A Writing Presence asked to see an image of Jesus carved out of a piece of wood. I got this object d’art at a yard sale at work many moons ago now. One of my co-workers used these sales to de-clutter his house and generate money for programs for juvenile delinquents. In this way “trash”…
Category: art
Friday Favorite Feature (F3) 45 — photo of The Pont Alexandre III Bridge in Paris, France and synchronicity
Memories saved and lost, found and painted — Dwight Roth When Dwight posted about this bridge on July 26 of this year, I was intrigued by the story. When I saw the painting he did of the small photo he found at his job as Chief Fixer Upper at Habitat for Humanity, repurposing a canvas…
John Steuart Curry: Weathering the Storm Exhibit at Muskegon Museum of Art
John Steuart Curry, “Tornado Over Kansas” Every Thursday Muskegon Museum of Art has free admission. When I saw a fb blurb that they had this exhibition going on, I took advantage of it. The time and effort they put into gathering works from across the US and how they were arranged, with giant posters explaining…
Paul Villinski: Flight Patterns
Was able to take a quick look at Paul Villinski’s exhibit, “Flight Patterns” at fmg on Tuesday. The plane was fabulous, but what I wanted to see close up was the above piece of work. I could see myself putting these on my back or using as a headdress. Looks way more impressive (you may…
ikebana (tanka)
with ikebana crystal moment magnified all else stripped away past and present disengaged tomorrow’s death unconceived ikebana defined Note: this arrangement was on a counter near the coat racks at FMG this past Tuesday. There are always beautiful arrangements there. Not that coat racks aren’t pretty, but I finally figured out how to use the…
FMG 013024
On Tuesday it was another drive to Grand Rapids to Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park (FMG) to spend time with family. Since the temps got warmer, mixed with the snow, the drive over was very foggy. It looks like they are having musical event in what we call “the big face room” on Tuesday…
