson, Jr. (husband of the artist) and features original music by Dargan M. W. Frierson (son of the artist).
For more on the work of Virginia Wright-Frierson, visit her webpage:
http://vmw-f.com/
This film was shot and edited by Dargan Frierson, Jr. (husband of the artist) and features original music by Dargan M. W. Frierson (son of the artist).
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