The Mane Event Brooch / Gypsy Graffiti Necklace / Robbie Morarty

Bottle Trees / Bruce Eveslage

Bruce has real bottle trees. I love the fact that he took re-bar and stuck it in a cedar posts and put bottles where he wanted. This technique paves the way for the bottle tree border I plan to do in my yard this year.

Sam is re-designing our front yard to park his motorcycle and scooter with in the picket fence. It will also house his tomato plant garden. My found object, Statue of Liberty. 20 Jeff Underwood rusted daiseys. Dozens of Yard Birds, Not to mention my old bottle trees from last year and the newly created bottle tree border.

I'll keep you posted on the progress.

Rick and Kent / Daffodil Doo-Dah

The boys wearing jaunty spring hats on a lovely Sunday afternoon!

In the background one of Swampview's off beat yard art...a random red beam hanging from a tree. You never know when your going to see one.

The Emrald City / Bruce Eveslage

When walking in Bruce's woods you never know what you will discover.

Bruce made these pillars from all sorts of rusty gears and other found objects. He is always on the lookout for cool rusted stuff. If a building is ever being torn down Bruce is there.

Bruce tells a funny story of his excitement when he found a barn full of rusted parts. So he asks the owner how much? The owner says just get a pile of what you want and I'll give you a good price.

After Bruce and his partner Scott have spent hours and have a sizeable stash stacked up....the first item the owner sees on the pile he couldn't possibly sell because it blonged to so and so. The next item he just couldn't sell. The next is precious...this goes on and on.... Were talking broken rusted parts of no use to anyone but Bruce. Finally Bruce wore the man down and he sold Bruce a truckload of rusted discards. Not sure the final cost but more than rusted scrap metal is worth I suspect.

Carrot Meister / Albert Gorman

In 2004 the Louisville Visual Art Association (LVAA) ,located on the Ohio River, had a show of art made from objects found on the banks of the Ohio. Al Gorman found this assortment of stuff at the Falls of the Ohio. He later donated this item to the LVAA's Art Auction. Where one of Bruce's savvy friends snapped it up and gave to Bruce. She is also the same person who gave Bruce the bottle cap chain.

Cool Collections / Bruce Eveslage

As a lover of found object art I couldn't get enough of the bottle cap chain that was hanging from the spiral staircase. I had hoped that Bruce was tired of it and wanted to sell....No such luck. Now I am on a quest to save bottle caps and make my own. So save your bottle caps for me.

Swampview Daffodil Doo Dah / Floyd Knobs, IN

Bruce and Scott have a cool house in the middle of woods and land that Bruce has carefully cultivated into Swampview. So every spring when the daffodils bloom they have a garden party or a Doo-Dah as they like to call it.

The house is a large rectangle with a wrap around screened in porch. All the doors in the house open on to the porch. I LOVE the way the home and land is pimped out. Not to mention that Bruce is also a chef. Really yummy food and drink! Perfection!