still more art

This is the last of our "art" that I'm gonna make you look at.
First up is a group of stamps. When I was in my teens I got into stamp collecting. Had hundreds of them. At some point I tired of the expense and time, and sold the collection. But I decided to keep some as a reminder.

These aren't worth much. At least they weren't 30 some years ago!

Next is a replica of a Petroglyph we picked up on a trip to Colorado.

As you can see from these last 3 posts, we have an eclectic taste in "art". We try to find tings that remind us of our journeys.

This next pic is a double exposure photo we pick up at the East Lansing Art Fair.
We really liked all the colors and texture.

And last is a group of pics we took at Glacier National Park.

If you click on the pic, you'll see a glacier in the mountain in the middle pic. It was awesome!

And there you have it. Our eclectic collection of "art!

more art

To continue on from my last post, Here's more "art" we have on our walls.
First up, a sheet of real money we got on one of our many trips to Washington DC. Which by the way is our #1 favorite city! Followed by #2 Chicago, #3 San Francisco, #4 New Orleans, and #5 Portland, Oregon.

We got this at the Bureau of Engraving. They sell these sheets of uncut bills to us tourists. We thought it was neat and had it framed. You can buy a sheet of 8 or 16, or like ours, 32. Now we can say if we ever run low on cash, we can cut up this sheet for 32 bucks!

Next is a photo I took of Lake Powell, on one of our several trips to Utah.

I took it as the sun was rising behind the clouds. We had it blown up to a 20X24 size and framed with a ribbon glass mat. Look closely and you will see Monument Valley in the distance. We loved Utah and all the National Parks they have there.

Also at Lake Powell, there is a bridge that crosses a narrow section of the lake. The following 2 pics are of the road that leads to the bridge. Craig loves road trips! So we took each car he has owned out west and had a pic taked on the same stretch of road. The one on the right was his 1988 Ford Thunderbird. The left, his 1998 Honda Accord. Which he still owns.

And next is a set of framed masks. This was sent to me from my sister Linda, while she was in the Air Force, stationed in South Korea. They were issued in conjunction with the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea.

Well that's it for this post.
More to follow......

art

During this dreadfully l-o-n-g winter, (it's currently 5 degrees out), I'd like to share with you some of our "art work" we have on our walls.
Everything we have is something that has a meaning to it.
Which means, either it was from one of our many trips, or it is something that is personal.
First up is a collage of pics.

These are all dryed and pressed leaves from plants in our yard. They make a nice grouping above our couch, in our living room.
Next up, Is a hand carved mask...


We got in Hawaii, during one of our 2 trips there. About 3 ft tall and solid wood.
Scary looking, huh?

And next is our anniversary printed in the Mayan calendar.

We got this when we went to Cancun, Mexico. Took a day trip to Chichen Itsa
Loved it!