Another convergence of coincidences. I love it when that happens. And the remembrance of things past. But first the greater-than-coincidences coincidences that the now infamous nemesis in Trussville doesn’t believe in over man-made machinations.

The giant canvases of Arthur Price appear to be lost vestiges of another time. That seems fitting when you visit his studio on a small farm with gardens and horses right around the corner from the Galleria.

Libbie Summers is a chef based out of Savahnna Georia who’s debut cookbook “the whole hog” just hit the shelves early this month.

A few odds and ends spilling out of the drawer and under the bed. I have never been famed for my housekeeping prowess.

UAB printmaking professor Derek Cracco starts his signature works with an abstract design painted on board. Then, in his studio in the UAB bulk mail facility, he works it over with paint and collage in layers.

Welcome to the neighborhood. We still have people asking where to find us since we moved into new digs in Avondale.

One essential component of artist survival is the gallery. German-Belgian transplant Guido Maas made a gradual transition to Birmingham starting seven years ago.

When you find yourself in the middle of publishing a newspaper and you are out trying to showcase--be it the sunny or the seamy side of Birmingham--you have to rely on model citizens to cooperate. That takes both management skills and constant education when dealing with amateurs and professionals alike.

We hope you have been getting the feel of this space from Haley Castille’s pieces in this section--that is meant to be a place to explore spiritual, metaphysical, and dare I say religious issues in a maybe what can we do about it in this life context.

Early Saturday morning, on a day trip organized by the Cahaba River Society, a group of committed naturalists, hardy outdoorsmen and women, and a metro something photographer trundled off I-59 from Bham and turned down Hwy 5 past Centreville towards Selma to the Perry Lakes and Barton’s Beach Parks.