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Go behind the scenes of Wes Anderson and an Oscar-nominated short: Tickets are now available for April’s Nicer Tuesdays Online!
Annie Atkins, graphic prop maker for film, and Oscar-nominated animator and director Siqi Song take to the online stage for our monthly edition creative talks.
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Is working for screen as glamorous as it sounds? How do designers achieve that delicate balance between precision and lived imperfection on a set? This month, we’re ecstatic to announce a world-class line-up in the form of two design giants working in film and animation: designer of graphic props Annie Atkins and animator and director Siqi Song. April’s Nicer Tuesdays Online promises to delve into the creative wonders that happen behind the scenes on filmic masterpieces. From Hollywood blockbusters to cult classics, independent animated shorts and more, the hour-long event will give you a glimpse of what goes into design for moving image and the artistry that transports the view
Hallway and bathroom.
Atkins brought her talents to bear in the colours used, painting the breakfast counter in Colourtrendâs Furze Lane, a custard shade, while one of the walls is washed in a soft sage green, Sweet Caper. A talking point is the cork wall they installed to dial down the din of the pots and pans hanging nearby; it also helps softens the overall visual look. Itâs a large space with plenty of room to work and cook. It also gets good light, she says, and during the summer months they bring the dining table out to the all-weather deck for al fresco dining.
While Dante’s
Divine Comedy has exerted an unparalleled influence on poets over the centuries, the worlds he described also shaped the visual imagination of Renaissance artists from his contemporary Giotto to Michelangelo. This year is the 700th anniversary of the death of the poet and to mark the occasion the Uffizi is organising a major exhibition in the northern Italian town of Forlì, where Dante fled from Florence in 1302; loans from the Uffizi and from other institutions worldwide will be on display, including Andrea del Castegno’s famous portraits of the poet, Pontormo’s
Expulsion from Paradise, and 19th-century paintings and sculptures that reveal the importance of Dante’s writing to the Romantics.
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Edward Lee Atkins Sr.
WILLIAMSBURG Deacon Emeritus Edward Lee Atkins Sr., 94, was born March 20, 1926, the oldest child of Willie and Annie Atkins. He received his heavenly reward peacefully Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020.
Edward Lee received and accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior at a very young age at Gilfield Baptist Church. There, he was active in Sunday school, the Men’s Choir and Deacon Board. He later joined Little Elam Baptist Church, where he faithfully served 63 years as a deacon before being elevated to deacon emeritus in March 2017.
Edward Lee attended Wayside Elementary School before having to leave to take care of his siblings. He was a U.S. Army, World War II veteran. After being honorably discharged from the military, he went on to work for David M. Lea Co. He was later employed with the Continental Can Company/Stone Container, retiring in 1985. After retiring, Edward Lee became a school bus driver for the Charles City School system. In his spare time, he be