A Day Spent with Friends ~

I know I've posted about Bucyrus, Ohio before, but today we took our dear friends Neal and Judy to see the murals painted by Eric Grohe. They (the murals, not Neal and Judy!) are a site to see. Visit his website to learn more about him and to see murals he has painted throughout the United States. The size and detail is beyond comprehension. You can see more photos and detail in my February 7, 2010 post. (Sorry, I don't know how to link to an old post.)

It's hard to believe this is painted on a building and is one dimensional. (Sorry I cut the top of the building off. When the sun is shining, I can't see what I'm taking with a digital camera.)

Neal is a very talented local artist, specializing in pen and ink drawings. I think he has drawn every local landmark in our county. Here is my house portrait that Fritz commissioned Neal to draw a few Christmases ago. (That is glare from the flash over the garage.)

Here is the black and white version. This photo is taken from a note card.

Judy was so sweet. She gave me these three old bobbins that she's had for at least 40 years. (She must have gotten them when she was 10...lol!) They have the most wonderful patina and I will treasure them always. Thanks, Judy :)

I can't believe another weekend is over and it's back to work tomorrow. I'll have a short week, though. I'm taking Friday off work and heading to the rug show at Sauder Village. I will take LOTS of pictures to share.

Pug hugs :)
Lauren

Bucyrus, Ohio and a Consolation Give~Away

~ ~ ~Welcome Friends ~ ~ ~

Oh, it is a small world, isn't it? Sheila (no blog), the winner of my give~away, lives just about an hour and a half from me in Bucyrus, Ohio. A few summers ago my sweetie and I took a motorcycle road trip to visit the murals of Eric Grohe. This amazing artist paints large public murals on the sides of buildings. The detail of his paintings is beyond comprehension. You would swear his paintings are 3 dimensional when they are not.

This mural, titled "Liberty Remembers", was painted to honor veterans of all wars. It is 36 feet by 44 feet.

I don't think Sheila will mind me telling you that she had the honor of becoming friends with Eric and his wife Kathy while they were in town, and her grandfather was one of the soldiers depicted.

This mural (and I've only captured a part of it), is titled "Great American Crossroads" and is 34 feet by 130 feet. If you turn around and look at actual buildings in the area, you will see these same buildings painted in the mural.
Here's a couple of pictures of us "interacting" with the mural.
Me in my skinnier days...lol!

If you are ever passing through Ohio near Bucyrus, a side trip to visit these amazing murals would be well worth your time.

Since I received so many kind words on my hooked mat give~away, I thought I would offer a punch needle version as a consolation give~away. This little mat is about 5 1/2 inches by 6 inches. I wish I was a better photographer because this mat looks so much better in person. I will draw the winner at noon on Wednesday. Just leave a comment on this post or drop me an email.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Pug hugs :)
Lauren