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Monday, August 17, 2009 - Red Rock, East Chatham NY

Wire art series #9 - Water Bird, ca. early 1990's, photographed April 25, 2009
Wire art series #9 - Water Bird, ca. early 1990's, photographed April 25, 2009

About fifteen years ago I started playing around bending wire into bird, animal, and human figures and some inanimate figures as well. Back in April I was showing some of them to Kate and with her encouragement we spent a sunny morning photographing them. I'm presenting a few of those images in a series here.

This shot fooled the camera. The background is actually a deep, rich Cordovan leather but I rather like this effect.

Night camp

On my property off Less Traveled Road - The Home Place, Red Rock, East Chatham NY

Hobnobbing with Brigham Young

The day following my arrival in the flourishing City of the Saints, as they called it then and still call it, I very unexpectedly met and formed the acquaintance of Brigham Young. I was riding along at the head of my flock of sheep when a stoutly built, florid faced genteel-looking man, whose hair was just turning gray, walked down to the street from one of the most pretentious residences in the place and inquired whose sheep I had charge of.

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