The Artwork of the Cayce Riverwalk

The Cayce Riverwalk in South Carolina features 12 miles of paved pathways and wooden boardwalks. It is also part of the Three Rivers Greenway.

If you pay attention, you can spot hand carvings by artist Wade Geddings.

What is wonderful about these pieces is that they were all carved into downed trees or stumps left from downed trees.

So nature was not harmed in creating these whimsical piece for the public to enjoy.

Many of the trees were ones that fell during the historic flooding here in 2015.

There are 11 here but apparently there are 12 total. So we still have some searching to do!

A brilliant use of fallen trees.

This little guy below seems to have experienced some decay but is still adorable. They can end up under water during times of flooding.

Another piece of art along this walk is a wrought lion bench by John and Venetia Sharpe.

I hope you enjoyed this stroll.

Thank you for stopping by! ~Val

Mimi Kato: Ordinary Sagas Exhibit

Mimi Kato's Ordinary Sagas is currently on exhibit at the Columbia Museum of Art in South Carolina.

Her photomontage work depicts ordinary life scenes in a fantastic, humorous way. One of the unique aspects of this work is that all the ladies are Kato herself dressed in various costumes, photographed, then inserted into the work.

I cropped some of the piece here so it is easier to see the details.

Wild Corporation: Executive Lounge

Wild Corporation: Daily Operation

If you have had any sort of job with co-workers, bosses, etc. you will probably relate to some of the scenes in the Wild Corporation series.

Wild Corporation: Risk Management

Wild Corporation: First Orientation

Wild Corporation: Strategies for Conflict Resolution

Landscape Retreat: High Noon

Landscape Retreat: Breezy Afternoon

My favorite is a multi panel piece titled One Ordinary Day of an Ordinary Town. 

It is a take on the 17th century multi panel painting "Scenes in and Around the Capital", of Kyoto as well as its suburbs.

Kato's amusing work does not stop there. How about fashion composed of office supplies?

Why not, right?

Such a whimsical exhibit this is. Life can be so serious and I really love Kato's take on the challenging aspects of it. If we can laugh at it, it becomes a little bit easier!

I hope you had some laughs with this one.

If you go, this exhibit is running through September 8, 2019.

Museum is open daily 10am - 5pm (closed Mondays). I recommend going during the Soda City Market on Saturdays when museum admission is only $5.

1515 Main Street
Columbia, SC
  
Thank you for stopping by! ~Val

A Little Zoo Fun

Here is a special visit to the Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, SC.

We witnessed these little ladies hanging out together! 

They just want to touch and taste everything.

Of course one of the moms is nearby to check on their safety.

These are the internet stars in the viral video of gorillas not wanting to get wet in the rain. 

I love the thinker pose in the background below. Dad simply chills out all day in the shade entertaining the humans with his funny poses.

We also witnessed a seal and sea lion feeding for the first time.

This little guy did some tricks.

For some reason onlookers are not standing on this side of the habitat so Jim and I experienced front row viewing.

This zoo has a wonderful aquarium too. Photos come out terrible due to reflections and dim lighting. These eel things poking out of the sand were photogenic though!

My favorite aspect of the aquarium is the living coral. It is stunning with its endless colors and shapes!

We also saw one of the gibbons walking the tight rope with great dexterity.

I hope these photos made you smile today!

On the business front, here is a custom order I just filled for a teacher. She requested 5 ID lanyards in the school colors to surprise her co-workers with.

After viewing the school website the combination of leopardskin jasper, silver leaf jasper, white howlite and black obisidian captures the theme perfectly!

Thank you for stopping by! ~Val

Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve

Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve is a beautiful nature hike in the woods. The star, Peachtree Rock, used to look like this.

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This site was under the Atlantic Ocean a very long time ago. As the water receded it eroded the bottom layers of the sandstone quicker than the rest, creating an inverted pyramid. 

Its toppling occurred in 2013 and it now looks like this.

Not too fascinating.

Regardless the ocean has left behind many other marvels for the nature lover to enjoy.

We were here on a perfect, super sunny fall day (just getting around to blogging this now).

This park is 460 acres.

A small waterfall is hidden in here giving off glorious audio.

A sweet creek meanders from it.

This bit of water below looks like it is coming out of nowhere!

It was great exercise and relaxing for the brain to spend time here.

Nature has created some amazing formations with gorgeous color tones.

A fascinating site thinking that this was once under the ocean and is now approximately 125 miles inland.

I hope you enjoyed this bit of nature!

Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve
883 Peach Tree Rock Road
Lexington, South Carolina 
open daily, free of charge.
 

Thank you for stopping by. ~Val