Tag: public art
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2019 The Year of Looking Back to Avoid Seeing Today: Week 7
Looking back to avoid seeing today… not something I usually recommend but every once in a while it’s a coping technique I can get behind. We’ve been snowbound for weeks and while I’ve promised to post a photo a day I was tired of looking at icy pictures so after…
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My Year In Pictures: December Week 4
The days leading up to any big holiday are always a busy blur and you’d think by now I’d have found a manageable way to balance the demands of work and family and fun but I guess that dream will always be bit of a work-in-progress. I do try to slow down…
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My Year In Pictures: July Week 4
Hard to believe July is already in the past but at least we had a good time while it lasted. 🙂 This week’s set of photos is a mixed bag combining some favorite vacation shots with scenes from my walks through the city and a new order ready for shipping from…
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A Surprise Every Day: Shaking Up June With Hipstamatic (week 3)
Hello everyone! I’m back from a whirlwind week of end of the school year activities, annual appointments, a work trip to New York City and preparations for Father’s Day so the dads in my life can take some time off to relax and be reminded of how special they are…
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Travel Theme: Metal
For Alisa’s Weekly Travel Theme: Metal I have a small section of John Fleming’s Grass Blades installation at Seattle Center. The blades are actually segments of painted stainless steel stacked vertically to emulate the gently swaying movements of grass in the wind.
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Black & White Tuesday: 3-25-14
A fun moment around the International Fountain at the Seattle Center. This fountain, along with the Space Needle were designed and built as part of the 1962 World’s Fair and is a popular place to run, play and relax in all kinds of weather. The fountain sprays in varied patterns…
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Black & White Tuesday: 3-18-14
A small portion of Bruce West’s untitled stainless steel sculpture at the City of Lynnwood’s Veteran’s Park.
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Black and White Tuesday: 1-14-14
This fun piece of public art is located on the Edmonds waterfront and features three generations of a family relaxing at the beach. A few months ago I posted a photo taken from behind the piece showing three of the family members watching the boats and waves. If you missed it the first time around here is a link to…
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Black and White Weekly Challenge: Upward
This piece of brushed steel public art is so large the only way to capture the details is by looking upward. Posted as part of Sonel’s Weekly Black and White Weekly Photo Challenge: Upward
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Phoneography Monday: 7-29-13
Walking along the beach is one of my favorite things to do on a Sunday afternoon and yesterdays visit was picture perfect. Edmonds has several waterfront parks open to the public 365 days a year and most of them display quirky, fun pieces of public art in unexpected locations. It doesn’t…
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Curve
I walk past this sculpture twice a week and have tried to photograph it many times but haven’t been able to avoid including the building on one side and the busy road on the other. Last night I tried a new angle and captured the two dancers framed by the sky. Posted as part of Sue’s Word a Week…
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A Word A Week: Unexpected
With five days in Dallas and Houston I knew I would see plenty of cow images and Houston would definitely have some space themed public art but I didn’t expect to see a larger than life Space Cow! This statue greets passengers inside the Houston Airport Terminal A and is my…
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A Word A Week: Metallic
“Sinusoidal” Ted Jonsson, Sculptor City of Lynnwood Public Art Collection When I saw the new word of the week was Metallic I thought it would be fun to return to Lynnwood, WA and photograph more of their unique public art pieces. This sculpture is located in front of the Library and across the…
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A Word A Week: Angle
Untitled – Artist: Bruce West. Stainless Steel Sculpture This week Sue’s dictionary has opened to the word “Angle”. I spent a day wondering if I had any photos in my files with interesting angles before reluctantly deciding I might have to skip this challenge. I left the house to return a stack…
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iPhoneography Monday: Architecture
Architecture: Orderly arrangement of parts; structure. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language iPhone 5 native camera, edited in Snapseed and PhotoToaster. For more examples of iPhoneography and Architecture please visit the latest iPhoneography challenge at Lens and Pen by Sally.
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