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A Visit to the Museum of Appalachia

by hankinslawrenceimages | Nov 16, 2018 | Tennessee

I’m back from a wonderful photography trip to Tennessee and North Carolina. I was hoping to photograph some wonderful fall color, but unfortunately I guessed wrong for when peak color would be. So while I did see some red, yellow and orange leaves, I mainly saw green and brown. Even without peak color, I had a very productive week photographing.

One of my favorite places I photographed was at the Museum of Appalachia (MOA) in Clinton, Tennessee. The MOA is an incredible living history museum dedicated to telling the stories of people of Appalachia through the artifacts they left behind. Since the museum was founded in 1969 by John Rice Irwin, they have recreated an Appalachian village by moving over 35 buildings, including homes, barns, a church and a school to the 65-acre site. They also have three buildings filled with over 250,000 artifacts that bring the lives of the people of Appalachia to life.

I thought I’d share some of my photos from the MOA with you today.

There are several recreations of various Appalachian workplaces in the MOA.

The General Store, Museum of Appalachia, Clinton, Tennessee © 2018 Patty Hankins

Dr Andy Osbourne's Medicine House, Museum of Appalachia, Clinton, Tennessee © 2018 Patty Hankins

The Saddle-Maker's Shop, Museum of Appalachia, Clinton, Tennessee © 2018 Patty Hankins

Wagon Wheels, Museum of Appalachia, Clinton, Tennessee © 2018 Patty Hankins

Wagon Wheel, Museum of Appalachia, Clinton, Tennessee © 2018 Patty Hankins

The cabins and homes provide a glimpse of what it was like to live in the area in years gone by.

Cabin Interior, Museum of Appalachia, Clinton, Tennessee © 2018 Patty Hankins

And the church gives a sense of how important faith and religion were to Appalachian communities.

In the Church, Museum of Appalachia, Clinton, Tennessee © 2018 Patty Hankins

I’ve edited one of my photos from the church using the sketch and watercolor technique I learned at the Food and Still Life Photography workshop last month. I really like how this one came out. I may try this technique with some of my other photos from the Museum of Appalachia.

I’ve really enjoyed visiting the Museum of Appalachia. It offers an incredible window on how people lived in this part of Appalachia it times past. If you’re ever in the area, I highly recommend visiting the Museum of Appalachia.

I’d appreciate it if you could leave me a note in the comments letting me know if you like seeing this sort of photography from me.

Fall Color, Great Smoky Mountains National Park – New Photo

by hankinslawrenceimages | Aug 1, 2018 | New Photos, Tennessee

I’ve recently added a new photo – Fall Color, Great Smoky Mountains National Park to my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/fall-color-gsmnp/

Fall Color, Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2018 Patty Hankins

I spent a wonderful week photographing fall color in the mountains of Tennessee. This is one of the photos I captured in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. I was amazed at the sense of beauty and peacefulness I found in the woods that day. My hope is that this photo allows you to experience them as well.

This photograph is available matted to 12 X 20 from $ 84.00 and 16 X 24 for $ 134.00.

Smoky Mountains and Clouds – New Photo

by hankinslawrenceimages | Jan 14, 2018 | Tennessee

Smoky Mountains and Clouds © 2017 Patty Hankins

I’ve recently added a new photo – Smoky Mountains and Clouds – to my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com website

For me, one of the scenes that defines the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is seeing the wispy clouds moving across the mountains. The day I photographed this scene, the sky was partly overcast with lots of low clouds. So I knew that might be the day I could capture one of my favorite scenes in my favorite park to share with you.

Smoky Mountains and Clouds is available on my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/petals-of-a-green-and-white-tulip/

A Visit to the Museum of Appalachia

by hankinslawrenceimages | Nov 17, 2017 | Tennessee

On my trip to Tennessee earlier this month I had a chance to visit the Museum of Appalachia in Clinton, Tennessee. It is a wonderful living history museum dedicated to telling the stories of people of Appalachia through the artifacts they left behind. Since the museum was founded in 1969 by John Rice Irwin, they have recreated an Appalachian village by moving over 35 buildings, including homes, barns, a church and a school to the 65-acre site. They also have three buildings filled with over 250,000 artifacts that bring the lives of the people of Appalachia to life.

I spent a wonderful day exploring the museum and photographing the buildings, the artifacts and the landscapes. I thought I’d share a few of my photos from the Museum of Appalachia with you today.

Buildings and Fall Color

Fall Color at the Museum of Appalachia, Clinton, TN ©2017 Patty Hankins

At the Museum of Appalachia, Clinton, TN © 2017 Patty Hankins

The Museum of Appalchia, Clinton, TN © 2017 Patty Hankins

Barn at the Museum of Appalachia, Clinton, TN © 2017 Patty Hankins

One of the friendly cats at the Museum. This friendly kitty accompanied me through several buildings as I toured them, regularly stopping me and insisting that I pet him.

Cat the Museum of Appalachia, Clinton, TN © 2017 Patty Hankins

Inside a recreation of a Doctor’s Office

Doctor's Office at the Museum of Appalachia, Clinton, TN © 2017 Patty Hankins

Medicine bottles in the Doctor's Office at the Museum of Appalachia, Clinton, TN © 2017 Patty Hankins

The village church

Church Steeple at the Museum of Appalachia, Clinton, TN © 2017 Patty Hankins

In the Church at the Museum of Appalachia, Clinton, TN © 2017 Patty Hankins

In the Church at the Museum of Appalachia in Clinton, TN © 2017 Patty Hankins

In the Schoolhouse

Blackboard at the Museum of Appalachia, Clinton, TN © 2017 Patty Hankins

In the cabins

On a Dresser in a Cabin at the Museum of Appalachia, Clinton, TN © 2017 Patty Hankins

Corner of a Cabin at the Museum of Appalachia, Clinton, TN © 2017 Patty Hankins

In the General Store

Tools of Everyday Life

Spinning Wheel at the Museum of Appalachia, Clinton, TN © 2017 Patty Hankins

Loom at the Museum of Appalachia, Clinton, TN © 2017 Patty Hankins

Wagon Wheels at the Museum of Appalachia, Clinton, TN © 2017 Patty Hankins

Tools at the Museum of Appalachia, Clinton, TN © 2017 Patty Hankins

Detail of a woven basket by Eva Wolfe

Detail of a Basket Woven by Eva Wolfe at the Museum of Appalachia, Clinton, TN © 2017 Patty Hankins

And a few signs and crosses created by Harrison Mayes, a coal minor who dedicated his life to building and erecting crosses around the world and hopefully someday across the solar system.

Harrison Mayes Crosses at the Museum of Appalachia in Clinton, TN ©2017 Patty Hankins

Sign by Harrison Mayes at the Museum of Appalachia, Clinton, TN © 2017 Patty Hankins

The Museum of Appalachia was a fascinating place to visit. I’d love to visit again. If you’re in the Clinton, Tennessee area, be sure to stop in for a visit. You can read all about the museum on their website at http://www.museumofappalachia.org/

Photos from the Road: Fall Color

by hankinslawrenceimages | Nov 10, 2017 | Tennessee

I’m just back from a photo trip to Tennessee and Kentucky. I spent most of my time in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (my favorite national park) with a quick trip north to explore the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. With all the trips I’ve taken to the Smokies, you would think I’d seen in every season by now. But I actually have never managed to get there for Fall Color until this year. And now having seen fall color in the Smokies – I can’t wait to head back for more.

Here are a few of the photos I edited while I was on the road. This first photo was taken at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park in Kentucky.

Fall Color, Cumberland Gap National Hsitorical Park © 2017 Patty Hankins

All of the other photos were taken in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee.

Fall Color, Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2017 Patty Hankins

I hope you’ve enjoyed a peak at the beauty I was surrounded by on my trip to these wonderful National Parks. Do you have a favorite park where you love to photograph fall color? If you do – let me know in the comments below.

Photos from the Road: Mountains and Clouds

by hankinslawrenceimages | Jul 17, 2017 | Tennessee, Virginia

Usually when I’m photographing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park or along the Blue Ridge Parkway I’m photographing wildflowers. On my most recent trip I spent much more time creating landscape photographs than flower photographs. One of the subjects that repeatedly caught my eye was the idea of mountains and clouds. I thought I’d share some of my quick edits of photos I did on the road of mountains and clouds with you today.

Mountains and Clouds at Woolyback Overlook © 2017 Patty Hankins

Mountains and Clouds in the Smokies © 2017 Patty Hankins

Mountains and Clouds at Clingman's Dome © 2017 Patty Hankins

Mountains and Clouds in the PIsgah National Forest ©2017 Patty Hankins

This last photo is actually a fully edited photo – it is available for sale on my website at http://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/newfound-gap-great-smoky-mountains-national-park/

Newfound Gap, Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2017 Patty Hankins

I’m planning on editing up a few more of these and offering them for sale in the coming months. If there is one you particularly like, let me know and I’ll let you know if it becomes available.

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