Earlier this year I stopped in at Uncle Alvin and Aunt Mary's for no reason other than to say hello. Per the usual I ended up staying for longer than I intended. I don't see some of my relatives nearly enough and so when I take the time to reconnect. I reconnect. Interestingly enough, my Amish heritage is filled with "artsy" individuals. Alvin and Mary have always been into art (though they just think it's what they do, nothing special, chust us...you know), now in retirement and in their 80's, Mary is a quilter and Alvin paints. Mary, Aunt Katie and Cousin Jewel all at one time or another practiced the art medium of tinsel painting. A picture of one of my favorites is shown is this collage. Aunt Katie painted this particular one. The other pieces are paintings Alvin created. He typically paints on a small scale primarily on saw blades and hand saws. After my initial visit I commissioned Alvin to paint whatever he chose on a larger canvas and though intimidated by the size of the canvas, he painted the scene pictured above. Obviously, I was very happy with what he did. Additionally, I started my own mini collection of his round saw blades. He has many for sale at very reasonable prices. The farmer or wannabe farmer in your life would treasure one of his originals. Contact me if interested.
Earlier this year I stopped in at Uncle Alvin and Aunt Mary's for no reason other than to say hello. Per the usual I ended up staying for longer than I intended. I don't see some of my relatives nearly enough and so when I take the time to reconnect. I reconnect. Interestingly enough, my Amish heritage is filled with "artsy" individuals. Alvin and Mary have always been into art (though they just think it's what they do, nothing special, chust us...you know), now in retirement and in their 80's, Mary is a quilter and Alvin paints. Mary, Aunt Katie and Cousin Jewel all at one time or another practiced the art medium of tinsel painting. A picture of one of my favorites is shown is this collage. Aunt Katie painted this particular one. The other pieces are paintings Alvin created. He typically paints on a small scale primarily on saw blades and hand saws. After my initial visit I commissioned Alvin to paint whatever he chose on a larger canvas and though intimidated by the size of the canvas, he painted the scene pictured above. Obviously, I was very happy with what he did. Additionally, I started my own mini collection of his round saw blades. He has many for sale at very reasonable prices. The farmer or wannabe farmer in your life would treasure one of his originals. Contact me if interested.
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