travels + adventures ~ salem

{day no.3 - witches & man ray}

travels + adventures ~ wachusett state park

{day no.2 - mountains & vineyards}

A collection of taxidermy birds on display @ Wachusett Mountain State Park's information center...

After a hike it was off to Nashoba Winery to pick some apples. Though 99.9% of the apples were done for the season & already on the ground, I made sure to hunt down one apple that I could pluck off a tree.

travels + adventures ~ newburyport, ma.

{day no.1 - beach combing & treasure hunting}

After a good thorough beach combing on the shores of Plum Island in Newburyport, Ma., treasure hunting at Oldies Marketplace was on the plate - There I scored a Audubon white hooded falcon print, a hand-colored butterfly engraving from the 1800s, a Georgia O'Keeffe book & a old beef section printing press block.

rc studio ~ the patina adventure edition

Today I woke up early and ventured over to North Hollywood to scope out patinas at a industrial metal supply warehouse. My partner in crime for the day, the talented Cyndi & I were escorted to a patina filled backroom, both our minds were instantly blown to say the least. To my delight they happened to have a kit of every shade of patina in existence. Um, score, let the colored metal games begin......

I also came across this odd shape tubing at the metal warehouse, not one to pass up a good oddity, I had to have them. For what though, well that is to be determined.

The day morning was concluded after a quick trip to the bead store, of course. I love Saturdays.

inspiration: {treasure hunting}

{scored: antique photo negative, collection of old postcards w/ old fashioned handwriting, perfume/poison necklace}

{pasadena 9.3.11}

rc studio ~ swamp friends

The best part of metal casting studio is seeing other people's work & inspiring each other....

I have inspired my friend Mark to take up the art of casting dead things. Check out his alligator head munching on my turtle below. I am so very much in love with his alligator head, best part is the jaw was cast in 2 separate parts! Munch on fantastic sterling alligator head....

While I have taken up the art of patinas via Mark.....

bonus pic: Turtle #1 watches as Turtle #2 is packed into a mold. I personally love the expression of Turtle #1, like his friend is drowning slowly in the tar pits & he is doing everything his slow little self can do to save him ....

Don't worry Turtle #1 soon there will be LOTS of Turtle #2's!

{ frog & alligator via the hands of Mark Moore}

things of another time ~ antique warship drawing

An original sketch of a warship with ink description on a period envelope dated 1855. Writing details an engagement in the Crimean War written by an observer who witnessed the first use of ironclads in warfare.

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