Art on the Lawn

Today was the annual Art on the Lawn event. It is a fundraiser for the library in one of the nearby towns. It is held on the grounds of an old log homestead site. It has lots of shady old trees which makes it a fairly pleasant place to be, even on a hot summer day.






Our booth was right near the front of the yard which is almost taken over with these beautiful large poppies. They seem particularly large and lush this year. Lots of people were taking pictures of them, including me.









During the day, a couple of different artists set up next to us and the poppies. It was interesting to see the difference in how they portrayed what they saw.



Little booths were scattered all over the grounds. Since it was ART on the Lawn, the folks were all artists, selling paintings, pottery, jewelry, wood things, etc..










There was an area where anyone could grab some paints and add to the paintings being done there.



One area had 'quilts in the garden' on display.



There was even a small antique car show.



The woodworker's friend, Gary, always brings his shave horse along so he can make spoons while he is there.



Sometimes the woodworker works as well...or just rests in the shade. See his plane and his workbench there in front of him?



This is a clock he built last winter. It is a replica of the sort of clock that hung in many railroad stations about 1885. The special part of the clock is that it is built out of wood that was reclaimed and recycled from the original transcontinental railway.



We had fun visiting with folks who stopped by. Maybe we'll see them again next year at Art on the Lawn 2012.