From a short drive last weekend, a view of Lake Alder.
In detail
A bird, or something like it, in beaky detail (downtown Seattle).
To nowhere
One day, the "ramps to nowhere" will be no longer, but before they're torn down, the pointless structures have been elevated to art. It's hard to see the beams wrapped in mirror here; nonetheless, you should go check them out, paddle around them---a lovely Seattle space, for now.
The highest mountain
Loving the vibrant embroidery of Ana Teresa Barboza's Suspension series. The scenes are so vivid they can hardly be contained -- sprawling, ecstatic nature!
All the right moves
Step by step, on the sidewalk.
An evening walk
Decided to check out Washington Park Arboretum, and it's a real treat; the sky reflected on the duck pond was just gorgeous.
The glassy surface on the duck pond makes for moody reflections.
Along the way, someone lost their bouquet.
From Madrona Park
The jog back to Capitol Hill from Madrona is rough (those stairs!) but from Madrona Park seems well worth the effort.
Around Seattle Center
Amid the bustle of Northwest Folklife, these white structures stood serene in Seattle's sun.
Flowers, out west
Spring has sprung here; even the chive blossoms are looking lovely.
Art by assemblage
Checked out a show at Materials for the Arts in Long Island City last night: Bernard Klevickas's "History of Stuff," which appears to be on through August 15.
As MFTA's website notes, Klevickas, the organization's artist-in-residence, focuses on work that "involves taking apart discarded objects made from plastic, metal, and styrofoam. He then reassembles those materials into large patchwork sculptures composed of dynamic 'quilts' of different materials and colors that remind us to rethink the things we put into the waste stream every day."
The sky in a mood
Over Central Park, clouds form.
Broad view
New works went up this weekend at Socrates Sculpture Park; I was enraptured by Zilvinas Kempinas's "Scarecrow," a site-specific piece that's 250 feet long and 13 feet tall. It shimmers in the sunlight and whistles hollowly when the wind picks up. A panorama is nice, but it really does the work no justice. Go see it, stay awhile.
