time capsules

oak leaf etchings

Sometimes you find interesting subjects in the wierdest places. This oak leaf was held captive for months by it's stem stuck between two timbers on my back porch. When the gales would come, this thing would flutter in a perfect circle, creating these etchings in the wood of the porch floor. The snows came and covered it up. When the snow melted, the mangled leaf was still there. Finally the stem broke and the oak leaf etching ended. This piece "Oak Leaf Etchings", will be available for sale in my art booth under one of our new collections called "Time Capsules"- a wide variety of subjects showing an era long past, as well as subjects simply showing the passage of time, such as this crumbling oak leaf.

If you haven't noticed, yooperdaily is being neglected due to the onslaught of the art show season. I'm going to find a way to update on the road, but during these past couple shows, it just hasn't been possible.

We will be at the East Lansing Art Festival on the corner of Abbott this coming weekend. - if you're in the area stop by say hi.