As we emerge from our cocoons – from a far too long winter if you ask me – it’s time to think about how to get out and enjoy our great city, modern style.Last Saturday morning, I took the family down to Findlay Market for our favorite breakfast.It wasn’t exactly warm yet, but it felt good to be at the market, especially for some of the best food in town!The breakfast bowl from Aunt Flora’s is fantastic (smashed potatoes, egg, cheese and bacon….), especially with a side of Belgian waffle from Jean-Francois (www.tastefrombelgium.com ).Words cannot describe these waffles – like nothing you have ever eaten before.Trust me – just go down to the market and get one (or two)!
After loading up on our market staples (Krause’s roast beef, Eckerlin’s pepper goetta), we headed over to Country Club gallery to see the Charley Harper exhibit (http://www.countryclubgallery.com/current.html).For those who haven’t been, Country Club is in the same building as the Carl Solway Gallery, also on Findlay street, but west of the market in the West End.We were all completely speechless at the beauty of the works, and believe me, it’s not like any Harper exhibit you have seen before.
These are the original drawings from the Golden Book of Biology and The Animal Kingdom books, illustrated by Harper in the early 1960’s for the Golden Press.And they are all for sale!OK, the prices are kind of steep – most in the $2000 – $6000 range – they are a treat to look at nonetheless.Many have the original crop marks and printer notations. It really makes you wonder about the investment value of these rare original Harper pieces.I have a feeling that in actually, the prices really aren’t so steep…..
And while you are there oogling over the works, don’t forget to go in the back room and see the video of Todd Oldham, fellow Harper groupie, talking about his friend Charlie on an episode of CBS Sunday Morning.
The last stop on our ‘downtown tour’ was Park + Vine, Cincinnati’s very own green general store, to check out the cf3 modern architecture exhibit (http://www.parkandvine.com/?page_id=153 ).Yes, I’ve seen the exhibit before – having worked on it with Chris Magee and Mike Keifling – but I wanted to see how they had it displayed in the store.I also wanted to check out the store since I hadn’t been before.The exhibit looked great, prominently displayed along a wall – easy to read and see the photos.The guy behind the counter even said that Ben Dombar’s family had been down to check it out and take pictures of it the week before.Very cool!
Of course, while at Park + Vine wehad to do a little shopping – an aluminum water bottle, recycled motherboard keychain, bamboo spoon.I resisted the urge to buy the “Florence Y’all” t-shirt with a vintage “Carol Brady” photo on it.AND, we were home in time for my teen agers to go off and do things with their friends.Ya gotta love Cincinnati!
saturday morning – cincinnati modern style!
Posted by cincinnatimodern on March 31, 2008
As we emerge from our cocoons – from a far too long winter if you ask me – it’s time to think about how to get out and enjoy our great city, modern style. Last Saturday morning, I took the family down to Findlay Market for our favorite breakfast. It wasn’t exactly warm yet, but it felt good to be at the market, especially for some of the best food in town! The breakfast bowl from Aunt Flora’s is fantastic (smashed potatoes, egg, cheese and bacon….), especially with a side of Belgian waffle from Jean-Francois (www.tastefrombelgium.com ). Words cannot describe these waffles – like nothing you have ever eaten before. Trust me – just go down to the market and get one (or two)!
After loading up on our market staples (Krause’s roast beef, Eckerlin’s pepper goetta), we headed over to Country Club gallery to see the Charley Harper exhibit (http://www.countryclubgallery.com/current.html). For those who haven’t been, Country Club is in the same building as the Carl Solway Gallery, also on Findlay street, but west of the market in the West End. We were all completely speechless at the beauty of the works, and believe me, it’s not like any Harper exhibit you have seen before.
These are the original drawings from the Golden Book of Biology and The Animal Kingdom books, illustrated by Harper in the early 1960’s for the Golden Press. And they are all for sale! OK, the prices are kind of steep – most in the $2000 – $6000 range – they are a treat to look at nonetheless. Many have the original crop marks and printer notations. It really makes you wonder about the investment value of these rare original Harper pieces. I have a feeling that in actually, the prices really aren’t so steep…..
And while you are there oogling over the works, don’t forget to go in the back room and see the video of Todd Oldham, fellow Harper groupie, talking about his friend Charlie on an episode of CBS Sunday Morning.
The last stop on our ‘downtown tour’ was Park + Vine, Cincinnati’s very own green general store, to check out the cf3 modern architecture exhibit (http://www.parkandvine.com/?page_id=153 ). Yes, I’ve seen the exhibit before – having worked on it with Chris Magee and Mike Keifling – but I wanted to see how they had it displayed in the store. I also wanted to check out the store since I hadn’t been before. The exhibit looked great, prominently displayed along a wall – easy to read and see the photos. The guy behind the counter even said that Ben Dombar’s family had been down to check it out and take pictures of it the week before. Very cool!
Of course, while at Park + Vine we had to do a little shopping – an aluminum water bottle, recycled motherboard keychain, bamboo spoon. I resisted the urge to buy the “Florence Y’all” t-shirt with a vintage “Carol Brady” photo on it. AND, we were home in time for my teen agers to go off and do things with their friends. Ya gotta love Cincinnati!
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