the pondering pomegranate: warehouses

for awhile now, i've wanted to get to the (new) Contemporary Art Museum in downtown Raleigh. i was convinced it was near Glenwood Avenue, as i had previously driven past what looked like an art museum but must (i think) be a large art gallery. (the difference between an art museum and an art gallery is possibly quality and definitely purchasing ability.)

so, my dad pointed the car past Glenwood and into the 'Warehouse District' in downtown Raleigh. i never thought of Raleigh as having a warehouse district . . . i think that is a moniker given once city warehouses are repurposed - a placemaking of sorts. &, why, there was the CAM ~

so, besides having it in the back of my head to get to the museum at some point, it turns out a former (and, possibly, future) drawing teacher has a few pieces of her art in a current exhibit. and i thought it might be interesting to check it out . . . .

Mom and Dad perusing the offerings

i was partial to these; however, some near me were slightly disturbed by them. possibly due to pendulous appendages.

gorgeous green amoeba

maker of the amoebae ~ see spaceholder website ~ or try this one

probably my favorite wall of art.

such beautiful colors in this one, by this artist...or more currently, this one.

my teacherfriend's three lovely pieces

her tumblr site...and a little more.

a scroll depicting a great battle between women riding on horses and carrying spears. or not.

i appreciated this artist's work quite a bit.

The drawing I started out with is much better than the one that I ended up with. -richard

This drawing will eventually fade away or become moldy or eaten by insects & or some such fate. -richard

Richard C is, apparently, Richard Craven. most of my internet searches of him circle back to another artist, Ray Johnson, who attended Black Mountain College in the 1940's and was a prolific mail artist.

the Mature Content was around the corner.

she seems to be a jewelry artist, primarily.

& here's that artist i like, again (well, i like a lot of them)

little mediterranean scenes, unspecified.

here's her website.

could be my favorite. let me think about it. & rock a spotted kitty in my wicked witch tights while i do so.

you can see more about this artist here.

meanwhile, downstairs.

beautiful C O L O R S in this grouping.

more beauty found here.

loved this idea. reminded me of the Best Museum in the World.

more found right here.

so, then, we strolled around the corner and found some original cobblestones. there are some still in the alleys of my parents' historic raleigh neighborhood, but it is very unusual to discover any in downtown.