Monthly Archives: October 2018
Heavenward
The main rule at Thorncrown Chapel is that you have to stay seated while you’re taking photos. On the one hand, I appreciated that rule, because that kept people out of the image (and you know how I am about people!). But on the other hand, it made it a little challenging to get photos that didn’t end up looking like every other photo ever made of the place.
So, here’s a tip if you go: put the camera on the ledge by the window and shoot straight up. Not only will you get this vertiginous view, but you can get an interesting reflection thrown in!
Thorncrown Chapel
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
photographed 10.6.2018
Branches
Fay Jones – Thorncrown’s architect – was a genius: look at how the structure mimics the tree branches, and how the light falls into the building the same way it falls on the forest floor.
Thorncrown Chapel
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
photographed 10.5.2018
Inside/Outside
My favorite part of the chapel was the way the window design blurred the boundaries between inside and outside, making sitting in a pew in the chapel feel like sitting on a log in the woods.
Thorncrown Chapel
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
photographed 10.6.2018
The Way
The Patient Spouse and I recently took a trip to Arkansas and saw this architectural landmark – Thorncrown Chapel – for the first time. The P. S. has loved this building since the first time it showed up in the pages of architectural magazines.
It is certainly worth the visit, and we went there two days in a row.
This is the view from the walk to the building; starting tomorrow I’ll post a few images from the interior.
If you want more information, you can see the chapel’s website or the Wikipedia page. And, for fun, check out the 50 most extraordinary churches of the world (it’s number 49).
Thorncrown Chapel
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
photographed 10.6.2018
Luminous
This was practically my favorite thing in all of downtown Eureka Springs – that translucent window at a restaurant, with a blurry patron on the other side. The trash receptacles outside the window added to the scene in a way that I liked.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
photographed 10.6.2018
One Day | One Image 