Sometimes the river looks made of light more than water. I thought of that many times on this day. I had already made two figures and it was time to turn for home. I posed my latest creations next to each other and in the same area I have worked in for months. I found a child’s life jacket and placed it around Penguin Boy. For his taller uncle, I secured him to a willow tree using a stringer to hold fish. This will keep him from falling over. I also found a blue plastic container and placed that in his hand. The contrast between the orange of the vest and the blue of the jug added a colorful note on an otherwise somber day. I’ll be curious to see all this in brighter light if “they” make it that far.
And the two together…
Working around in my studio site with its odd assortment of Styrofoam chunks and wiggly, expressive sticks and roots… I came across the gift left by a visitor who commented here, several posts a go. I found the squirt gun and will have to think of a way to incorporate it in something interesting! Thanks for the tokens!
Artist at Exit 0 Riverblog 
How cool that you’ve got this dialogue going on with folks who come across your work and love it. Folks using your creatures as Facebook profiles; folks leaving you gifts. I love that last shot of the watergun and the styrofoam shape that looks like a skull.
Thanks Julia, It’s taken me nearly seven years of working in the same space through all the seasons to get to a place where this dialogue can occur.
Alburtus,
I’ve got a germ of an idea for a gathering of bloggers that chronicle “place” at Bernheim. Remember show and tell from kindergarten days? That’s the feel I want. Part discussion, part exhibition, part surprise. You are the first person I’m connecting with on this. If you think you might be interested please get in touch with me.
Crow Hollister
Sounds good. Let’s explore your idea. Albertus