all of the art in our living room has a story. and i love that about our home.
i want to tell you a bit about some of the pieces.
the wooden Jesus was a wedding gift from our dear friend Tony Crow - he had his grandpa make Him for us, and Jesus has graced the wall in every home ben and i have shared in 19 years.
the two landscapes - one the blue and white of winter, one the red and gold of fire season - were painted by my friend Maria Rose and i won them when she did a giveaway on her blog little things are big about ten years ago. {i won't tell you how long i just spent searching her blog archives to see if i could find the giveaway post . . . and i didn't find it . . . }
the seagull on a rock is an oil painting by our friend Brittany Holmburg - and it reminds us of lake superior.
the black and white bear is an ink drawing by our friend Simon Weber.
the carved indian was done by a miles city native {if i can find his name, i will add it to this post} and i purchased the carving at the farmer's market here in town.
the black and white bison photograph i purchased at an art show in south dakota for ben.
the photograph of the lone ponderosa on the north side of capitol rock is one i took five years ago.
the wildflowers and clouds photograph is also by Maria Rose and was either a gift or i won another of her giveaways.
the watercolor of forbes and mountains was done by my friend Sara Ronnevick, based on a photograph i took in the terry badlands. the frame for this one was built by Luke McDonald of alzeda, montana.
the watercolor schooner was painted by my Great Aunt Orma in 1933. i am in awe of how the color has held up for ninety years!
the saw blade was painted by our dear friend Kyla Schleuning as a christmas gift for ben.
the redwoods and sawyer piece was created from a picture that Jeromy Schmidt, one of ben's co-workers, took of ben while they were working a project fire in oregon. ben used the picture to create this piece of art, and ben also built the frame.
the whitetail was harvested by ben and he also prepared the skull for display.
each piece of artwork tells a story about a wonderful person or a place we have lived or visited. each piece brings me joy.
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