Restoration Caboose

A few weeks ago, I sketched this small train car, which was parked in a dark shed at the Railway Museum. It was undergoing restoration.
This week, I feel the need to undergo restoration myself.
It’s the week before my art retreat, and I’m immersed in a To Do Marathon. I have a lot that needs doing […]

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Art in the ‘Hood

Last month I shared an experience of discovering a natural sculpture that my artist neighbor, Amy, had created at our mailbox.
Creating natural sculptures have now become a passion of ours, along with our two neighbor families who share a woods with us.
It’s become a spontaneous adventure of art and ‘ambush,’ in the best sense of […]

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Beauty in the Shadows

In another recent blog post, I wrote about how I found beauty in a scrap heap.
Yesterday, I found beauty in the shadows.

This caboose was parked way back in the shadows of a huge diesel locomotive, over three times its size. It’s the Milwaukee Road #1984, built in 1946.
It’s diminutive size and colorful exterior really […]

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