What is the White Church Gallery?

Mike and Carrie Zaitz are renovating an old Methodist Church in Grindstone City, Michigan. Mike claims he just wanted a place to work on his art. He sold Carrie on it, since she's usually up for adventures. From that happy December of 2011 till now, the investment in time and money has seen the church rebuilt from its glorious bones into a work of art, in progress. Carrie is documenting the process because, well, it's easier to hold a camera than to hold an edging sander. She's done both, because she is having an adventure, but it is Mike who drives this project with his intelligence, talent and energy. Together they are working toward creating an art gallery. A gallery which holds objects of beauty and inspiration, but which always points back to the source, our heavenly Father.

Saturday, April 5, 2014

Stu Stu Studio!

So what do you want to do this weekend?

Foreshadowing shot.
Hows about we make a studio so we can make some art?  First step: let's get some of the Artist's work all up in here. 

Art. Check.

Next step: Let's make it convenient to work. The Artist needs an area to store his tools. 

Hmm, I smell a Sears Solution! Check!
Indeed. What better than a Craftsman tool box. On wheels! 

Mobile unit. Check. 
Ok, before I move on, let's really focus on the joy a simple solution like a giant Craftsman tool unit brings. All the stuff can go in it. All of it! Brushes, pencils, acrylics, oils, papers, tools, tapes, glues and more. There's even a drawer for incense! 

The Craftsman and the Artist!
Even the little lady was happy about this solution! 
I prefer Artists, but Craftsmen have their uses... 
Last step:  it's up to the Artist. He's made his studio. now he must be left alone to create. So let's take a walk. It's early April, and it's been a brutally cold and lengthy winter. So what does Lake Huron look like? 
Frozen
Brr! 
Cold, but beautiful. 
What else is going on this spring around Grindstone Corners? 

No buds on the trees yet...
But there is new life! Look, a baby cow!

Seriously, city girl? It's a calf. MY calf. Back off!  
This Momma cow did a deep menacing moo at me to express her feelings about my interest in her baby c... I mean calf. 

This cow expressed himself in other ways!

Back End!
Mike and I agree- this cow pasture is one of the world's more magical places. There's just something about it. The cows always have attitude, the landscape is always beautiful, and there's always something there that makes you just want to stop and step into the world of the pasture. It's just part of what makes Grindstone so very special! 

I also happen to be privy to what is on the Artist's easel right now, and it is cow-shaped! They are so inspirational!

See you next weekend!

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