Many outlets, no flow. A Year Ago: Something Beautiful from Jen This isn’t the best picture in the world, but it seems to fit… [read more]
Tag Archive: rust
Rust & Sheen
This image feels like a self-portrait to me. I have some new slices in unexpected places. There’s rust and sheen in equal measure. I’m up close in the details, these days, and having to trust that the bigger picture is taking care of itself. There is still beauty here, however, with the negative spaces contributing…
Wheels, Not Spinning
Things have, as promised, gotten pretty busy. There’s the real estate course, which has an incoming information load that does justice to the “drinking from a firehouse” cliché. I’m also taking an online textile designing course which has homework. And there are my ongoing meet-up groups and the regular visits to Pet Harmony. In addition,…
Cutaway
My next door neighbor at the rental house is a metal artist, and the edges of his house and our shared driveway are filled with rusting shapes awaiting his inspiration. He visits scrapyards and scavenges interesting pieces for later use. Until he does something with them, they sit outdoors gathering a patina. Grist for my…
Tanks
These storage tanks do not inspire great confidence, despite their glow in afternoon light. They’re labeled “diesel,” “kerosene,” and so on. Their valves and pipes seem fragile and provisional. The facility appears to be abandoned. This is technology that is not old enough or grand enough to be a remarkable relic. Tanks for the memories….
GAR-BRO
What a feast of color and texture: Rust! Dark reflections! Pattern repeats! I love this image. I could eat it with a spoon. YUM. Time to get back to the textile design, for realz. A Year Ago: Showy When you mention peacocks, most people immediately think of the display… [read more]
Anchor
There used to be a short-track racing stadium where Carrier Park is now. This must have once been part of the bleacher scaffolding. A Year Ago: Sky I have so many pictures from Key West that I want to share with you—I hardly know where to start… [read more]
A Mess of Red
I need a nice dose of rust even when I’m on vacation. This one comes with a tasty garnish of split foam and dried salt. A Year Ago: Wise Be ye wise as serpents and harmless as doves… [read more]
Coming or Going
This facade adorns a corner of Charlottesville’s Market Street pedestrian mall. If I recall correctly, it used to be a bank. It looks as if it was in the process of being converted to mixed retail-living space when the economic bottom dropped out. It’s got a little bit of almost everything I like. Exposed architectural…
Key to the Southwest
I’ve got nothing much to say in favor of this photograph other than I think the colors are fantastic. So I’m tossing out this palette for your enjoyment. [Update: the compression on upload has shifted some of the colors, alas. The leftmost swatch should be a really deep indigo color.]