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It's the last Tuesday of the month, so it's time for the first Tickle a Teapotter of the year, and we are delighted to have
Jean, jkanack as our guest hostess. She has a fun and educational challenge for us - here it is:
Frank Lloyd Wright was born in 1867 in Richland Center, WI and was an American architect, interior designer, writer, and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures, 532 of which were completed, and furniture and stained glass windows for the insides of the buildings. Wright believed in designing structures that were in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture. This philosophy was best exemplified by Fallingwater (1935), which has been called "the best all-time work of American architecture" His creative period spanned more than 70 years.
Wright was the pioneer of what came to be called the Prairie School movement of architecture, and he also developed the concept of the Usonian home in Broadacre City, his unique vision for urban planning in the United States.
He designed the Guggenheim Museum in NYC, the SC Johnson Co. building in Racine, WI, Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Wauwatosa, WI, Taliesen in Spring Green, WI and homes and buildings all over the US and around the world. In 1991, the American Assoc. of Architects chose him as the greatest American architect of all time. He was also known (infamously) for his colorful personal life.
CHALLENGE:Create a project about architecture, designing, building supplies, furniture. Think about what goes into designing and building organic structures particularly. If you google Frank Lloyd Wright, you can see images of many of the structures he designed and his stained glass and furniture.
DESTINATION STATION:
This week our destination is each other! Once a month, we send our cards to each other!
Check out THIS NEW THREAD in the TEApot Tuesday Extras Forum. If you are participating in the card exchange please go to this thread and follow the instructions. Make sure to sign up by bedtime on Saturday 2nd of February, as I will do the draw the next morning.
Be sure to use KEYWORD MMTPT549 in your upload and post a comment here so we can all see your card!
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I thought Jean's challenge was such fun! I have two cards on the go...but unfortunately this wretched 'flu means that they are both still sitting incomplete on my desk. I hope to be along with them in a couple of days.
Thank you, Jean for an inspiring challenge. I hope to explore Franks furniture and windows later on this week. For now, I have brought one of his quotes to the gallery.
Super challenge Jean. I use to live in a neighborhood that had many homes inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright. It was a beautiful area full of amazing homes. Here is my card:
Geez I just edited my card in the gallery and the text ended up with a bunch of questions marks and weird stuff....when will everything get back to normal....:confused:
okay you all need to just send me all of your cards....make a second one for someone else, ok?????? i'm blown away by all your creativity and ideas and am so happy you're having fun with this. So my address is in the teapot spread sheet, it's the only one you need! Jean Bean is indeed the dancing queen today (although if Susan indeed has two left feet, I'll dance with someone else!)
__________________ Jean Bean the Dancing Queen "You can play a shoestring if you're sincere." -John Coltrane
Jean and I were lucky enough to graduate from Florida Southern College which has the largest collection of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings in the world. They have a FLW heritage center there now. We were surrounded and infused with FLW the four years we attended. If you ever have the chance to visit Lakeland, FL, be sure to tour the campus. I will definitely be making a card for this challenge. I just have to decide exactly what to make.
__________________ Pat Scatter Joy! Throw kindness around like confetti!
Geez I just edited my card in the gallery and the text ended up with a bunch of questions marks and weird stuff....when will everything get back to normal....:confused:
I know what you mean. I freaked out and texted Jacqueline because on Thursday there were only 8 cards in my gallery and I knew there were 15 when I uploaded mine! Where did they go? Lost in cyberspace for awhile. Jacqueline sent a message to Lydia and voila! they were back. Crazy.
__________________ Pat Scatter Joy! Throw kindness around like confetti!
Jean and I were lucky enough to graduate from Florida Southern College which has the largest collection of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings in the world. They have a FLW heritage center there now. We were surrounded and infused with FLW the four years we attended. If you ever have the chance to visit Lakeland, FL, be sure to tour the campus. I will definitely be making a card for this challenge. I just have to decide exactly what to make.
My parents lived in Lakeland in the winters for many years ~ they used to take us around to see the beautiful FLW buildings. Good memories.
__________________ Claudia Splitcoast Fan Club Member
Jean, what a fantastic challenge this was today! I loved it. I live in a Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired home. This is just one side of the house and all 4 sides are completely different from each other. Some people say we live in a weird house, but I prefer to say Unique instead. Ha! ~Karen.
__________________ Jan 'Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ'. Philippians 1:6
Thank you Jean for the neat challenge. I was not sure how to go with building so went with stained glass. Here is my Window for my fellow tickler.
__________________ We as people are raindrops of colorful ink , falling down Crisp and Clear, each a different shade more vibrant then the last, but once we realize at the bottom of an endless abyss we all fall into the same inkpot forming one color, only then can we come together as one My son.
okay you all need to just send me all of your cards....make a second one for someone else, ok?????? i'm blown away by all your creativity and ideas and am so happy you're having fun with this. So my address is in the teapot spread sheet, it's the only one you need! Jean Bean is indeed the dancing queen today (although if Susan indeed has two left feet, I'll dance with someone else!)
I just spat tea all over my iPad when I read this. You are so funny Jean - thanks for such a unique Teaparty. The gallery looks AMAZING!!!
__________________ Susie
Please don't take your organs to heaven - heaven knows we need them here.
Wow, awesome challenge, Jean. I was going to do something boring until I saw all the cool cards people created. As is getting to be my habit, I might have been a tad ambitious, as the card isn't quite what was in my head. Be sure to follow the link on the description to see what inspired it.
Also seconding whoever recommended the book Loving Frank, which was very interesting.
I seem to remember back when I worked for the Atlanta newspapers we had a story on a building he'd designed in Atlanta, one of his very first commissioned works. It was a small, very ordinary looking office building, nothing like what he'd go on to do. (but it's possible I've mixed up famous architects and am thinking of someone totally different).
I'm playing my "Challenge Catch-up" cardmaking. I love the architecture of churches...from the Notre Dame Cathedral to the simplest country church. This church reminds me of the 1905 historical church that we attended with our family until the "new" church was built. The "old" church still stands and is used for weddings and other nostalgic parish events.Here is my card: Stepping to Church for Christmas!
__________________ Carlene aka Chatterbox-1--My BLOG; My Pinterest;My SCS Gallery; FAVORITES Team Member; 2022 Christmas Card Challenge 75/105. My SCS Goal: Challenge Catch-up; Sketch Challenge Sample Card Team (August 2022--January 2023).
MMTPT549 ~ January 29, 1019 ~ If You Build It...
