Textured fungus

This one looks like someone decorated it with warts.

 

Final stop

Terrestrial Horizon by Chris Plaisted 

This was the last of the sculptures in our hunt for the Temporary Sculpture exhibit in Wake Forest.  I deepened the shadows in this picture to show the depths and lines of the work.

Open heart

Low Poly Open Heart, REDE by Matthew Duffy

Continuing our sculpture scavenger hunt, we found this one in front of the Renaissance Centre in Wake Forest.

Sculpture scavenger hunt

Sun and Earth Feather by Kirk Seese.

This entry in the Temporary Sculpture Exhibit was by the playground at a soccer field.  I wasn't sure if it was the sculpture I was looking for until I found the companion piece a few miles away on a street corner.

Moon and Sky Feather by Kirk Seese.

Sculpture exhibit

We went on a hunt to find the sculptures featured in the Wake Forest Temporary Sculpture Exhibit.  The sculptures are placed around town, so we gathered the addresses, and went to look.

This one is Orpheus, by Charles Pitney.  We found it in a wooded park.

The music notes at the base must have spilled from Orpheus's lyre.

Mural

A detail from a mural on the side of the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre by Taylor White. (here) 

The whole mural is immense and beautiful, but I like the hands the best.

If Mother Nature Could Dance

It looks like a mural, but it is a cling.  The painting is printed onto a plastic sheet that is then placed on the wall for temporary display.

It is part of Spotlight on Wake Forest Artists exhibit. This one is on the wall of the Renaissance Centre.

We were lucky to find the artist, Maureen Seltzer, there checking out her work.

She talked with us about how she did the work.  It's  actually a collage, with real leaves, printed pages, and music sheets.

 Her website has a video showing her technique, it's fascinating.

(See here)

Found while Christmas shopping

While browsing in a book store in Wake Forest, we found these gems.  How could I choose just one?  

There's a whole website devoted to misheard lyrics, called, of course, Kiss this Guy.  See here.

These were my favorites.

Nostalgia

Do you remember these?  You would get out the bottle, open the cap with the bottle opener in front.  There would be a place to put your empties nearby.

These crates look old, but I know that Cheerwine is still sold in the grocery stores in North Carolina.  It's a sickly sweet cherry soda drink.  Some people drink it, but it's also a favorite for barbeque sauce recipes.

Don't sit too long...

This bench looks like it's growing around you.  As if you sat too long you'd be engulfed.

Warning

This shop keeper was serious about watching your children in the store.

Lime Bikes

Lime Bikes have even hit quaint little White Street in Wake Forest.  

Sunglasses for your third eye

UV protection is important for all your eyes...?

Sunbeam Bench

This bench sits outside the hardware store on White Street in Wake Forest.  Someone is always hanging out around there.  It seems like an old time gathering place.

Popsicle anyone?

Looks like it was melting, but it was about 30 degrees when I took this picture.  This sculpture sits next to a parking lot on White Street in Wake Forest.

Little Blue Truck

This truck was sitting outside a shop on White Street in Wake Forest.  It was giving a ride to a few of the goat  herd.

  The rooster was keeping guard on them all.

Wake Forest Murals

White Street in Wake Forest is a quaint old fashioned downtown in a city that is growing without limits. These murals on the walls of two of the buildings represent the history of the town.  On White Street they've preserved the old style even with condos and housing developments springing up elsewhere in the city.

The train still runs right through the center of town.

Stone chapel

This is the bell tower of a church at the corner of Main street and Holding in Wake Forest.  It appears to house two different missions.  One is a non-denominational community chapel (Here), the other is the Wake Forest Christian Church. (Here).  How would that work?  Sunday morning services, with one, and wedding venue with the other?

Big Belly

It seems that anything can go solar.  This is Big Belly, a solar trash compactor.  And why not!

Blowing in the wind

On a cold windy day, the Sweeties Candy Shop had their bubble machine going.  We followed the bubbles to the shop on White Street.  Laurence Welk would have been proud.