Brandenberry Amish Furniture offers a wide selection of practical solid wood furniture, including sturdy sofa servers.
Shipshewana, IN (PRWEB) June 19, 2012
Brandenberry Amish Furniture, located in Northern Indiana’s Amish country, recently added sofa servers to their solid wood furniture selection. Sofa servers, also known as tray tables or portable tables, are commonly used as a portable dining table, work space, book or magazine holder, or laptop computer platform.Brandenberry’s sofa servers are built at an optimum size (26 ¾ H) to allow space for seating at a chair, sofa or recliner. Brandenberry client service representative Alice notes the versatility of the sofa servers stating, "The sofa servers are great for holding drinks or food by the sofa, are small enough to fit comfortably between people, and come with an optional drawer which makes them great for iPad and Kindle storage." Sturdy construction, a rich wood finish and custom options (including wood species, wood slat and design choices), make each of Brandenberry’s sofa servers dynamic furnishings great for home use.
Brandenberry’s furniture is crafted by Midwestern Amish artisans using regional hardwoods and traditional woodworking methods. This detailed craftsmanship results in pieces that are durable and beautiful. The sofa servers are crafted in two iconic Amish styles: Mission and Traditional. The simple styles reveal the practical, timeless appeal of Amish-crafted furniture.
About Brandenberry Amish Furniture:
LeRoy and Ida Weaver established their first Amish furniture store in 1989 in Shipshewana, Indiana, before opening Brandenberry Amish Furniture in 2008. They maintain two family-owned and operated businesses offering a full line of solid wood, Amish Furniture at affordable prices. In addition to providing a wide selection of home furniture, Brandenberry Amish Furniture offers a range of services, including layaway and delivery options, custom furniture design consultation, price quotes and exclusive sales.
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Brandenberry Amish Furniture
260-768-3270
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Gilboa-Conesville exhibit to feature storm-inspired art - Daily Star
A collection of student artwork and poetry created in response to Hurricane Irene will be unveiled at 6:30 p.m. today at Gilboa-Conesville Central School.
"The Eyes of the Storm: Hurricane Irene in Images and Words" features 216 pages of writing and artwork created by 97 students in 5th through 12th grades at Gilboa-Conesville, as well as images of the flood contributed by adult photographers.
A celebration of the publication will take place in the school gymnasium at 132 Wyckoff Road. Complimentary copies of the book will be presented to contributors and will be available for purchase.
The program will be introduced by Superintendent Ruth Hutt Reeves, followed by comments by art teacher and curator of the project Susan Kliza, and Bertha Rogers, teaching artist and editor of the book. Selected students will then read from their poetry, after which refreshments will be served.
According to a media release, "The Eyes of the Storm" began as a visual response to the the devastation left by Hurricane Irene in the hamlets and villages near Gilboa, which directly affected many students and their families. The school's decision to discuss the natural tragedy ledto an art project led by Kliza; her students created two- and three-dimensional works of art about Irene, then wrote statements about the storm and resulting damage.
The MURAL Gallery in Stamford hosted the first public showing of the art, followed by exhibits at Catskill Elementary School, Schoharie Watershed Summit; and the Kaaterskill Fine Arts Gallery in Hunter.
Kliza then invited Rogers, a master teaching artist and poet living near Treadwell, to the school, through the DCMO BOCES Arts in Education Program, to conduct poetry workshops for Kliza's students as well as other classes at GCCS.
The A. Lindsay and Olive B. O'Connor Foundation and Rebuild Gilboa funded "The Eyes of the Storm: Hurricane Irene in Images and Words."
For more information, email Skliza316@gmail.com or bkrogers@delhitel.net, or call the school at 588-7541.
Source: thedailystar.com
Vandal is caught on video spray-painting priceless Picasso artwork in the middle of a Houston gallery - Daily Mail
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An incredible video, posted on YouTube, captures the moment a daring vandal defaced Pablo Picasso's 1929 artwork 'Woman in a Red Armchair' as it hung on a Texas gallery wall.
The iPhone footage, taken by a stunned museum goer on Wednesday, shows a young man walk up to the famous painting in the Menil Collection, Houston, and use a stencil to spray-paint a bull in its centre before fleeing the scene.
Underneath the bull, which is painted in gold, the graffiti artist sprayed the word 'Conquista' which means 'Conquest' or 'Conquer' in Spanish.
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Graffiti: The expensive painting, pictured, was spray painted with a bull and the word 'Conquista'
Houston police are using the footage as well as surveillance video from the gallery in their hunt for the culprit, who they believe to be Hispanic and aged between 19 and 20.
No one has been charged at this stage.
'Our burglary and theft division is actively working on this,' Houston police spokesman Kefe Smith said. 'It is a very active investigation but no one has been charged at this time.'
Caught: The vandal, pictured, walked up to the painting and spray painted it before fleeing the gallery
According to KPRC News, the man who caught the act on tape said he followed the vandal out of the gallery and quizzed him as to why he desecrated the artwork.
Responding, he identified himself as an up and coming Mexican-American artist looking to honour Picasso's work.
'I was texting someone on my phone and as soon as I saw him walking towards the Picasso I pressed the record button on my camera app,' the man, who did not want to be named, told the station.
'It only took one second, he spray painted it then walked off.'
Fleeing: The culprit, pictured, bolted after desecrating the artwork
The museum rushed the painting to its on-site conservation lab where staff are still working to restore it to its former glory.
'The prognosis is good', said spokesman Gretchen Sammons, who added that the museum had never seen an incident like this before.
'This is the first time anything like this is has happened,' Ms Sammons told MailOnline.
'The incident was caught on tape by a museum visitor. The gallery's surveillance footage also caught it and police are using that.
Before: The 1929 painting, pictured here before being defaced, is one of nine Picasso's owned by the gallery
'The artwork is currently with the museum's onsite conservation lab. The prognosis is good. But we have no idea when it will be back on display. It's an active investigation with the Houston police.'
The 1929 painting is one of nine Picasso's owned by the Menil Collection. The museum was unable to estimate the painting's value.
The founders bought it in 1956 and it has been on display on and off since 1987 and occasionally loaned out to other museums.
The Menil also owns 14 drawings, a terra-cotta sculpture and more than 100 prints by Picasso.
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
Be a part of Yoko Ono's #smilesfilm artwork - The Guardian
"My ultimate goal in film-making is to make a film which includes a smiling face snap of every single human being in the world." Yoko Ono, 1967
#smilesfilm is a worldwide participatory artwork by Yoko Ono that shows her longstanding vision of the power of mass participation.
First conceived in 1967 as a way of connecting people around the world, Ono's updated 21st-century project invites people to upload images of their smiles to Instagram and Twitter using the hashtag #smilesfilm.
Smiles are collated by the #smilesfilm website and app, which are watchable globally and locally – both on a world map and as a film. As Ono puts it: "People from cities and countries around the world can freely upload their smiles by mobile phone and computer to the world and its people. Each time we add our smiles to #smilesfilm, we are creating our future, together. Give us your smile! I love you!"
How to contribute to #smilesfilm
1. Take or upload a picture on Instagram (@smilesfilm) or Twitter.
2. Add the hashtag #smilesfilm to the text or tweet.
3. Add your geotag location to appear on the map.
4. That's it! Don't forget to smile!
• #smilesfilm is being shown at London's Serpentine Gallery as part of Yoko Ono's show To the Light, which runs from 21 June until 9 September. See Adrian Searle's verdict here. See more from Yoko Ono's Guardian digital takeover here.
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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