Lid Tree

 

This Lid Tree has adorned my yard for several years now, and I add to it as plastic lids become available. The lids are on a chaste tree that is going downhill slowly and has quite a few dead twigs. I started this as an effort to cheer the tree up and back to health, but I don't think it is working. I enjoy it especially in winter when the wind blows and the lids swing and jerk about. No one has ever mentioned it to me and I am sure it is because it is so stunning that it leaves people speechless.
But after seeing the "Found" art at Jan Dempsey Art Center (in particular the one in the OA News made from plastic jug ring seals) I knew I must be onto something. I thought it was quite wonderful.
I am giving the Worst of Show to the melted plastic lawn chairs.
My Best of Show goes to Mary. Hers was a collection of animal and insect homes mounted on a hunk of wood. She must have been collecting this stuff for years and years. There were all sorts of shells, wasp nests, dirt dauber nests, bird nests, empty circada shells--O you name it.You need to examine it closely and for that reason, I am not supplying a bad picture of a wonderful piece. Go see the show before it closes on Valentines's day. The gallery is open most days. Maybe every day through the week. here are a few pictures to whet your appetite.

>

Bottle Tree

 

I recently put together this bottle tree. Although I was pleased with it, it pales by comparison to the ones on this website.The diversity is incredible . The original thought was that the bottles would trap evil spirits at night and then unable to escape, would be killed by the morning sun. But,if you are interested further, click on Mr. Felder's history link .

Garden Sculpture

 

There once was a lamp which was retrieved from a dump. It came into my possession and I determined to fix it. I could find nothing wrong with the cord or anything else really. It appeared to be a good new lamp, just would not light. I took it apart and finally got an answer to my question about why there was no off/on switch. It was a touch on lamp and apparently the touch switch was burned out. A check on the internet revealed that a new switch would cost about $20 and a new lamp of this kind was about that cost.
Not to be defeated in my quest to fix or reuse, I cut off the cord as long as I could and saved it because someday I may need to replace a cord on something. (Could this be why my attic is so full???) The body of the lamp was clearly a garden sculpture if I ever saw one, and I had just the thing to top it off- a gazing ball. So there you have the story of the repurposed lamp, except for the shade which I also have plans for. Show you that when I complete it! What fun!!!