Found art – Minutia in the melting snow
I took a mini expedition in my back yard this morning, looking for unusual formations in the melting snow. Some of the things I discovered were birch catkin scales. If the ground were bare...
Angelmorphosis 5 – Suffering for art
Today was warm, getting up to about 50 degrees F. The poor lady angel suffered a lot today. I took a photo about 1 pm, which doesn’t show much difference from the one...
Angelmorphosis 4 – Her trumpet is now a penny whistle
Took photos of the ice angel yesterday and today. Yesterday’s photo shows the sculpture intact but definitely changing. There are icicles on her toes and the edge of her sleeves. If you compare the...
Other side of my fence in March
The temperature got up to about 40 degrees today so I thought I’d take a few photos while there was still plenty of snow. The first photo is the neighbor’s side of our fence....
Angelmorphosis 3 – The meltdown has begun
The temperature finally got above freezing today (just barely)—enough to start melting along our eves. I walked down to the ice angel to see what was happening. There are little icicles starting to form...
Painting myself into a box – Adaptive strategies for the colorblind artist
In my last post on this subject I said that people who are partially colorblind can differ widely in their ability to see color. Those who are only mildly affected may have little if...
Relics of Alaska Highway construction rest in Delta Junction
Early 1940s Osgood 200 face shovel at Delta Junction Some people think that the Alaska Highway ends in Fairbanks. However, most residents of Delta Junction will tell you their hometown is the northern...
Angelmorphosis 2 – Blue Angel ice sculpture
I thought the angel ice sculpture would have started morphing by now, but it has been a cold March–colder than usual. The warming sun hasn’t had much effect so far. Temperatures aren’t forecast to...
Painting myself into a box – the colorblind artist
I am partially colorblind, or perhaps more accurately, color confused. The cones in my eyes that detect red and green are either missing or are calibrated differently or are deficient in some aspect....
Found art – snow gargoyles sitting on my fence – Fairbanks, Alaska
My wife, Betsy, pointed out some interesting snow sculptures sitting on the fence next to our house. As you can see, the fence boards alternate on both sides of the fence. What you...
