First up are a few cool things I saw in the art show at the Puyallup Fair, now called the Washington State Fair, the largest single event held annually in the state of Washington. Here are a couple of way cool pieces by Dennis (Denny) King, a friend of Judi Hook. You can see more of their work here and here.
In love with this one!
Great copper wire tree! (Don't know the artist)
Elaborate spoon art.
Something's fishy here.
this side is even prettier.
Dig those great scales!
Borg spheres?
Wonder if they'd hold up outside?
Who's this? Could it be Glimmer Dragon from Judi Hook's Garden? Sure is and (drum roll please.)
She won first place! Congratulations, Judi!
Another of Judi's pieces. And we can say we knew her when...! The fair is a great place to see and purchase a great variety of art even though the setting/lighting isn't the best.
Also admired the wood work of Larry Miller. This bowl glows beautifully when illuminated. The wood is from a favorite tree.
Twelfth Man fever has taken over the state, even here at Furney's Nursery in Des Moines. Difficult to see in this picture is the blue used in the pots which is provided by those spray-painted
Ornamental kale looking quite ravishing as it will all through the winter here. So lucky we are!
There were a lot of really cool plants at the nursery but I got so involved in shopping and talking with a very nice designer who was putting together combinations of winter interest plants to fill a client's pots that I forgot to take more pictures. This wall of magnolias, golden evergreens, and Camellia sasanqua 'Yuletide' was impressive.
Walking out to the parking lot from work the other day, the leaves of this maple, glowing in the low autumn sun against a moody sky, caught my eye. Notice the strange fruit on the top.
Nice post Peter! Some really great pieces on exhibit there!
ReplyDeleteHah! Wait till you're my age (about to hit 60 next month). Great shot of the maple tree. I don't remember seeing such great art on display in past years when we've gone to the fair. I love those Borg-like globes.
ReplyDeleteI am not going to dignify the remarks of you children about AGE with responses.
DeleteTime does fly when you are having fun.
Less than three weeks til Thanksgiving? Next you're going to tell me Christmas is only 7 weeks away.
ReplyDeleteThe copper wire tree gets my vote. Brilliant.
ReplyDeleteYou certainly found some wonderful art work, you must have been spoilt for choice!
ReplyDeleteRandom is good!
ReplyDeleteEven your state fairs are fabulous! I love the copper wire tree and the dragon. For an nanosecond I considered how nice that magnificent fish would be in my garden overlooking the harbor but then I enlarged your photo and got a fuzzy look at the price - any fish in my garden would have to be a guppy I guess.
ReplyDeleteThose metal art creations are impressive!
ReplyDeleteWonderful random photos! I can't believe that copper bonsai tree only got a 2nd place. I would have bought it if I could have seen it. Can't keep 'em alive; I freeze them or some other calamity happens. Love your 'last leaves'.
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I don't know if any of those sculpture are meant for the outdoors, but I'd be hard press to pick just one for my garden. The last shot is fab.
ReplyDeleteCool stuff! I like the fish and the spoonorcycle.
ReplyDeleteVery cool! I'm partial to the spooncycle, too. :o)
ReplyDeleteNice selection of sculpture! And that last photo of the tree is stunning!
ReplyDeleteI'm not much for modern art, but all of these pieces are so cool! I'm still marveling at that spooncycle. I'm also drooling over all the ornamental kale and other plants at your nursery. Here, one of our most popular garden centers put away most of all the garden supplies before the end of October and started filling the shelves with Christmas ornaments! Lucky you to have kale surviving the winter.
ReplyDeleteGuess I'll have to rethink my impression of state fairs as lambs and pigs and quilts and pies in the midst of strange food on sticks and stomach-churning rides.
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