art – Ruth E. Hendricks Photography

Binding Contract Statue – Guest Blog

I received this photo from long time friend Shuey this afternoon. He’s in Oklahoma. It’s in front of a bank,he says.

This bronze sculpture by artist Bradford J. Williams It’s in front of the Bank of Western Oklahoma in Woodward.

It symbolizes the handshake as a true meaning of a “Binding Contract” link

“Binding Contact”
One of my favorite statues: Woodward, OK.

You might remember one of Shuey’s guest posts of a Barred Owl. That is is you’ve been following the blog eleven years! It is one of the most viewed posts on the blog’s existence, last time I checked.

October 6, 2022October 8, 2022 by Ruth Categories: Photography, sculptureTags: art, bronze, guest blog, Oklahoma, photography, postaday, sculpture, statue, travel 3 Comments

Manna Pottery is All Painted by Hand

Meet Rezgar Mamandi who hand paints the beautiful pottery and tiles you see in the photographs below.

Manna Pottery was at Shadyside.. the Arts Festival on Walnut Street on Saturday.

The pencil lines will burn away when fired

Close up detail -all hand painted by artist

Vases, bowls, mugs, tiles, teapots, plates, lidded jars .
All beautiful.

Watch this YouTube video to see Rezgar Mamandi paint and glaze a ceramic plate for a wedding gift.

August 28, 2022 by Ruth Categories: Art, People at Work, PhotographyTags: art, artist, Ceramics, Kurdistan, Manna Pottery, painting, people at work, photography, postaday, pottery, Rezgar Mamandi, Shadyside, tile designer, tiles, Walnut Street 9 Comments

Remembering Claes Oldenburg

A favorite with my art students, Swedish Artist Sculptor Claes Oldenburg passed 18 July 2022 at 93 years of age.

You may have seen some of his well known sculptures. They are huge!

Oldenburg also created giant soft sculptures– some of food- hamburger, cheeseburgers, ice cream cone, profiterole. He took everyday objects and created giant sculptures.

The Clothespin in Philadelphia

Batcolumn in Chicago

Spoonbridge and Cherry in Minneapolis

The Shuttlecocks in Kansas weren’t immediately embraced“…..four-large-sculpture birdies placed throughout The Nelson-Atkins-Musueum-of-Arts-Green by husband and wife team Claes-Oldenburg and Coose-van-Bruggen.(d. 2009). Each birdie weighs 5500-pounds standing nearly 18-feet-tall.”

July 26, 2022 by Ruth Categories: Art, Photography, sculptureTags: art, city scene, Claes Oldenburg, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, sculpture, tribute 13 Comments

Rectifying a Mayo Stain with Reverse Tie Dye

Laura spilled some mayonnaise on her cotton dress. It left a nasty oily stain. Wash it with some Brown fels naphtha soap first before washing, I advised -she didn’t even leave the soap on – but it took the color out of the fabric. Hmmm so much for my advice.

My solution. Rubber bands and yarn ties all over the dress for a reverse tie dye in a solution of Clorox water. Good thing I’m a retired art teacher

You can see where the color came out along with the oily stain

June 23, 2022 by Ruth Categories: Art, PhotographyTags: art, Columbus OH, dress, family, fashion, Laundry, mayonnaise, oil stain, reverse tie dye 21 Comments

Columbus Mosaic at Clinton Elementary

Friday we went to Charlie’s school for Art Night and saw the students’ artwork displayed.

As we toured every floor, we saw this ceramic tile mosaic mural in the cafeteria. It was striking.

The ceramic tile artist Marlo Bartels Mosaic Saved article describes the journey the mural has taken. Here’s a short video telling how this colorful mural has been moved THREE times. You can not only hear the artist interviewed, but see Marlo Bartels do repair work on his mosaic mural at Clinton Elementary.

May 21, 2022 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: art, art installation, art night, artist, ceramic tile, childhood, city scene, Clinton Elementary, Columbus OH, family, Marlo Bartels, mural. mosaic, photography, postaday, school, youtube 2 Comments

Pool Noodle Carrots and Bricks as Books Yard Art

A true work of yard art.

We even met the artist Karen as she was outside hauling bags of mulch. Laura, Mary and I were walking to meet Charlie at dismissal time. Laura said “I have a surprise for you.” And she walked me to this home of yard art extraordinaire.

Karen explained how she made the carrots with pool noodles and showed us a photo of her winter snowmen made with the same methods.

The balls have been on the Tri Colored Beech Trees for four years

May 20, 2022 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: art, bowling ball, bricks, Columbus OH, garden, neighborhood, photography, pool noodles, postaday, skeletons, Yard Art 6 Comments

Balloons on Hudson Street

**Happy Passover. Eappy Easter**
**from Big Head Balloons**

On the way to the parking garage as I was leaving town, luggage in hand….I had to stop and take a photo.

There is a Balloon Banksy at work (although the article says he’s retired) Joel Klein has been in the ballon biz for more than 40 years and runs Big Head Balloons and you can see his creations on Instagram bigheadballoons.

April 15, 2022 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: #bigheadballoons, art, balloons, city scene, Easter, entertainment, Hudson Street, Joel Klein, New York City, Passover, photography, postaday, travel, West Village 7 Comments

Silent Sunday

Thanks Laura for sending a photo of the picture at your home

Embroidery (no beads) at my friends home

The beaded art holy pictures and embroidery are stitched with loving hands and passion by my DIL’s Grandmother in Kyiv.

February 26, 2022 by Ruth Categories: Art, PhotographyTags: art, beaded art, BVM, DIL, embroidery, family, grandmother, holy pictures, Kyiv, silent Sunday 16 Comments

Handcrafted Cards

Happy Valentines Day card created by Marlene
(we share four grandchildren, )

Cards she sent to her daughter and family

Thank you for the beautiful card.

February 13, 2022 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: art, crafts, family, greeting cards, holiday, paper craft, photography, postaday, Valentine's Day 14 Comments

Giant Rabbit Art

Rabbit Art in Downtown Pittsburgh.

When Steve came home from work we drove down to 8th and Penn Avenue to see the fifty-foot inflatable rabbit, part of the Intrude Installation . It wasn’t there!

We found the three smaller Rabbits on 7th Avenue. A person protecting the display was able to tell me why the fifty-foot rabbit wasn’t to be found. I discovered they check the wind and so the fifty- foot rabbit had been deflated to keep it safe.

Here are the rabbits I did see. by Australian Artist Amanda Parer