Wow. I don't know what to say. While the year and 37 days since my last post has seemed like forever on the one hand, I don't know where it went. Actually, I do know where it went. It went to school and studying and internships and work. However, I have survived and am hopefully back to working on my art and getting caught up with the blogging world. In the meantime....
Several months ago I went to Indiana to celebrate my Great Grandma's 101st birthday. While in the city of Kokomo I came upon this:
I had never seen such a wonderfully creative building before. I had to stop and admire it up-close...
I did some research to find out more about this building, which operates as a convenient store. I was perplexed as to why somebody would put so much artistic effort into this. Apparently there is a style of architecture known as Fairy Tale or Storybook Architecture. What Storybook style usually involves is a sense of
playfulness and whimsy. They can have uneven roofs, lots of cobblestone and doors and
windows which may look mismatched and odd-shaped.
This building in particular, was built using recycled materials, including lots of random objects that were inserted into the structure. The amount of detail is amazing. I walked around the building just noticing all the little, odd things they had used, including a bowling ball, a metal pig and a car's suspension coil. I love all the designs, the windows and lanterns that are on angles and the curvy chimney.
They even continued their creativity with the sidewalk, parking lot and fence...
