OKRA & INDIGO / african radiance

+GENETIC MEMORY+

>is a powerful force in new orleans creoles< 

 >with links back to france, spain, italy and<
+TROPICAL AFRICA+
>the latter providing powerful magic<
>tradition practices and magicians<
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+INDIGO AND SUGAR PLANTED+

+IN THE FERTILE SOIL GREW+
>(bought indigo book @ getty)<

>W/ VIGOR & ART REWARD+ 

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>like the sitwell family in england whose<
>artistic harvest followed ancestors who<
+(SPIRITUAL HARVEST+
+FOLLOWS PLANTING)+
>made nails, cavaroc & degruy children<
>have produced a spiritual renaissance<
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>heloise lamothe cavaroc, our great grandmother<
>in front of the cavaroc plantation house, locus<
+( LASCAUX CAVES NEAR+
+ancient CAVAROC ROOTS)+

>of our bordeaux roots art oriented ancestors<

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>magic in its metaphysical organic biotronic<
>context was the focus of much of my nola<
+(METAPHYSIC GRAPHICS+
+= HEART OF THE ISSUE)+
>architectural & metaphysical graphics<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>tropical collage graphics grew from the soil<
>of organic & metaphysical enriched vision<
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>soul food is powerful sustenance in new orleans<
>and okra is the african ingredient that is very<
+(OKRA=GENETIC MEMORY+
+FROM SOUL OF AFRICANS)+
>important in the preparation of this alchemy<
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>a streetcar named "desire" once passed ranny's<
>nineteen forty's house at 1111 bourbon street<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >it is an interesting fact that the two leading<
>new orleans drinks"sazerac"&"ramos fizz"<
+(ALCHEMY IN NEW ORLEANS+
+LAB OF CHARLES CAVAROC)+
>came from the alchemists of chas cavaroc<
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>french creole 18th century lakeside residence<
>in mandeville hosted both degruy & marigny<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >two special places in st tammany parish<
>french creole 18th C above, and french<
+(EUGENE RAY-1960+
+/ JUNGLE STUDIO)+
>creole 20th C below (my home/studio)
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>french creole final resting place in the<
>jungle of st. tammany parish louisiana<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                      
>the french creole country cemetery near<
>marigny and degruy plantations provide<

+(MY MAIL ART GRAPHICS+

+SENT TO MANY OF YOU)+

>graphics for my new orleans oeuvre<

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>in the 1960s of the nola vieux carre<
>i constructed three radiant places<
+(RADIANT W/ COLOR+
+LIGHT & ENERGY)+ !
>within 3 blocks of cafe dumonde<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >internationally this may be the most important<
>structure in new orleans (19th cent. library<
+(HH RICHARDSON was BORN+
+@ ST JOSEPH PLANTATION)+
>it was designed by h.h. richardson mentor<
+GOOGLE: H.H. RICHARDSON+
>to frank lloyd wright in his early years<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^              

 >the saulet plantation house as it appeared in<
>its final years in the nola garden district was<
+(SAULET PLANTATION 1763+
>(perry versailles family link)<
+F.V.deGRUY INLAWS home)+
>in its heyday a very important social hub of<
>several creole families related to degruy<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY/ deGRUY+
>(see rendering on page 20 of<
>n.o. architecture, volume 1)<

+SAULET PLANTATION HOUSE+

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eugene ray, mfa, architect

professor emeritus, sdsu