In 1989 I met Steven McRedmond. He was fighting to refocus a family property which was once the 100,000 sf Neuhoff meat packing facility on the banks of the Cumberland River in downtown Nashville. Long shut down, his vision was to bring in architects and create an arts centered community. A little backstory ... Nashville is a huge US transportation hub, a major university center, the state capitol, the country music center, etc. In any other US city, this site (with a panoramic view of the downtown skyline 10 minutes away) would have been scooped up years ago for development. Some of us were excited.
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12 August 2009
09 August 2009
The Treasure of Sierra Keller
We have demented friends, John Keller and Leslie Harrison, who live on a pristine Sierra ridgeback. Leslie is a renown, pastel artist specializing in unique portraits of animals. John, on the other hand, is harder to describe. I first met John when he was a talented marketing professional in Monterey, CA; his side passions were music and sculpting. He created the first and still successfull Dixieland Festival, played country music on the side and loved horses and fine wine.
02 January 2009
Bonne Annee
Are all of you still breathing after 2008? Take a bow. Even as weird as these economic times are, people are starting to appear more optimistic. I even had a Xmas party and puttered on my bathroom... hey, this is big news!
Failla and Spring Mt. Retreat
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Inspiring Artists
- Doug Sharp
Creating low cost, low maintenance shelters for the world's poor - Richard Hoover
One of the finest custom luthiers today - The Ol' Factory Cafe
Epicenter of food, style and green dedication from Morgan Christopher, the next governor of CA - Gregory Colbert
Breathtaking photography of humans and nature in harmony - Bill and Athena Steen
The Straw Bale House pioneers - Bruce Hammond
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