ANCIENT GRUY BLAZON / new orleans creole culture heritage

+THE CRESCENT & THE STAR+

>symbols on the ancient verloin de gruy blazon<

>reflect the campaign of early gruyere knights<

+(ANCIENT GRUY KNIGHTS+

+11C TEMPLAR CRUSADES)+

>first over the walls of ancient jerusalem<

>(the crucial date was july 15th 1099)<

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+ROUGEMONT MONASTERY+

>near the ancient castle of gruyere was built<

>in gratitude for safe return of gruy knights<

+(THE FIRST PRINTING>+

+PRESS TECHNOLOGY)+

>from the first crusade "orient" campaign<

>(probably the origin of the orient forest)<

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+ARTS & SCHOLARSHIP+

>flourished in the rougemont monastery<

>reflecting the spread of civilization as<

+(TROUBADOERS &+

+ARTISTS EXCELL)+

>gruyere castle became an arts center<

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 >two examples to the early verloin degruy<
>blazon reflecting their 1st crusade history<
+(ANCIENT BLAZON >/+
+REFLECTS HISTORY)+
>and early gruyere cultural activities as<
>seen in "counts of gruyere"/ dekoven<
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 >the xenon troudeau plantation house near<
>new orleans has been my favorite early<
+(ZENON TROUDEAU+
+>/ CREOLE VISION)+
>louisiana french plantation house as<
>i studied the plantations for>design<
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 >organic energy and african vitality synergise in<
>my new orleans collage graphic using produce<
+(COLOR-LIGHT-ENERGY+
+BIO-TRONIC-MORPHIC)+
>box image as root for my architecture lexicon<
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 >"making groceries", new orleans parlance for<
>buying groceries as basis for this collage that<
+(FRENCH-AFRICAN NOLA+
+/"CULTURAL SYNERGY")+
>stars francois verloin degruy & his gardner<
>as equals in the cosmos of nola culture<
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 >during the time i worked in an architectural<
>office in pirates alley i photographed this<
+(NATIVE PALMETTO+
+IN PIRATES ALLEY)+
>gigantic native palmetto of my ancestors<
>(j.b. degruy carts designed for lafitte)<
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>18th century plantation house of prince<
>murat stars with a creole above ground<
+(FRENCH COLONIAL+
+/ CREOLE HARVEST)+
>tomb as basis for french creole harvest<
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>french plantation house ruins as poignant<
>monuments to a lost history as the youth<
+(FRESH GROWTH+
+/ LOST HISTORY)+
>sow seeds and reap harvest of the future<
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 >new orleans jazz became a strong interest<
>of mine as took photos in the vieux carre<
+(NEW ORLEANS JAZZ+
+/ W/ UFO-ET FRAME)+
>at night, later designing "jazz workshop"<
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 >new orleans beer signage & french plantation<
>houses synergise in my contact photo sheet to<
+(ELEMENTS "A"& "B"+
+STRONGER MIXED)+
>form a creole alchemical gumbo love matrix<
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 >nola corner grocery stores as cultural icons<
>at the heart of old new orleans and adopted<
+(NOLA CORNER GROCERY+
+w/ BOND BREAD BLAZON)+
>by my friends john & tania as their home<
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 >"social clubs" by nola bar owners was an<
>efficient drinking incentive but orleanians<
+(NOLA "SOCIAL" CLUBS+
+>FRENCH "TROPIQUE")+
>by nature are very social mixer types<
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 >new orleans cultural street photography was<
>an essential companion to my architecture as<
+(GRASS ROOTS in+
+NEW ORLEANS)+
>i spent two years earning my tulane mfa<
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>daily thousands of orleanians cross this bayou<
>w/o recognizing its importance….as bayou<
+(FRENCH JUNGLE MARKER+
+OF LOUISIANA PURCHASE)+
>manchac separating nola from la. purchase<
>(thomas jefferson wanted just new orleans)<
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+PLEASE NOTE : MY LOVE FOR+
+GRASS ROOTS NOLA WAS AN+
>(my nola family didn't know<
>why california beckoned)<
+INTRO TO RADIANT DESIGN+
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu