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.
The beaded art holy pictures and embroidery are stitched with loving hands and passion by my DIL’s Grandmother in Kyiv.
Thank you for the beautiful card.
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
Keeping evil spirits out of the garden and home- bottle trees were created to catch those evil spirits. Here’s an article about the American Bottle Tree on Smithsonian Gardens blog.
I photographed this blue bottle tree in Lenox CT as we went for early morning coffee in November. The bottle tree has African origins and has now spread across the country but was primarily evident in the South. Now you can order a bottle trees online from you know where.
Laura’s neighbor has planted a few in the rock garden. I’ve got glass doorknobs in my doors at home (built 1900)
Turns out although they been invented in 1826, glass doorknobs became really popular when metal was needed for WWI click to read
Here’s an article to determine just how old your vintage glass doorknob is….
And is it doorknob or door knob? here’s what grammarly says
“Is door knob a compound word?
Compound words can be written in three ways: as open compounds (spelled as two words, e.g., ice cream), closed compounds (joined to form a single word, e.g., doorknob), or hyphenated compounds (two words joined by a hyphen, e.g., long-term).”
Did you know there are artists who roll ink on manhole covers, grates and vents and create art?
In Berlin they are called pirate printers or raubdruckerin. You can click link to see their artwork.
I arrived in Columbus this afternoon and Laura and I went to pick up Charlie at his school. I saw this manhole cover. Didn’t have a brayer or ink but took this photo.
Last week in Columbus I kept being drawn to Laura’s neighbor’s car. All those tiny mirrors glued on so meticulously. The reflections on the surrounding pavement.
Be sure to check out that passenger as we walked by.
I’ve posted another of his Art Cars 11 years ago.
My sister sent this photo from Brookfield Place
The castle was built by Sand Sculptor Matt Long for this Sand Celebration now until August 14th.
Click his name to see more of his amazing sand sculptures.
