tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334396682024-02-18T20:10:08.701-08:00The JunkYard MemphisThe JunkYardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09756648252434247858noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33439668.post-20403586274760685942007-09-17T14:53:00.000-07:002008-12-10T04:57:36.107-08:00Cooper-Young Festival<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQ9o9bfR-zhouw61Usq6rOq3kGmVDhYxA744CMnRAArsk3uNgILulEv5M3C7slqVVT-BOYYuGhXbQJz7ToO4FwsxBFoVZmsGoUFR_eB6BmZEjBrM8dALjg0gZy93ZkA2MJQlp/s1600-h/DSCF0107+(2).JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQ9o9bfR-zhouw61Usq6rOq3kGmVDhYxA744CMnRAArsk3uNgILulEv5M3C7slqVVT-BOYYuGhXbQJz7ToO4FwsxBFoVZmsGoUFR_eB6BmZEjBrM8dALjg0gZy93ZkA2MJQlp/s320/DSCF0107+(2).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111297841642378258" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBdPqBbCmgHGcm6laPHx3Eeq2w42e7uSUlUljG9tAVcJdlty1Wkds5Rpyr2uhyphenhyphenvMLkE6zcMNYt1Z-Be2xJtT2jcBy4teJfLtxLAY0Bfmsoo110fpAPDRI90nO-HZhDYIo0e97/s1600-h/DSCF0112.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBdPqBbCmgHGcm6laPHx3Eeq2w42e7uSUlUljG9tAVcJdlty1Wkds5Rpyr2uhyphenhyphenvMLkE6zcMNYt1Z-Be2xJtT2jcBy4teJfLtxLAY0Bfmsoo110fpAPDRI90nO-HZhDYIo0e97/s320/DSCF0112.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111297845937345570" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLxdQs1pgg2OUj3Q7aBcO7QcnjKsRPJAG7eGP5TFpL-57Bsee_q8hQctlCKdAjI8b6AvzfxzO7GM0JCxqoK99OjZZ4gSFZRLcLunvfkTF6ShY9BuyDfkXQzUD-XkcIRS8vhjd/s1600-h/cy8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLxdQs1pgg2OUj3Q7aBcO7QcnjKsRPJAG7eGP5TFpL-57Bsee_q8hQctlCKdAjI8b6AvzfxzO7GM0JCxqoK99OjZZ4gSFZRLcLunvfkTF6ShY9BuyDfkXQzUD-XkcIRS8vhjd/s320/cy8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111297845937345586" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnlyo8gaLqj3ETtpBmyST11IdexMuDeW-Amk2P6iqXN1KsZLwVqsNZI4VinlgR8uCva9Gwyhz-QXYPmrfe1kkNJWOANQQcDkMr2LORh8yF5uavmFWVWqAyOk6ZKSyPenL6rXKY/s1600-h/DSCF0033.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnlyo8gaLqj3ETtpBmyST11IdexMuDeW-Amk2P6iqXN1KsZLwVqsNZI4VinlgR8uCva9Gwyhz-QXYPmrfe1kkNJWOANQQcDkMr2LORh8yF5uavmFWVWqAyOk6ZKSyPenL6rXKY/s320/DSCF0033.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111297244641924050" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe1qbByfI3kBaDxA2FKJqbNfbNKA1cJEuGbXSo6q8wsZGNE9xm_EUrvIGkDe9L3a4hgB6PUYAnwmt-ZOj3KRzcWSYBM9wVCH8-iVZT1jHIOq7umwSteqxRV5QWHyQQ-F3VIhCQ/s1600-h/DSCF0038.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe1qbByfI3kBaDxA2FKJqbNfbNKA1cJEuGbXSo6q8wsZGNE9xm_EUrvIGkDe9L3a4hgB6PUYAnwmt-ZOj3KRzcWSYBM9wVCH8-iVZT1jHIOq7umwSteqxRV5QWHyQQ-F3VIhCQ/s320/DSCF0038.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111297248936891362" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWaDbozqi0oXOTxyco8z9IRif7pSywuWWOjlaur8tJFWUAPFDxmRl70w9Xz4h883vfJEk0HGHdxwNkO61Rfnk1c3DlxhOXu9pNJmnQexTlEmsnHf3zwEkMNfqzMh8PwhPsWXWp/s1600-h/DSCF0046.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWaDbozqi0oXOTxyco8z9IRif7pSywuWWOjlaur8tJFWUAPFDxmRl70w9Xz4h883vfJEk0HGHdxwNkO61Rfnk1c3DlxhOXu9pNJmnQexTlEmsnHf3zwEkMNfqzMh8PwhPsWXWp/s320/DSCF0046.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111297248936891378" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAuteWJ65FeUjzvGLMcAbFozNzvB34HI1w2vDowrURET_747iqJ0SYNOKhQYl4yClbyBovC1TRb0_eNlpMQjepEYenERr9BoerRlZF1L6d-78TIz3u6EE4u2KI2_xGABPtGhXG/s1600-h/DSCF0050.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAuteWJ65FeUjzvGLMcAbFozNzvB34HI1w2vDowrURET_747iqJ0SYNOKhQYl4yClbyBovC1TRb0_eNlpMQjepEYenERr9BoerRlZF1L6d-78TIz3u6EE4u2KI2_xGABPtGhXG/s320/DSCF0050.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111297253231858690" /></a><br />Our Junkyard Art program at the Cooper-Young Festival was met with great success. Thank you to all of our eager participants.The objective: to build a "city" out of boxes that were donated. Our sponsor for the festival was Ashley Event's Etc. Check out Ashley's website in our link's section. We had a great time, got our name out, and had many many parents compliment the program and ask where they can sign their children up for camp! We are working on it guys!! I promise!!<br />Inspire someone today,<br />LisaThe JunkYardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09756648252434247858noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33439668.post-88199168511810394382007-09-17T14:37:00.000-07:002008-12-10T04:57:36.852-08:00September Rock-n-Romp<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJpwUiEnBcBRgbRKpR6q5ChaqE1gyyFqCI-yM2S4XCFPhiiYZzixEWgYWJFBl3r_ndnj_Ugzye1SRPalK3HFq167BdHS6cccP-McugYZlbG-G2h3AGQETYcOQLR6CT84dit0yv/s1600-h/RnR-Sept.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJpwUiEnBcBRgbRKpR6q5ChaqE1gyyFqCI-yM2S4XCFPhiiYZzixEWgYWJFBl3r_ndnj_Ugzye1SRPalK3HFq167BdHS6cccP-McugYZlbG-G2h3AGQETYcOQLR6CT84dit0yv/s320/RnR-Sept.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111293958991942546" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlX__mBSohA4Z8zf4lXUhmwEH6Ifs4Nk2yYemvadXU56DmroN6sH_Fyq9M3UOK5j9swSijbr-Yd6EvlInGpUYF-i65AjN-BYLrskrxOxVtyFDKN-4AMaIUeXCseYl2WJe2VKtM/s1600-h/RnR-Sept2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlX__mBSohA4Z8zf4lXUhmwEH6Ifs4Nk2yYemvadXU56DmroN6sH_Fyq9M3UOK5j9swSijbr-Yd6EvlInGpUYF-i65AjN-BYLrskrxOxVtyFDKN-4AMaIUeXCseYl2WJe2VKtM/s320/RnR-Sept2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111293963286909858" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDr78wHId0ASUnjorJcjE9hUIJojkfF-E6Vb5l6vm3lZZil3DG7pMjNl_WtQtj1hyphenhyphenZH_KzrzmCLoThSnpdx99FVN2QXOGS1cPHxiGbIoaQd5axDfAqIBVOithnXaQ-2Jr2xj4A/s1600-h/RnR-Sept3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDr78wHId0ASUnjorJcjE9hUIJojkfF-E6Vb5l6vm3lZZil3DG7pMjNl_WtQtj1hyphenhyphenZH_KzrzmCLoThSnpdx99FVN2QXOGS1cPHxiGbIoaQd5axDfAqIBVOithnXaQ-2Jr2xj4A/s320/RnR-Sept3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111293963286909874" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZJe0KvDGc9SzWxrX3IRnpV8RnAzSlwojOFHpW8q3TizrqiM5s6pEbEkqllN-PBl9BUhhknXrw1sq7fsNLcO2-jzM2Rs4Tt_lPhTWRsa9up585D1EorCVDPPkU9QR8vJEMa6v/s1600-h/RnR-Sept4.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZJe0KvDGc9SzWxrX3IRnpV8RnAzSlwojOFHpW8q3TizrqiM5s6pEbEkqllN-PBl9BUhhknXrw1sq7fsNLcO2-jzM2Rs4Tt_lPhTWRsa9up585D1EorCVDPPkU9QR8vJEMa6v/s320/RnR-Sept4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111293967581877186" /></a><br />Here are a few pictures from September's Rock-n-Romp hosted by the Murphy's in Midtown. Featured bands were: Caleb Sweazy, Arch Rivals, and Those Darlins. We had a rockin' good time, and look forward to entertaining the kids at more Rock-n-Romps to come! Look for the next date in October!<br /><br />Inspire Someone Today,<br />LisaThe JunkYardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09756648252434247858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33439668.post-56680149922578735472007-08-27T14:02:00.000-07:002008-12-10T04:57:37.069-08:00Just a Suggestion...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtiscEPg_p6cmcsDyOLRnil-_XfFC4EdTZqNfitEQCpsSrIvtnfwTG8t8EWfWIrcFI8JmAqfiWvJHvqzAYeeHjkFU2eSWwAxur0BkFSRgmIVORQ8AhwWnsEAr5okY6tSu0XYDz/s1600-h/sears.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtiscEPg_p6cmcsDyOLRnil-_XfFC4EdTZqNfitEQCpsSrIvtnfwTG8t8EWfWIrcFI8JmAqfiWvJHvqzAYeeHjkFU2eSWwAxur0BkFSRgmIVORQ8AhwWnsEAr5okY6tSu0XYDz/s320/sears.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103491011315824242" /></a><br />From The Memphis Commercial Appeal's Viewpoint Section published Sunday August 26th, 2007:<br /><br />The week's question-<em>What do you think investor Andy Cates should do with the Sears Crosstown building in Midtown?</em><br /><br />"<em>The Sears building is an architectural treasure that caps off the north end of the art "belt" that winds through Midtown, starting at Cooper and Young. It definitely needs to be developed into some place that everyone can enjoy. <br />I propose mixed-use, with a heavy emphasis on an arts facility. How about incorporating The Junkyard-a youth museum built out of found objects constructed into climbable sculptures? Think City Museum in St. Louis, a widely popular destination museum that rehabbed the neighborhood and brought fine arts to the masses in simple terms.</em>"<br />Lisa M. Williamson<br />Memphis<br /><br />Thoughts? Leave me a comment!<br /><br />Inspire Someone TodayThe JunkYardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09756648252434247858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33439668.post-39284240863915718132007-08-17T20:36:00.000-07:002007-08-17T21:12:34.478-07:00Meet Don Knaack...The JunkmanYou are probably wondering why I'm posting so much after such a long silence, but this has been a long time coming. And I don't expect it to slow down much anytime soon! I thought I would give you all a sneak peek at who we are working on bringing to Memphis for children's camps and a concert: Donald Knaack aka The Junkman. His music is all percussion with a distinct world beat sound. Please look at his website to find out all about this fantastic musician who has a passion for educating children in the art of making music and saving the environment.<br /><br />I wanted to share with you a story about Lilly, my 3 year old, and her experience with The Junkman. I'll preface this by saying that working on this project has forced me to be more environmentally concious, and although I am far from being the model recycler, I am getting much better. While listening to his CD "Junk Music 2" tonight on a late night trip to the grocery store, Lilly wanted to look at the CD cover that had "trash" all over it. She examined it for at least 15 minutes. When I was getting her out of the car, she still had the cover in her hands and asked "What's this?" I explained the cover to her...in simple terms...by saying, "all of the stuff coming out of the machine are the things that we buy. The boxes your toys come in. The grocery bags that our food comes in." She asked, "Why does that man have two heads?" I said, "That is the artist's interpretation of confusion and anger." Then I demonstrate by shaking my head back and forth. She asked, "Why are his eyes and eyebrows like that?" And I tell her he is sad. "Why is he sad?" I told her it was because when all of the trash comes out of the machine, we throw it away in the earth, and it is destroying the earth. She became very worried,"I don't want that to happen mommy! I want them to put all of that trash back into the machine!" She says this with a whimper, her hands covering her face. I walked her over to the recycling bins and said, "See all of this? This is where we put all of the things that come out of the machine. When you put your trash here, it goes back into the machine!" Well, that made her feel much better, and she proceeded to tell her dad about the people at the grocery store that dropped their trash in the parking lot and didn't recycle. <br /><br />How easy was that? Even a 3 year old can understand it!<br />Inspire someone today!The JunkYardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09756648252434247858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33439668.post-21142230070302375192007-08-15T15:44:00.000-07:002008-12-10T04:57:37.772-08:00The Tate Modern<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZhyphenhyphenQW_ZRyKbIjO-_Oo4CzmmpMgLoYvsbfFSlairYIuLXQd8POBDkM9ibToU7jG8nWpUNkBpRVgNXBgBkyrRry2Nsk58aAsWnS7-4IKxtaMWCNqPUoGyFPIehjqiggWQfknBwE/s1600-h/carstenholler07_sm2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZhyphenhyphenQW_ZRyKbIjO-_Oo4CzmmpMgLoYvsbfFSlairYIuLXQd8POBDkM9ibToU7jG8nWpUNkBpRVgNXBgBkyrRry2Nsk58aAsWnS7-4IKxtaMWCNqPUoGyFPIehjqiggWQfknBwE/s320/carstenholler07_sm2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099063573532892162" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir8nHUO5hiCh7aVPVWgydgG8g2uI9XL-NkjHa4154mrgKunAcR07bvWERWyWbpj_q_0J9FT-akpJ5o9KwwWiIZuX87cp1DPKl2d4X-PsM0NLKsffGtvgJxieidUWEJSQG-uUpu/s1600-h/carstenholler05_sm1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir8nHUO5hiCh7aVPVWgydgG8g2uI9XL-NkjHa4154mrgKunAcR07bvWERWyWbpj_q_0J9FT-akpJ5o9KwwWiIZuX87cp1DPKl2d4X-PsM0NLKsffGtvgJxieidUWEJSQG-uUpu/s320/carstenholler05_sm1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099063453273807858" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6A574Rpc4q-tNqiXu7XmBXBS1XpQXggdSkeRXVmLJ5yj8KuuQiIm682fEhpPZ4wuoKscv6Zb4Lq2b5BUzDk2O3_N0NoR4KQvb2Ogb-k4cHHes2RJrCHtSe6EuCj8NYN6HY1Rw/s1600-h/carstenholler04_sm3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6A574Rpc4q-tNqiXu7XmBXBS1XpQXggdSkeRXVmLJ5yj8KuuQiIm682fEhpPZ4wuoKscv6Zb4Lq2b5BUzDk2O3_N0NoR4KQvb2Ogb-k4cHHes2RJrCHtSe6EuCj8NYN6HY1Rw/s320/carstenholler04_sm3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099063350194592738" /></a><br />Here are some images from The Tate Modern in London of Carsten Holler's slides that were open for sliding from October 2006-April 2007. There were 5 total, stretching as high as 5 stories, and as long as 58 meters (190 feet for those of us slower with our conversions!)<br />If you have a cool place you've been to, or other ideas for what you'd like to see in Memphis, send me your suggestions.<br /><br />Inspire someone todayThe JunkYardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09756648252434247858noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33439668.post-79883788329310663302007-08-14T13:07:00.001-07:002008-12-10T04:57:38.462-08:00Rock-n-Romp<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2LtgANswrKipOgG4OnXWp3TaMU2uyvnQrNaAN3aGs7UatB17tVhmAG3UzTYoFkq6Wdm-en4EJ4eTzkvlaE4TR-yYoOq6SizWUNg297fkQzV3l7tI6fABzTzlfKDDzY-91Rrv/s1600-h/RNR3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2LtgANswrKipOgG4OnXWp3TaMU2uyvnQrNaAN3aGs7UatB17tVhmAG3UzTYoFkq6Wdm-en4EJ4eTzkvlaE4TR-yYoOq6SizWUNg297fkQzV3l7tI6fABzTzlfKDDzY-91Rrv/s320/RNR3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098651754888682450" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHxGYKE-M4l-EczPz8WUHZXj6g74KqKA71wV-gRsasBKW14nZyDzsa06c_Lf98ZalnN64H3wEQ8CMsTRhXFJGRRAComuJY1j0o7aGOQf7kC8SWAQkliVXn7wuzAaV5YYztUCR/s1600-h/RNR2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHxGYKE-M4l-EczPz8WUHZXj6g74KqKA71wV-gRsasBKW14nZyDzsa06c_Lf98ZalnN64H3wEQ8CMsTRhXFJGRRAComuJY1j0o7aGOQf7kC8SWAQkliVXn7wuzAaV5YYztUCR/s320/RNR2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098651565910121410" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmmKMBnKivihQOyYV9jsK6YU9RM1OvwjJ9FckZtfm_Ewztot1cFTSZ6ifobOLL_dNApz1l5hEC6e0apEM7WPLBvYIzNbrJqCBY3RvjMigf9QbwDGKrOisi2EWL7-NpJi92Ts6Q/s1600-h/RNR1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmmKMBnKivihQOyYV9jsK6YU9RM1OvwjJ9FckZtfm_Ewztot1cFTSZ6ifobOLL_dNApz1l5hEC6e0apEM7WPLBvYIzNbrJqCBY3RvjMigf9QbwDGKrOisi2EWL7-NpJi92Ts6Q/s320/RNR1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098651295327181746" /></a><strong></strong><br />Last month I gathered up several baskets of "found" objects and materials that were slated for recycling bins, and headed to the Rock-n-Romp to debut the Junkyard Music Program. What started as a small group of parents wanting to expose their children to bands that played "their" music at a child-friendly volume, has now turned into one of the most anticipated family events in Memphis.<br /><br />The kids built the most fantastic musical contraptions, then played along with the bands once the music started. Be sure to look for us at upcoming Rock-n-Romps this year and The Cooper-Young Festival next month. Also, check out Don Knaack aka The Junkman, who has graciously lent his music for our website and is working with us to develop projects for Memphis city students. <br /><br />Stay tuned for more updates in the coming months, in the meantime,<br />Inspire someone today,<br />Lisa<br /><a href="http://www.junkman.org"></a><br /><a href="http://www.memphisrocknromp.blogspot.com"></a>The JunkYardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09756648252434247858noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33439668.post-23743437783779582422007-08-12T20:20:00.000-07:002007-08-12T20:41:48.115-07:00What's New?I know I've been quiet for a long time, but that's only because so much is going on with The Junkyard right now. As usual, when everyone else's summer slows down, mine just seems to pick up steam.<br /><br />My business plan is always developing, growing, and being fine-tuned. I've been doing a tremendous amount of research this year that has taken me from the slides at The Tate in London, to Bob Knaack's Playstations made out of "junk", and just last week to a storage room filled with boxes at the Chicago Children's Museum. <br /><br />We did the Rock-n-Romp in July, unveiling our Junkyard Music program, which turned out to be a huge success. In August I'm giving a presentation at the Urban Child Institute. We are doing the Cooper-Young Festival in September. Ashley Graber, Virginia Cupples, Hana Chung, and Leah Wells make up the newest members of our Advisory Committees. Ashley taking on the job of Events Coordinator Extraordinaire, keeping me very focused and organized. <br /><br />There is alot going on right now, and I will do my best to keep you posted as things become concrete. I am working on some exciting things I will be able to share with you by New Year's. In the meantime, come out and visit us at The Cooper-Young Festival in September, where we'll be continuing our Junkyard Art program. Be sure to check out our website and online store at: www.thejunkyardmemphis.org. <br /><br />Thanks for all your support!<br />Inspire Someone Today,<br />LisaThe JunkYardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09756648252434247858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33439668.post-1160405781089549942006-10-09T07:44:00.000-07:002006-10-09T07:56:21.106-07:00Art Opening at Monty Shane's Gallery<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/123/3672/1600/opening%20%287%29.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/123/3672/320/opening%20%287%29.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/123/3672/1600/opening%20%281%29.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/123/3672/320/opening%20%281%29.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />What a great evening it was! We had a big turnout with lots of proud students showing off their table legs to their proud parents. Pictures were being snapped, and refreshments served. Thank you students and parents. Thank you teachers Amy Lutterloh and Becky House, for involving your students in this PILOT program. Thank you Monty Shane for donating the space. And thank you PTSA and Brett Magdovitz for the fantastic refreshments.<br /><br />More updates to come,<br /><br />Inspire someone today,<br />Lisa M. Williamson<br /><p></p><p></p>The JunkYardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09756648252434247858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33439668.post-1157504653601073922006-09-05T17:41:00.000-07:002006-09-05T18:31:33.823-07:00The Children's Museum of Memphis<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/123/3672/1600/detail%20of%20treehouses%20sketch2.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/123/3672/320/detail%20of%20treehouses%20sketch2.jpg" border="0" /></a>Today, not only did Brett, Lilly, Isabelle, and I make the trek to Walls, Mississippi to fill orders for 130 more table legs; but, Brett and I pulled double duty with David Early (Heritage Association) to check out what the Children's Museum of Memphis was giving away. We loaded up three SUV's and a trailer, and still barely made a dent in the materials the folks at CMOM donated to us.<br /><br />Thank you Cecilia for contacting The JunkYard about donating all of your "junk" after reading our article "<em>Get ready for The Junyard</em>" in last Friday's Commercial Appeal. Thank you Dick Hackett, the new Executive Director, for wanting to be involved in the community and inspiring your staff to donate. I am thrilled with all of the great stuff we are gathering; which includes, but is hardly limited to: exhibit pieces, a castle, a life-size spirograph, large tubes for slides and tunnels, can lights, scaffolding, and other building materials, and lots and lots (and lots) of really cool <em>junk</em>!<br /><br />We have guesstimated that our trucks and trailer can hold a few more things to cart to a "holding" facility tomorrow, but have rented a larger moving truck for Thursday. Even with a larger truck we expect to make two trips to the warehouse in Walls. (It's <em>that</em> much)<br /><br />This is definately a great addition to the materials we have collected thus far, and as those of you who are familiar with the concept know, most of this will get recreated into wonderful works of art for our youth to enjoy. Be sure to...<br /><br />Inspire someone today,<br />LisaThe JunkYardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09756648252434247858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33439668.post-1157115823828053562006-09-01T05:27:00.000-07:002006-09-01T06:31:42.410-07:00Climbable Sculptures<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/123/3672/1600/DSCF0001.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/123/3672/320/DSCF0001.jpg" border="0" /></a> If you have just read the article in today's Commercial Appeal, thank you for visiting. There are so many people to "thank" already, but we still have a very long way to go. We need a building and we need seed money. This is a project that is starting at the grassroots level.<br /><br />As "ambitious" as I am, I think the picture of the students' work speaks for itself. It is through the effort of the ambitious students that will drive this project to be successful. It will also be through the effort of the ambitious teachers who sign up their students to participate, because they know what a challenging and fulfilling project this will be for their students.<br /><br />When I gave my first presentation to the schools, I was met by "ooh's and aah's" from the students. (And I think we can all agree how difficult <em>that</em> is to extract from a teenager!!) They took this project very seriously, and it is apparent in the finished works of art.<br /><br />The finished pieces will be incorporated as decor that surrounds a "found" object fountain; as well as, large climbable sculptures that span several stories tall, and will be built by area artists and engineers.<br /><br />We are working diligently to build a place for the young and young at heart, and we need your help. Please contact me to see how you can be involved<br />Please visit us at our temporary site: <a href="http://home.earthlink.net/~cwlmw2004/thejunkyard/">http://home.earthlink.net/~cwlmw2004/thejunkyard/</a><br />email me at: <a href="mailto:junkyardmemphis@earthlink.net">junkyardmemphis@earthlink.net</a><br />or call: (901) 826-5574<br /><br />Inspire someone today,<br />LisaThe JunkYardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09756648252434247858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33439668.post-1156869154335392072006-08-29T09:11:00.000-07:002006-09-01T06:15:43.476-07:00What is NOT The JunkYard?<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/123/3672/1600/turret%20sketch.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/123/3672/320/turret%20sketch.jpg" border="0" /></a> Hanging over my computer is an article my dad sent me from the Indianapolis Star entitled "<em>Art museums cater to kids with hands-on exhibits</em>." From MSNBC, I saved an article called <em>"Good news for kids: Doctors advise more play. Youngsters between 5 and 16 need to be active for 1 1/2 hours a day." </em>A friend of mine passed along an article from her Christian Science Monitor called "<em>Kid friendly art that clangs, chimes, and shimmies." </em>A great artical I received when visiting the museum studies class at University of Memphis is entitled "<em>Dude, where's my museum?"</em> My husband always passes along articles to me, and I usually have no problem finding something that relates to this project somewhere in the news. What all of these articals have in common is the target audience: 'tweens and teens. Approachable art and physical activity are common themes in the news these days, so why not provide a place where both can be explored?<br /><br />The JunkYard is many many things, but most importantly,<br />The JunkYard is...<br />1). NOT a place to be quiet<br />2). NOT a place to sit still<br />3). NOT a place where "don't touch" signs are posted<br />4). NOT a place where "don't climb" signs are posted<br />5). NOT a place with age restrictions<br />6). NOT a place that is pretentious<br /><br />Inspire someone today,<br />LisaThe JunkYardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09756648252434247858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33439668.post-1156707447379090682006-08-27T12:23:00.000-07:002006-08-28T06:40:01.366-07:00Welcome!!<div align="justify"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/123/3672/1600/detail%20of%20treehouses%20sketch.0.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/123/3672/320/detail%20of%20treehouses%20sketch.0.jpg" border="0" /></a>Welcome to The JunkYard Blog!<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/123/3672/1600/city%20museum-first.0.jpg"></a><br />I have created this site to post the development of The JunkYard.<br />I will post items such as: What is The JunkYard? Where is it? How can <em>you</em> contribute? What progress is being made?<br />All these answers are coming soon...<br />I need your help to spread the word!<br /><br />Thank you,<br />Lisa M. Williamson</div>The JunkYardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09756648252434247858noreply@blogger.com0