Savannah 2019

I'm happily in my favorite urban home-away-from-home - Savannah.  The historic district with its wonderfully walkable vibe, enhanced by oasis of greenery every few blocks in the famous Squares of Savannah with Live Oak trees arching everywhere, is just perfect.  Add to that, as I've said before, the artsy vibe from the Savannah Collage of Art and Design - SCAD - and I'm in my happy place.

And there is so much inspiration for what I call my 'regional collages.  A fortunate gal am I.

The historic Savannah Theater's vintage marquee always sends me in a direction and this year I got to time warp into the 50's.

Drifters, Platters & Coasters In Savannah

The Colonial Cemetery is beautiful; a lovely place to walk through and has many stories to tell.  I saw the brochure for the Ole Bones walking tour at one of our favorite coffee shops, Cup to Cup and met Mr Bones.  He hand-painted his so-apropos suit.  By the way, the "orphans" in the title refer to the wall of tombstones, which was made of stones separated from their graves, many by the invading Union Army during the Civil War.  

With the Orphans In Colonial Cemetery - Savannah

Another favorite coffee shop is Gallery Espresso, which is also a lively student hang-out.  The rest rooms are papered with notices, posters, art bits etc and I always find something that catches my eye. Yeppo, always have a camera with you even in the bathroom or especially in these two. As I was working on this collage, I noticed that I had used some of the key elements before and sure enough there they were in another year.  I like that Mr Dali and Mz Starlight spoke to me a couple years in a row.

Dali In Starland - Savannah

Savannah too

I have an association to Patsy Cline and Savannah.  Last year I found a great Patsy Cline badge, which I took to wearing on my little travel purse.  I lost the badge just a week or so ago in Florida, but went back to the Savannah bookstore where I purchased it and happily found another. The only one left in the basket!  She is now more securely ensconced upon the purse.

The other day I came upon the grand Savannah theatre and there on  the marquee is Always Patsy Cline, a musical featuring her music. The old-school marquee and theatre sign truly needed to be a collage.  And yes, these are Patsy's boots a'walking through.

Always Patsy Cline collage ~ Savannah

I rarely take photos of people, but these two Ladies caught my eye across the Square. Their colors seemed so impressionistic and they seemed to be laughing with each other,  I like the idea of them sharing Shoney's Hot Fudge Cake together. The cabbage plant flowers were another Savannah photo find.

Two Ladies collage ~ Savannah