2004 Press Release "HGTV " filmed artist/poet, Cara,
at her studio and home in a 1910 Carnegie Library in Barnesville,Ga.
Building Character", Episode 102
Photos of Filming/Airing
Direct Page: http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/remodeling/article/0,1797,HGTV_3659_1654821,00.htmlArtists always tweek the imagination............ a beautiful turn of the century Carnegie Library for a unique studio, yes, ..........but you also must see the living area which has a bookcase in the shower, an antique ticket booth in her kitchen, downspouts for a stove hood and more.
Jean Grenda, NAHB Producer, her film crew and talented videographer, Peter
Kulsziski, spent five days delving into the curiosities of living and working in a 1910 library. They filmed artist/poet, Carol "Cara," Wubbena who turned this beautiful Georgian Revival building into a studio, home and more. Jean tantalizes her viewers with the creative twists that the artist uses to make the building her own. Cara is a staunch defender of historic and architectural aspects of old structures. The main floor, therefore, is beautifully restored to its original grandeur. When it came to decorating her living quarters...well, you have to see it for yourself!A salon type atmosphere permeates the artist’s studio where her paintings and prints fit into bookcases and a host of art events occur. Cara gives cultural art performances; her latest being "Folded Wings, A Journey of the Spirit." The event highlights a fourteen foot painting with lights, poetry and musical composition by her architect and composer son, James Wubbena. The event was filmed for the program.
Footage of the small historical town provides a backdrop for Cara’s palladium windowed building. Long time residents of Barnesville were interviewed to add to the historical abstract of the library. The artist's sculpture garden was also filmed. It is obvious why public and private groups from throughout Georgia trek to this small town south of Atlanta for a cultural experience in the old Carnegie Library.
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Contact: Cara at 770 358 3132 cara@carastudios.com