05.12.2010
Another cold & rainy day here in Chicago. At least the plants like it.
As does the rusty metal installation on my back porch! Last year I received these rusty
metal pieces of farm equipment from Rosene & Gerry, my very first art fair friends!
They’ve know of my “rust addiction” and have fed into it many times. So I took these
rusty gear-wheels and hung them on my back porch almost like a curtain. Along with
some blown glass orbs for color. This summer, I’m trying something new…
not only did I start seedlings early on which are now planted in flower pots, but I’m
also trying to get the Cardinal Climber Vines to grow up into the rust!!! So far so good…
Love it, love it, LOVE IT! I am not so rust addicted, as steel, iron and curve addicted. These forms and shapes are so inspiring. They must be great to not only look at, but listen to and see the shadows they make.
Yep… the shadows they create are pretty great early in the morning when the sun rises over the buildings. So, frequently when I get home from the morning sunrise bike rides, the sun is just hitting them and casting an incredible shadow! I’ll see if I can catch some of the shadows in a picture someday soon…