July Shows - at MoonShadow Lavender Festival

A Horse, with tools for a tail,

with keys for a mane,

and antique door hardware.

 Sorry for the poor pictures, no chance of getting better ones.

 I took them at the show and now it is Sold, when will I learn my lesson.

A cute little beetle-bug made with an old rear-end cover.

A pair of Peacocks

A bird with another Antique tractor part

with cool gears,

and even cooler numbers on the other side, I think this was part of a seed spreading implement.

Beautiful Lavender

all the gardens at Moonshadow Lavender farms were Beautiful,

the weather was also great, as was the turnout. Many thanks to the hosts for putting on a successful Event.

Summer Shows

July

Moonshadow Lavender Farm

Gypsy Arts & Crafts

Lavender Faire

July 9th and 10th

10am-4pm

http://www.moonshadowlavender.com/

 

 

 

Garland Nursery

 

Art in the Garden: - Sat. July 30 & Sun. July 31– 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

 

 

http://www.garlandnursery.com/events.html

 

 

 

 

 

August

 

Summit Festival

 

August 20th in Beautiful Summit Oregon

 

 

 

 

Beautiful Day

It was a beautiful day at the Spring Garden Festival this year, this is quickly becoming a favorite show for me. What's not to love, being surrounded by luscious plants for the day, and many faithful returning customers. A very fast paced busy day, with just enough breaks to get a quick look around(buy a few plants), and peak into the Corvallis Art Center

On a side note I am trying to return contact with an anonymous commenter, Blogger email is no-reply. So if you recently commented and was trying to reach me check the comments where you posted please ( Marcie I left my contact info for you) Hope you find this :)

Spring Garden Festival

Previous years pictures at the Spring Garden Festival



Fern

Pile of Rasps

One by one , heat, bent, shape, grind....

My biggest fear, I hope it doesn't turn out like a Christmas tree!

I just couldn't help myself. After I was all finished shaping the fern, I had to make a Rust print! 

 

Yeah it turned out!

So let me know if it looks like a Fern, please don't tell me if you think it looks like a Christmas tree :)

 

Spring Garden Festival Time in Corvallis

Spring Garden Festival

Come see me on Sunday May 1st

Grandpa Kenny "Green"

Growing up we had a color called "Grandpa Kenny Green". OK, it is really just green . But when I was young my Grandpa Kenny bought a 50 gallon barrel of green paint at a surplus auction. I remember many of Grandpa's inventions being painted with that paint, many vehicles, tractors and other welded shop creations. Well recently he cleaned out his shop and gave me some scrap metal, including this old shop stove, which you guessed it, was painted with the infamous green paint.

Well I was thinking about just sending it to the scrap pile, but as you know if anything sits here for very long a bright idea will pop into my mind. I started wondering if that green paint would survive the cutting and grinding and welding process. If I cut big enough pieces it preserved some of the paint in the center, it is very chalky and rubs off on my gloves, but we will see....

After refilling the Oxygen cutting torch tank twice( it is small), and many days of practicing my cutting skills. This is the perfect kind of work that doesn't matter, to practice on. I finally have a big enough pile to start using.

Next hours....days of grinding and cleaning the edges.

                                     

I get to put the puzzle pieces back together. I used a giant stainless steel bowl for a form and start tacking the pieces together, easy to start with, and little trickier as the open spaces got smaller, I had to grind a few custom pieces to fit.

                      
                                                 

YEP!, Turned out just how I wanted it to. Thanks Grandpa for the old green stove.

 

Time to fire it Up

 I am gearing up for a Spring of Welding , These are some "piles" that inspire me, some of  this stuff will never end up in a piece of art. But I just cant get rid of these things, they are so cool. They give me "ideas" even if they are left out of the final piece.

But this little face is destined to be used, he is so cute.