Ah, the world-famous Lady of the Lake Pub adjoining the Grumbler Hotel. Too many misunderstand the hotel, but everyone wants to enjoy a pint at the Lady. The lights are always on for the weary, dehydrated traveler.
Mixed media (wood, nails, fabric, acrylic paint, screws, belt sander components, window latch, twine, paper, book cover, etc.).
5 x 6 x 5 in.
Noted for its extravagant hospitality, "The 105" hotel features spacious rooms, uncanny doors, and just so happens to serve fish-n-chips that are not to be missed.
Mixed media (wood, fabric, metal, electrical wire, spring, analog television components, acrylic paint, Kodacolor VR film disk, metal baluster, plastic, etc).
6 x 5 x 3.5 in.
Noted for its extravagant hospitality, the Abingdon-Cokesbury Hotel is as swanky as the landed gentry expect, but still accessible to the common bourgeoisie. Plan to drop off your youngest offspring at grandma's for a night (or two?), and come experience such unparalleled luxury for yourself. A constant on its notoriously rotating menu are hot dogs topped with chili and onions.
Mixed media (wood, book cover, fabric, nails, computer memory sticks, acrylic paint, analog television components, twine, springs, etc.)
4.5 x 10 x 5.25 in.
Mixed media (wood, cork, analog television components, paper, pump organ knob, nails, screws). 24 x 7.5 in.
Mixed media (wood, metal, paper, sheet music, acrylic paint, wire, nails, paint tubes, fabric, pastels). 14 x 4.5 x 7 in.
Mixed media (wood, paper, album cover, fabric, scrap metal, wire, button, coin, beer cap, bell, twine). 8.75 x 15.5 in.
Mixed media (wood, corduroy fabric, metal, rope, string, button, old knob & tube). 4.25 x 14 in.
Psalm 46:2
Mixed media (wood, paper, tree, metal). 15.5 x 6 in.
My sons routinely collect sticks when we’re out on walks. They carry handfuls home with them, then inevitably move on to something else, leaving the sticks strewn about our porch. This particular twig seemed an old soul to me, a Bonsai of sorts, and as I went about mounting it against the Corps of Engineers blueprint backdrop, I was reminded of the biblical story of Zacchaeus. Though he did not lack for wealth, the man likely lacked close friends, thanks to his line of work. A short and despised man, Zacchaeus risked further alienation by going to such lengths just to catch a glimpse of Jesus walking by. That seems a brave act to me, to not only climb the tree, but to risk even further disgrace and hostility by hosting Jesus in his home for dinner and much-needed conversation and community. Grossly understated interactions such as this vignette reveal over and over again God’s care for, and attention to, the restoration of all manner of things, even those – especially those – that fall outside our own economies or care.
