DE GRAZIA'S-FINAL CHAPTER

There are several buildings in the Gallery In the Sun compound.  In addition to the Gallery and the chapel are the little house where the De Grazia's lived for a time and also several casitas and a workshop.

Today, we'll take a tour of their tiny home.  And be GRATEFUL that we can visit it, for we surely do NOT want to live there!  Well, I don't...as charming as it is, it doesn't really look very 'livable'.

Like every other building on the place, this one is made from adobe.  However, it is bare adobe...without the outer coating you see on the other buildings.  Ever since I first saw this old bedsprings, hung with horseshoes, I've wanted one for my back yard.  I haven't found one yet.

The living room is aproximately 14' wide by 20' long...that's just an estimate.  In one corner is this awesome fireplace with a built-in adobe banquette for seating.

I took this next picture from one of the tiny bedrooms.  Note the really rough textured walls of the doorway. 

You can tell how much De Grazia loved 'texture.'  It's puposely added absolutely everywhere in each of the buildings on the grounds.

The kitchen, while small, is still about twice as large as mine is! 

And it has the most beautiful tile work!

Check out this cook stove and BE GRATEFUL for yours!

And here's the one cupboard.

I would think that the entire house could be 'swept and mopped' with a garden  hose.  The water would just run right out the doors!

There's a pass-through to a small dining area

You can see this door 'jamb', in the previous picture, which leads from the dining area to a small garden.

De Grazia's wife, Marion, was also an artist.  She worked mostly in clay, I believe.  She made this little Madonna which is in a niche of their small patio.

There's a couple of miniscule bedrooms.

One of the bedrooms has this wall decoration, impressed right into the concrete.  Can you tell how it was made?

The bathroom is closed off.  I suspect that it is not much bigger than a very small closet.

It's a great subject for photographs...but I suspect it was/is also a great place for critters of all types...many of which you most assuredly would NOT want in your house!  And as you can easily see, the doorways just pretty much say, "Crawl right in!"

This is the LITTLE GALLERY.

A couple of times a year, artists are invited to show their work here.  Furthermore, the Gallery doesn't take any commission at all from any sales.  I find that very impressive.

The door is painted to have a look of art glass.  I love it!

And there are colored glass panels in the walls.  I love those, too.

That about does it for our tour of De Grazia's Gallery In the Sun.  I just have a few more miscellaneous shots to share.

First, of course, there are numerous Saguaro cactus on the grounds.  This one is especially grand!

That fence is probably about three and a half feet tall.  That  should give you an idea of the height of this Saguaro.

I hope you can see why De Grazia's Gallery In the Sun was given this distinction.

And I hope you enjoyed the tour.

And I hope you get to come here for real, someday.

Once again, I must speak my GRATITUDE for this particular blessing in my life!