The Craddock Group

12/05/2025

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https://www.facebook.com/100093293903743/posts/760481790404944/?app=fbl

Seattle replaced tent cities with something revolutionary—tiny house villages where homeless individuals get their own lockable 8x12 foot homes. Each village has 30-100 houses with shared kitchens, bathrooms, and community spaces. Residents have keys, privacy, and most importantly, dignity. They participate in self-governance, help maintain the village, and access case managers who assist with job placement and permanent housing. The cost? Just $2,200 per person annually compared to $40,000 for shelter beds. Success rates are impressive—many residents transition to permanent housing within months. The model has spread to Los Angeles, Denver, and beyond. It's proof that homelessness solutions don't require massive budgets—they require respect, structure, and community. Sometimes a door that locks is the first step toward rebuilding a life. 🏠🔑

11/03/2025

This is a Special kind of Special!!! 🤣

10/31/2025

A beautiful moment for a beautiful work of art ❤️🪘 Here's a bit more about the life of the artist, for those interested
http://leonardtodd.com/david-drake39s-life_283.html

In a historic resolution, the MFA has restored ownership of two monumental stoneware vessels by the enslaved potter and poet David Drake (also known as Dave the Potter) to his known descendants.

Both works were made in 1857 at the Stony Bluff Manufactory in Edgefield, South Carolina and would have been sold to benefit Drake’s enslaver, Lewis J. Miles. The "Poem Jar," which the artist inscribed with a rhymed couplet, was repurchased by the MFA from the artist's descendants and will remain on view in our Art of the Americas Wing. The "Signed Jar" will remain at the Museum on long-term loan from the family.

In achieving this resolution, we recognize that Drake was deprived of his creations without his consent or compensation. This marks the first time that the Museum has resolved an ownership claim for works of art that were wrongfully taken under the conditions of slavery in the 19th-century U.S.

📰 More information about this landmark agreement is available in our press release: http://ms.spr.ly/6186tDP9m

📷: David Drake's descendants Pauline Baker, Daisy Whitner, John Williams, and Priscilla Williams Carolina with the artist's “Signed Jar” (1857).