Photographer and friend Ernie Mills accompanied me on my annual West Union (Park County), Indiana bald eagle trip. For particulars about where and when and what to expect visit my earlier post here. We left home at 5:30 and arrived at the West Union Covered Bridge at 7:30 as planned. Several other folks had gathered [...]
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Park County Bald Eagles – 2012
Posted in Field Study, On the Road, Photography, tagged Blue Jay, cat, covered bridge, eagle, Indiana, kitten, titmouse, turkey, turkey run, woodpecker on January 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
You Can Still Get a Great Cheap Lunch!
Posted in On the Road, tagged diner, food, local, ohio, road trip, travel, troy on November 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Greg Adams, Willow Furniture Maker, and I spent Friday and Saturday together at a show in Troy, Ohio. I discovered the Greg enjoys exploring new towns as much as I do. We discovered K’s Hamburger Shop. It’s been in Troy since 1935 and is still in the original family. It’s squeaky clean, friendly, fast, inexpensive [...]
A Calvacade of Characters
Posted in Associate Artists, On the Road, tagged fiar, Indiana, quenn, traditional arts on August 10, 2011 | 5 Comments »
As a “folkie” I’m really interested in folks, their skills and talents and the communities that develop form them. Yesterday I had an opportunity to celebrate and share much of my circle of talented and sharing friends. For the third year Blue Stone Folk School was featured on the stage of the Pioneer Village. It [...]
A Couple Characters
Posted in Associate Artists, Building and Arts Community, Indiana Artisans, On the Road, tagged arcadia, atlanta, carve, decoy, duck, Folk, folkart, hamilton, lapel, madison, Noblesville, rustic, strawtown, tradition, Willow on August 5, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I teach 5th and 6th grade. I’ve spent this weekend in meetings and preparing for my students. I’ve been working hard to make the most of my few days of summer. When I had an opportunity to head home an hour earlier than expected I detoured to Lapel to make a long overdue visit to [...]
50 Little Birds Media Blitz (On a Very Small Scale)
Posted in Art Shows, Art vs. Craft, Associate Artists, Craft Shows, Creativity, On the Road, The Business of Craft, The Drive to Create, tagged art, Bloomington, bloomington handmade market, craft, DIY, interview, media, radio on March 30, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Hear me (and a lot of smarter folks) talk about our art, the alternative craft movement and Saturday’s Bloomington Handmade Market. WFIU – Radio Broadcast about Saturday’s Handmade Market Tuesday, March 29 See images and links for all of the vendors here.
Ernie Shoots – The Benefits of Traveling with a Photographer
Posted in Associate Artists, On the Road, tagged d, e, ernie mills, maine, Mt. Washington, new englan, new england, new hampshire, new york, Photography, vermont on October 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I traveled with Ernie to get back to New England. I traveled with Ernie to revisit my Maine home. I traveled with Ernie to spend time with a serious and focused artist. I traveled with Ernie to see and experience places that I’ve never visited. I did not travel with Ernie to “get my picture [...]
And Home Again…
Posted in On the Road, tagged ernie mills, hogback, molly stark, new hampshire, new york, tarbox, vermont on October 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When the girls were little we spent two weeks in Maine. Julie flew up to join us for the second week. At the end of our time there we put Julie on a plane in Portland and headed home in an ancient (25 yrs. +) giant Dodge pick-up with a kayak on the roof. It [...]
Because It Was There…
Posted in On the Road, tagged AMC, cog ralroad, Erie Mills, mountain, Mt. Washington, new hampshire, The Presidentaiial Range on October 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Ernie, my photo-junkie companion, spent three years driving tourists to the summit of Mount Washington, the highest peak east of the Mississippi. If you’ve not driven, or ridden, The Road it simply cannot be imagined. We’ll try. Just imagine the narrowest, twisting, steepest road that you can and then imagine that it climbs [...]
Pemaquid at Sunrise, You Can Never Go Back (But I Did Anyway) and On the Road Again
Posted in On the Road, tagged Birds, boothbay, cormorant, eider, ernie mills, fish, fishing, lighthouse, maine, Pemaquid, schooner, ship on October 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve a bit more time this evening and will make some attempt to organize photos a bit more than I was able to yesterday. I want to thank all of the folks following us on our trip. It’s great fun taking pictures when there is willing audience. Please make comments. Ernie and I want to [...]
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