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Retro Macrame Pot Hanger Materials
This vintage book of directions for making Macrame Plant Hangers or rather Macrame Pot Hangers and this huge twine were in the donations my friend Donna gave to my art teacher friend Bob. In the...
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Photo Snapped from Phineas Street
I was headed to I-279 and pulled into Phineas Street on the North Side to capture beloved Pittsburgh Pirate, Roberto Clemente’s likeness on this building. Artist Jeremy Raymer painted this stunning...
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Stained Glass Windows at Heinz Chapel Pittsburgh
When out of town guests visit, it’s an opportunity to be a tourist where you live and appreciate the sights the city has to offer. We parked and went into Heinz Chapel and I’ve been in many times....
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Dovecote in Aspinwall on Brilliant Avenue
Dovecote, a vintage boutique in Aspinwall Pennsylvania, located on Brilliant Avenue. What a great address. Brilliant! My friend Vincie and I were shoe shopping at Soothe the Sole on Brilliant Avenue...
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Looks like Van Gogh
“Quick Anna. Get my phone. Take pictures for me” we rolled down her window. I’d picked her up at cross country practice about four. On the way home the Ohio landscape was reminiscent of Van Gogh’s...
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Ten + Years From Now
Because I misplaced the envelope with the 2 school photos Maura gave me, I ordered a basic package so I could replace them. I was supposed to give her cousin Charlie one before they got lost. Oops! The...
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“Acrobats with Chair ” Sculpture -Jerzy Jotka Kedziora
At Columbus Main Library Suspended from the ceiling. Scroll down for links to other sculptures by Polish Artist Jerzy Jotka Kedziora 1. Gravity Defying Sculptures in Columbus article 2. To see Eric...
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Wildflower Mural House On Route A1A
As you get gas at the BP station on Route A1A, you can see the colorful Wildflower mural that artist Steven Teller has been painting on this house, which is his studio. There’s an article in the St...
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Throwback Thursday
From the archives Mary reads to a Maura at the Met. Maybe five years ago? Maura’s 11 now.
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Prismatica
Photographed in Pittsburgh one week ago on Tuesday February 11th Conception and execution: RAW Design in collaboration with ATOMIC3 Production: Quartier des Spectacles Partnership, Montreal, Canada
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Garden of Constants by Artist Barbara Grygutis
Seen last week when I was on Ohio, I was walking to the swim meet from the parking garage. And I did experienced exactly what the article quoted below says….”a fun surprise to stumble upon” “The...
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Anticipation
Waiting. Patiently. My granddaughter Anna made the beautiful flower covered ceramic art in her high school ceramics class. She gave it to me at Christmas. I put a glass jar inside to hold the stems in...
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Driveway Art in Columbus
My DIL Erika sent me these photos of granddaughter Maura’s sidewalk chalk artwork in their driveway . Looks like she used some painter’s tape to get those crisp edges. I forgot to ask how long it took...
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Sharon Weaver – Portrait Artist
Portrait and a Plein Air Artist, Sharon Weaver is also my son-in-law’s mother. This afternoon I walked up to the front steps and saw a package on the stoop. I read the return address and thought it...
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Tea Bag Art
Joanne painted this tea bag art and created a greeting card for my July 4th birthday. My friend Joanne, belongs to an artists’ group in St. Augustine, Florida, -Cafe Sketchers “Mary Ann Miller is the...
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Relook at Dancing at Bougival Sculpture
A reblog from June 12, 2014 Here is the delight of the day- (Stef!) A monumental sculpture by J Seward Johnson has been at PPG Place for “about four days”, the guard said. But don’t worry. The giant...
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Vintage Cat Postcards
Alfred Mainzer was the postcard publisher not the artist, according to this informative article in the Mousebreath Magazine The artist was Eugen Hartung from Switzerland. I have some unused postcards...
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1984 Ceramic Pumpkin saved from the Trash
About 18 years ago Erika, my daughter-in -Law, was pitching this little ceramic pumpkin she had created in elementary school. They were cleaning out the basement. I said No, no no and took it out of...
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