Minnie Evans Paintings & Sculpture Garden

The Angel That Stands By Me: Minnie Evans' Paintings

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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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AIRLIE GARDENS BOTTLE CHAPEL

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