Wednesday sunrise meeting

Aug 16

I take Frassie for a swim most afternoons after work. Wednesday was my second "meeting" on the water. Andy Mann, pres of the exciting new (to the area) Progress Bank (building presently under construction) joined us for a swim before work Wednesday. Andy's a much better swimmer than I am. Frassie still thinks she can take him. Either way, we had a wonderful start of the day, enjoying another of the areas many beautiful assets.

I also talked Andy into a couple of video "commercials" for the Bank. I'm looking forward to review. If he'll approve I'll share them as well.

Here's a great shot of Andy with the morning's sunrise right behind.

Andy Mann, President of Progress Bank "meeting" in the Tennessee River early Wednesday morning

Robin Wade

Robin Wade Furniture is a celebration of nature—a melding of a forward thinking commitment to the environment and a quiet, harmonious design aesthetic. From his "slow studio" in North Alabama, award-winning wood artist Robin Wade designs and crafts one-of-a-kind handmade furniture. Years before a piece is ready to enter a client's home or a gallery, the process begins—naturally—with the tree. Sustainably harvested, each specimen of hardwood is flitch sawn into natural-edge wood slabs, debarked by hand with a draw knife, and stacked to dry, usually for years, before the final cure in the kiln. From here, Wade and his team use both hand and power tools to bring Wade's vision to life, and then finish each piece with a hand-rubbed oil blend. Each organic furniture creation by Robin Wade Furniture balances the raw, natural beauty of environmentally, locally sourced hardwoods with minimally invasive, clean lines—a juxtaposition Wade calls both rustic and modern. “I haven’t yet found a better artist than nature,” he says.

robinwadefurniture.com

Wednesday sunrise meeting

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Delivery to UNA's school of art