<\/p>Tonight on Starz<\/a> is the beginning of a 8 part mini-series based on Ken Follett\u2019s novel, The Pillars of the Earth<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0 This epic story deals with conflicting elements: building and destruction, love and war, good and evil, religion and royalty, family and foe,\u00a0 feast and famine, joy and misery, and so on. Although the fight for the crown\u00a0in feudal\u00a0England is a central theme, the evolution of building a massive Romanesque<\/a> church to building a soaring Gothic cathedral <\/a>in medieval 12th century England intrigued me more.\n

How does this story about architecture relate to me and my experiences in life? Like Tom the Builder and Jack, my father, grandfather and many uncles were builders. They built everything!\u00a0 Commercial buildings, houses, furniture, cabinets, outdoor sculptures, and extravagent bird houses. Building is part of my roots!<\/p>\n

In college, I had to take art history classes where I studied Romanesque churches,\u00a0 Gothic cathedrals, flying buttresses, cornices,\u00a0naves, and so on. At the time I found it a bit mundane. Since then I\u2019ve been fortunate to travel to Europe, and now find that those classes were very valuable when\u00a0visiting various architectural sites. As I read the novel, I found myself intrigued by all the building practices of the time.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Although I\u2019m not a builder, I\u00a0now have a penchant for photographing ancient\u00a0walls. While in Andalusia, Spain, I toured lots of Moorish architecture <\/a>and photographed the walls and crumbling\u00a0arabesque <\/a>ornamentation. Those images were used as background\u00a0textures in my Arborglyph and Arabesque<\/em> monoprint series. I worked on this series for an exhibit in Kuwait in 2007.<\/p>\n

Calligraphy <\/a>is an important art form there. My Arborglyphs<\/a> <\/em>(calligraphy-like glyphs\u00a0that have\u00a0NO particular meaning) <\/em>provide\u00a0a\u00a0visual\u00a0link between cultures.<\/p>\n

Arborglyphs and Arabesque: (2 symbols 1, 3) Ancient Rust Walls<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a9 2007 Linda C. Everson, All Right Reserved.<\/p>\n

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