Rick Pottruff's Search Engine City @ the AGH

For the last few weeks I've been catching glimpses from the street of a new large scale art piece in the entrance foyer of the Art Gallery of Hamilton.  I finally went in for a closer look the other day and I was blown away!

The piece, entitled Search Engine City is by local artist Rick Pottruff.  The drawing was completed on site and is filled with images of industry, traffic, fantastical machines, and more.  Pictures truly don't do the piece justice.  There are so many layers of detail - it's the type of drawing that one could look at a hundred times and still find something new.

It will be on display until August 21st and if you're in the Hamilton area, it is well worth seeing in person!  Here a few more images of the piece to whet your appetite:

A One of a Kind Leather Anniversary

Today is our 3rd anniversary.  According to a quick google search, the traditional gift for a third anniversary should be made of leather.  Here is what we got each other:

Ok, so perhaps the predominance of linen would have made this hand-printed poster a much more appropriate 4th anniversary gift...but it is hung by a leather lace.  Regardless, we love our 'Anatomy of a Bicycle' print by Hamilton artisan Jenna Rose.  We purchased it at the One of a Kind Show a couple weekends ago in Toronto and like everything Jenna Rose makes, this print is hand made...and that makes it one of a kind! 

Not only does it look beautiful hanging in our kitchen, but now we'll actually know what the guy at our local bike shop is talking about the next time our bikes are in for a tune-up.  Here's a detail shot:

It's hard to believe it was 3 years ago that we started our married lives together...this photo seems like just yesterday...

ahh yes, just look at that young citified love... (photo credit: Bassem).