North Country 4th

One of the aspects I enjoy about living in a rural area are small town parades on the 4th of July. Although I do have one minor critique… a little too much emphasis on car culture. I would love to see more walkers, bands, dancers, horseback riders. My one exception to that is, of course, that I certainly don’t mind ogling a classic car here and there! Here is a sampling of what we saw at the Jay, New York parade.

Ambulance crews, fire trucks, and many other vehicles make up the majority of participants
ambulance crews, ems, fire trucks, and many other vehicles make up the majority of participants – a good chance to give your local emergency crews a hand… many of whom are volunteer in this area
there were many more observers than participants in the parade
in my estimate there were many more observers than participants in the parade – all ready to scramble for candy

IMG_1131_2

dressed up for a Jane Austen play they were promoting
dressed up for a Jane Austen play they were promoting
now these are the sorts of motorized vehicles I love!
now these are the sorts of motorized vehicles I love!
therapy animals - they were all charming miniature donkeys
therapy animals – they were all charming miniature donkeys wearing visors

IMG_1144

a cool 1967 Porsche at Jay Craft Center
a cool 1967 Porsche at Jay Craft Center
this awesome car was found after the parade parked on a country road
this awesome car was found after the parade – parked on a country road
loving the details!
loving the details!
she cleans up real nice!
she cleans up real nice!

Posted in: Adirondacks, Friendship, Local Roaming, Wanderings

Tagged as: , , , ,

WanderArtist

As an expression of my love of the processes and transformative power of creating art I have enjoyed teaching and sharing my knowledge with young and old. Over the years I have trained myself to teach other artists and aim to inspire others to discover the creativity innate in themselves. I am a practicing artist who has expanded my art making beyond the studio into participatory engagement with different people in different settings. I lead young people and adults in creative experiences that deepen their understanding and engagement with the world around them and with their own creative fire. I create my own unique Place-Based art – translating my flashes of wonder and impressions of a place onto the printed page through the laborious and time-consuming ancient technique of relief printing. Follow me on twit, insta, facecrack... twitter: @ArtTabulaRasa instagram: art_tabula_rasa facebook: Tabula Rasa Studio tabularasa.gallery

Leave a Reply

Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:

Gravatar
WordPress.com Logo

You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out /  Change )

Facebook photo

You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out /  Change )

Cancel

Connecting to %s