Matthew Smith - an expert in fine leaded art glass - points out that Frank Lloyd Wright's motif in the Elizabeth Murphy House reflects the proportions of the Elizabeth Murphy House herself.
Kids, what do you see in Mr. Wright’s art glass windows?
Appreciating an Art Teacher for Teaching Art Appreciation
This week is #TeacherAppreciationWeek. It's also the seventh week of stay-at-home and that Angela - our matriarch and the amazing Art Teacher at Atwater School - has retooled her curriculum for remote learning. Today and tomorrow she's preparing 5,000 pre-covid pieces for distribution to families!
Rediscovering pricelessness
Yes, it costs more to live in a historic home and it carries special burdens. But no steward that I know is in it to flip it.
Wait. There was no such thing as a “Ranch” home in 1918
Wright was thinking - forty years before anyone else - of lush walkable neighborhoods featuring long, low affordable homes with shadowy eaves, banks of windows, grassy yards and built-in gardens.
Back to School
The field trip is part of an architectural experience facilitated by their Art Teacher, who helps the kids to compare and contrast Wright's organic design philosophies with other design approaches.
The Elizabeth Murphy House 