by mike | Sep 10, 2014 | The Missing Conversation |
I came across this old Polaroid photo while going through my archives and I was struck with a wave of nostalgia. I don’t remember the exact date I shot this scene but a safe guess would be the late 1960s to early 1970s. The vantage point is from the US 27...
by mike | Aug 23, 2014 | Pieces of The Puzzle, The Missing Conversation |
Well, I now have my choice from three boxes that have served as the yard office at Valley Junction. A recent field trip revealed the small trailer has been replaced with a larger 10′ x 44′ mobile office. (Sigh.) The new building is even more non-descript...
by mike | Aug 13, 2014 | The Missing Conversation |
One day I saw a flash of blue out of the corner of my eye while driving past the grain elevator in Centerville, Indiana. I quickly glanced at the building but I didn’t stop. The experience left an impression that lingered for days, which was strange because I...
by mike | Jul 30, 2014 | The Missing Conversation |
I strongly suspect that we all have an imaginary vision of our layout if it existed in full scale. It’s fun to pretend and perhaps that image guides the work in a way that simple plans and dry facts on paper can’t. In times past (and present), perhaps a...
by mike | Jul 2, 2014 | The Missing Conversation |
Continuing work on this scene, I had the matted grass in the canal bed secured with the normal diluted glue mix and colored with a dull grayish wash of Dr Ben’s Scale Consortium Aged Driftwood* color to tone down the brightness of the sisal twine fibers. So far...
