TIN TABERNACLES AND OTHER BUILDINGS

I've been fortunate enough to stumble upon a terrific article called Tin Tabernacles and Other Buildings nestled everso gently in another blog, and the photographs were just so stunning I had to mention it here.

Christian Fellowship Chapel, Woodmancote, Gloucestershire

Photography and Introduction by ALASDAIR OGILVIE

Walls & Ceilings Magazine

I'm thumbing through the February issue of Walls & Ceilings magazine and I see the article Tin's New Look by Mark L. Johnson. I'm glancing through it when the coolest quote jumps out at me -

Sheldon Gruber is president of Aa-Abbingdon Affiliates Inc., Brooklyn, N.Y. He is third generation in the tin ceilings business, and his company offers 42 ceiling patterns and 18 molding patterns in its Prestplate Metal Ceilings line. Two years ago, the company launched something new: hand-painted tin panels. “The quality is extremely high,” said Gruber, who added that his finishes are not powder coated or “faux,” but realistic renditions created by artists. “We should have the artist sign each panel–they’re that special,” he said. At $95 a 2 x 4-foot sheet, the price seems high, but Gruber said the hand-painted line is drawing a lot of customer attention.

Wow, I guess until recently I never thought of painters as artists unless they were painting on a traditional canvas, ya know? I agree, Mr. Gruber, and it's good to see you say it in print where we can all be reminded.