The Studio Fence Project Continues

It was time to get going on the next phase of my Studio Fence Project: Adding doors to hide an ugly Cyclone fence (and the dog run behind it). Howard and I hopped in the car last Friday (with our trailer attached) and headed to Portland to round up some vintage doors. First stop was Habitat for Humanity in SE Portland. Score!





Lunch at Laughing Planet, a favorite and just down the street from our next stop.


Second stop: Rebuilding Center on N. Mississippi in Portland. A treasure of doors (not to mention toilets, and sinks, and windows, and electrical, and plumbing, and special finds too numerous to mention).




Safely delivered to the studio.




Ta Da! Attached to the old, boring fence, creating a new and funky one!

Stuff For My Studio Yard Project

I had lunch with my friend Hazel last week and she mentioned she had a few items she thought I might be interested in (she's been to my studio and she knows what kinds of things I'm interested in -- pretty much anything!). Hazel is a powerhouse of a woman, working tirelessly in the Salem community to make it a culturally exciting place to live. Hazel spearheaded bringing a carousel to our Riverfront Park, was active in refurbishing the historic Elsinore Theatre, was instrumental in getting an old railroad bridge over the Willamette River converted to a pedestrian walkway, and is now the driving force behind the developing Oregon State Hospital Mental Health Museum.

So today I popped over to Hazel's historic home in the heart of the Court-Chemekta Historic District (I met Hazel when we used to be neighbors) and here is what we managed to load into my car:







Thanks, Hazel!