It’ll be a few months but we have blackberries to look forward to.
Sand Art, 2 of 2
Kali Bradford and Barry Swires were working last Sunday on a new sand sculpture outside the Innovation Law Group on Sequim Avenue. This piece celebrates Sequim and our upcoming lavender festival in July. This piece replaces one I showed you last September.
I love the old truck that Barry is working on. It will have pots of flowers in its cargo area when finished.
I first introduced you to Kali last summer as she completed a sand sculpture for our 2014 lavender festival. Since then she has added paint to her work. She’s found that people looking at painted portions of sculptures now will comment and point out detail more readily.
Sand art, 1 of 2
Local sand sculptor Kali Bradford completed two pieces for our 120th Irrigation Festival recently. The one above is near Adagio Bean and Leaf on East Washington.
This irrigation-themed sculpture is near Lucky Star Consignment on West Washington. Kali colors parts of her sculptures now and adds living flowers. She has found that it enables people to more readily see and recognize her work.
I especially liked the “heart water” detail.
Tomorrow I’ll show you another of Kali’s work as it’s being sculpted.
Victoria Day
Today is a federal holiday in Canada, Victoria Day. Since Victoria, B.C. is Sequim’s nearest large city neighbor I thought I’d share a statue of a young Queen Victoria herself, found – where else? – in Victoria, B.C. Happy Victoria Day, Canadians!
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Rare offerings
One of the newer stores in town is Hart’s Fine Books. Don’t expect to find the latest mass market paperback here. The shop features vintage and rare books and specializes in “ephemera,” mainly from the early film industry. The collection of the late William S. Hart, Jr., the son of two silent film stars, forms the core of the books for sale. If you’re a collector, take a look at the website to browse the interesting offerings.