TULANE, THNOC / GRUY PLANTATIONS / radiant architecture / graphics

+"FOR ONE BRIEF MOMENT+

>(flash in the  >evening sky<

>life-art-architecture-poetry)<

+THERE WAS >CAMELOT"<+

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>thursday morning at >dawn a taxi shall take<

>marianne and i to >lindburg field (he did fly<

>the spirit of st. louis from dutch flats here to<

+(AUTUMN SAFARI >SEEING+

+FAMILY-FRIENDS>THNOC /+

+RETURN TO TULANE UNIV)+

>his destiny) where we leave for our journey<

>atlanta, new orleans<, then finally little rock<

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+PROF. DANIAL HAMMER+

>our friend< with the >historic new orleans<

>collection< has been, >with john lawrence<

+(de GRUY PLANTATION AND+

+>>>GLAPION PLANTATION +

+>ST CHARLES PARISH INFO)+

>(away at a conference) our >kind host and<

>my question this year is st. chas parish 18c<

+(THE GRUY ALSO HAD  a>ST+

+JOHN PARISH PLANTATION)+

>our >degruy ancestors plantation next door<

>also the glapion plantation  / st johns parish<

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 >the most >important de gruy plantation was<
>the one >built across from napoleon ave. by<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / de GRUY / VOISIN)+
>jean baptiste degruy & joseph verloin degruy<
>his brother / the voisin plantation is also vital<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>our brother >randolph j. ray jr & >clarence<
>john laughlin were >brilliant masters of the<
+(GOOGLE :>>> EUGENE RAY /+
+CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN)+
>esoteric & metaphysical dimensions fueling<
>the essence of art and poetry in new orleans<
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 >metaphysical correspondence< >art reflecting<
>our french creole heritage< shall be >given to<
+GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+CORRESPONDENCE ART+
>the >historic new orleans collection as part of<
>my archive upon my leaving this planet earth<
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 >domes, cones & >openable spheres are prominent<
>in my >studio classroom of the 1970s at sdsu with<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>/ RADIANT CONCEPTS)+
>biomorphic structures vital &>tensegrity structures<
>hanging from the ceiling / ralph bowman my assist<
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 >this comprehensive >overview of radiant<
>architecture by wun chok bong shall be in<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+"THE GODS MACHINES")+
>my bag when we leave for new orleans &<
>shall be a vital part of my design offerings<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >in this >silver ship studio in lajolla california<
>was drawn hundreds of designs & composed<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>/ SILVER SHIP STUDIO)+
>hundreds of metaphysical correspondence art<
>collage to express the >art-life synergy-vision<
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 >four, rather faded sheets< from  >my original<
>entry in the >"house for longer living" design<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+MODERN PLANTATION)+
>competition in japan / >my entry is a chateaux<
>plantation for 3 generations of the same family<
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 >our sansouci forest >raised, glass pavilion<
>house surrounded by its >private jungle of<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / SANSOUCI FOREST)+
>deciduous trees near the bogue falaya river<
>was the mise-en-scene for radiant concepts<
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+MY TWO STUDIO HOMES STILL+
+EXIST BUT ALTERED /  IT IS MY+
>(my family recalls the beauty<
>of living in these two homes)<
+DEEPEST WISH THAT  >IN TIME+
>(many photos in my >blog and<
>archive provide imp reference)<
+THEY SHALL BE RESTORED AS+
+PER THE >ORIGINAL DESIGNS<+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>(this is the >last blog until after<
+BLOG RESUMES 10-20+
>our return from >autumn safari)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+PLEASE FOLLOW MY+
+FACEBOOK PAGE AS+
>(now showing<
>alums-friends<
>organic-biom)<
+WE >NOLA JOURNEY+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>(h.h. richardson (link w/ john<
>ray family at breston) born @<
+(FACEBOOK PG)+
>st. joseph plantation in 19th c)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu