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8 WHAT'S UP! APRIL 26-MAY 2, 2020 GO ONLINE! See More Zeek Taylor zeektaylor.com Listen In And listen to a podcast with Zeek Taylor and Becca Martin-Brown at nwadg. com/podcast. Walk On! BECCA MARTIN-BROWN NWA Democrat-Gazette T his is going to be a little bit more work than Books In (Virtual) Bloom. This Sunday, you've got to climb the virtual steps to Zeek Taylor's house — no small feat in and of itself. Plus, you've got to buy your own wine — he only serves white to protect clothes and floors — and make your own cookies. But we've included Taylor's recipe here, and we promise to deliver the ambiance of the White Street Walk on these pages. Whether it's the first stop on the annual White Street pilgrimage or the last, everyone eventually crowds in to Taylor's 110-year-old cottage on the upper historic loop in Eureka Springs — and has been doing so for decades. "When I moved to White Street, Eleanor Lux and Mary Springer were already living on the street," Taylor explains. "I knew Mary from years earlier when the two of us were classmates at the Memphis College of Art. Eleanor was also from Memphis, but I only met her after I had moved to town. Eleanor wanted to start an art walk on our street, approached Mary and me with the idea, and the three of us originated the first walk. We have continued to serve as the organizing committee. This would have been our 30th year." Taylor says when he looks back at his art from the first walk, "I can see that I've added color with greater intensity. In 2004, I premiered my first painting with a chimp in it. Since that time the chimps in my work have become one of my most iconic images. About 10 years ago, I created my first three-dimensional piece for the walk. It was a shadowbox featuring some of the chimps. I still have collectors who come to the walk just for the chimp art." But he also started serving food that first year. White Street tradition continues with virtual event Eureka Springs artist Zeek Taylor, who started the White Street Walk with Mary Springer and Eleanor Lux 30 years ago, has been working in acrylic on smaller canvases this spring. He hopes it's easier for his collectors to find smaller spaces on their already full walls. (Courtesy Photos) COVER STORY MAKE IT! Bushel Of Cookies Zeek Taylor always serves his White Street Walk guests several family recipes, including this one. You might want to try to reduce the yield. It makes 24 dozen! 2 pounds of raisins 1 pound of pecans 5 cups of butter, softened 11 cups of sugar 12 eggs 1 cup of maple syrup 1 quart of milk ¼ cup of vanilla extract 12 cups of quick-cooking oats 21 cups of all-purpose flour ¼ cup of baking powder ¼ cup of baking soda 2 teaspoons of salt 2 12-ounce packages of butterscotch chips Grind or finely chop raisins and pecans; set aside. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, a few at a time, mixing well after each. Add syrup, milk and vanilla; mix well. Stir in oats, raisins and pecans. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; stir into oat mixture. Fold in chips. Cover and chill for 2 hours. Drop by rounded table- spoonfuls 2 inches apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.