What fun it is when people of like mind find each other. We three; me, Bill Leahy and LuAnn Ostergaard all love the creative possibilities of the junk of the world. We can spend hours combing rusted and corroded metal and wood, glass and plastic in places where old stuff is accumulated. Sometimes it's found where people are collecting old cars and trucks and sometimes it's where they're dumping unwanted metal. We notice cracks in the concrete, designs made by shadows and patterns in broken glass.
'The world is so full of a number of things. I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings.'
Robert Louis Stevenson
I see a knight riding his horse through a forest at night.
This was a random rusted spot on the hood of a truck. Bill would know the year, make and model of the vehicle...I remember that it was a truck.
Very interesting how aging puts colorful patina on thrown-away set-apart discardia. A seminary friend of mine who taught homiletics and composed hymns including Earth and All Stars took students to the junkyard to pick up pieces which they then assembled into sculptures. I was able to see some of those found objects d'arte.
ReplyDeleteA favorite piece in your collection is the Chevrolet logo in a swirl, which looked at first like a bottle cap. I like many of the others where the play of light and color has gotten its due but the original, like an old person in the nursing home, is still vibrant and speaking.
Thank you, Paul, for your thoughtful comments. I look forward to hearing from you.
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