old architectural detail
What’s up here? This is for Judy’s Number Game # 34:
The first photo was taken when they tore off the “modern” 1950s facade of a building downtown and revealed the late 19th-century carvings below.
The second I snapped at a local gardening center this spring. It’s of an elaborately cut-up older car—quite the art piece.
Third is the “Sailor’s Prayer,” a piece of poetry about a sailor’s woes on misspent shore leave. At shows, sailors have come up and checked off the locations and experiences. Although the locations are not ones I’ve visited, they hold true for the ones I’ve experienced!
Fourth is Her Imperial Majesty Xenia, empress of all she surveys, striking a pose.
Fifth are some handmade cherry spoons for Christmas presents.
Sixth is a “Berry Bowl,” an old fall New England tradition. But this one has been made with a carnivorous plant.
The final one is a WWII Merchant Marine recruiting poster. My father was twice torpedoed and sunk. The sentiment is one he felt profoundly.
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I love the art car!!! And it looks great next to the architectural carving. Hope they left it revealed!
I think they covered it over because it was damaged when the “modern? facade was screwed in place.
These are great! My Irish great-granddad was in the merchant marine on the Great Lakes… Kind of a while ago.