The Builders, 20745 M-60 East, Cassopolis MI

This eye-catching sculpture complex sits right on M-60 and we did a quick turn around in the car to see what it was. It stands next to K & M Machine Fabricating, whose employees did all the fabricating of this work designed by Kirk Newman.

The tallest steel pieces stand 50 feet high and the bronze figures are life-sized and represent a welder, a machinist, a foreman, and a manager.

The plaque is hard to read but it states that "The Builders" is dedicated to the people of the metal working industry. (The name Earl G. Marhanka is beneath the inscription; Marhanka was the founder of K & M Machine Fabricating, Inc.)

It's a striking and impressive work of art, and very accessible so don't pass it by.

 

The Rock Guardians of Rockford ~ July 2019

We drove through Rockford, Illinois on a road trip back in 2019.  These guys popped up as a roadside attraction and it was worth a quick detour but they were not that easy to find. Just off the Rock River bike path near the Nicholas Conservatory you will find them, serenely and sternly guarding the Rock River.

Made of granite boulders, the 12 foot figures are held together with cement and were created by Terese Agnew in 1987. Unique and original, the guardians will no doubt be here long after we are gone.

A Day in the Life - 4/5/13

"Pears give me nightmares."

Awesome artist Jane who created this courtroom for Office Amanda.

(Driver after hitting Jane later crossing the street in her motorized chair),

"I didn't see her" (she was ok).

"I thought my daughter would grow up to be a stripper or a gangster but she joined the navy."

  Multi-talented Tony

A debt repaid with interest.

The mystery of the sneakers...

"Are you illiterate?" No. "Are you literate?" Yes. "Do you ever wish you were illiterate?" No. "Do you know what it's like to hear voices in your head?" No. "Do you wish you did?" No.

  Let's redefine "normal" and cheers to all of you and the wonderful voices in your head!