Monday a.m. (that’s today) you can find me up on the roof at Sierra Lodge in Three Rivers refreshing a mural of sorts on an old sign.
It’s complicated to explain, so let’s let the photo do the work.
This is formerly a neon sign that was visible from way down the road. Now the trees have grown, and very few of us in Three Rivers had any idea it was here at all. (Not much neon in town!) I remember when this was called the “Mountaire Motel” and occasionally my family of origin would join Aunt Mary and Uncle Ritchie in the coffee shop for Sunday lunch. Now the coffee shop is the lobby.
The owner was an art major in college and his appreciation for art is evident. The place is charming with many styles of art, all containing bears and/or some sort of conifer tree.
I don’t get to begin working until 9 a.m. because guests on vacation don’t like to have artists walking around on their heads.
Ever had anyone walk on your head while on vacation? Tell me about it here!
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That’s cute, Jennifer! I keep hearing the one line in some old rock ‘n’ roll song (by the Fifth Dimension or one of that era) and didn’t think of reindeer. I’ll show the finished product next Monday. . . it was just a repaint directly over the top of the existing bear.
Cabinart/Jana,
Your blogpost title makes me want to start humming Christmas tunes about reindeer. Will the final mural be similar to the faded image of the bear there?
Yes! I grinned when I mentioned food in my post again actually, thinking of you. I almost tagged you, like similar to a facebook post, but didn’t. 🙂
Thank you, my friend.
Jennifer Dougan
http://www.jenniferdougan.com
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