Wedding!, originally uploaded by worldslargestthings. With drumming groundhogs, a mouse, hubby and wife atop a two-story Art Shanty, with minister and photographer. Oh, and in the middle of a frozen lake!
Shanty of Misfit Toys, originally uploaded by worldslargestthings. Stuffed animals as insulation!!!
Office Shanty, originally uploaded by worldslargestthings. “Ice cubicle”
(Photo at the entrance of the now dismantled garden) A Little Bit of Heaven—Bartlett Joshua “B.J.” Palmer 1881-1964 Folk art environment and rock garden Davenport, Iowa | dismantled in 1981, traces remain While running the risk of sounding like a broken record –…
This slide show has been graciously shared by Arlen Schlibig. It is an amazing documentation of a site that has unfortunately fallen into disrepair, I feel lucky to get to see this environment in it’s original glory…thanks, Arlen. To see more photos of this Tennessee…
Boston Avenue Church | 1301 South Boston | Tulsa, OK | Completed June 9, 1929 Another sunny, yet bitterly cold and windy day in the Midwest. Larry (Narrow Larry from Houston) has raved about this church for years, and it was about time I saw it….
Chris Barbee and Amy | Nowata, OK After a late start out of town, and conflicting addresses as to the location of this bowling ball fence, er…environment, I wasn’t sure I would find it before the sun went down. I pulled up to the house,…
M.T. Liggett | 1930- | Mullinville, KS Metal sculpture environment | Created 1989-present That ice storm that hit southern Missouri was part of a wave of storms that moved through the Midwest for a week. Although I wasn’t in Mullinville at the time, my dear…
This was one of those days that I should have known better, and still got lucky. A few hours after this photo was taken, the southern part of Missouri and Northern Oklahoma was hit hard by an ice storm. I tend to be rather “aware” when…
Robert Wells | dates unknown | Grannis, AR Welded sculptures The weather started to turn rainy and cold, and my luck for missing artists at home was just as dampening. Luckily, Robert Wells’ sculptures are quite visible from the highway. Spiritual in nature, and spanning…