Seedlings Art Exhibit

It was gorgeous outside. The wind was blowing slightly, but not enough to ruin that first nice day after winter. I was approaching the old mansion and walked through the black gate. I come from a city with a major lack of community, so watching all these people at the Bowen House walking in and out looking at the displays and listening to the piano, was all new to me.

I walk into the old building and see the culture pop right out it. "We had piano students play here. It went quickly and then this young man starting playing and that's sort of how things go here," said Marcia Jeffrey, executive director of The Bowen House, as she was pointing to the man cranking out some old favorites on the piano.

After talking with Marcia, I walked around to get the feeling of this old building. Off to the one side is a gift shop, which has items to buy and also has some old exhibit pieces displayed.

Throughout the rest of the house is where the current exhibit lies. Throughout all the rooms now have the Seedling Art Exhibit, which has art work from elementary school children. I was really impressed. I am not an artistic person by any means, and I looked at all this artwork from children ages 6-12 and it is far better than anything I could ever do.

"The kids aren't inhibited. It's just great," said Bill McComb, Board President of the Bowen House. Bill helped me much on my tour of the Bowen House. He took me into the upstairs where real bedrooms still exist. He told me that they haven't had anyone stay there recently, but it has happened.

Overall, I was really impressed with the Seedlings Art Exhibit. It's on display through March 28. I really liked the little piggy banks that are displayed all throughout the house. There was a soccer ball one and also a Spiderman one that looked really cool.