As an eye doctor, daily I educate my patients on rods and cones. Both are photoreceptors present in the retina, but cones are the ones that allow us to distinguish colors. Cones are a little slower, as they have more detail to process from different wavelengths. Cones are also the main photoreceptors of our central...
Category: Music & Art
Pivotal Moments
Pivotal moments are what one Henry County artist credits with shaping his life. Dr. Zerric Clinton, a local teacher and one of the resident artists at The Gallery at Hood Street in McDonough, takes a look back at some of the key influencers in his life and his art. “I’ve been creating art pretty much...
Musical High Note
The day came when Molly Corso found out she’d made it. This Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy student got the news she had been waiting for. “My heart was beating out of my chest,” says Corso. She was selected for the Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony. But how did music become such a big part of...
Little Pieces of One’s Self
Though her work has been exhibited throughout the United States and internationally, local artist Alea Hurst is thrilled to have her work featured in a gallery close to home. Hurst currently has several paintings on display at The Georgian Gallery in McDonough. A graduate of the University of Georgia and the Savannah College of Art...
Beautiful Legacy – Remembering Greg Horton
Greg Horton was not the type of person to seek the spotlight. Somehow, though, it found him. Not in a flashy way, but in the steady way he quietly stepped up to fill the needs he saw in his community. After years of selling his barnwood products on consignment and at craft fairs, he and...
Gifts From The Hands Of A Master Sculptor
Breathtaking sculptures, whimsical memories, a dynamic arts center … all treasures for generations It was with big, rough, friendly hands that Andy Davis created art. And, as hands figure prominently in a sculptor’s work, so hands are celebrated in his shop. On two huge sliding doors in his Hood Street studio in McDonough, Davis...