"Fireplace"

There's an unusual space in our library that we've had lots of great ideas for since we opened nearly two years ago, but for various reasons, none of them worked out. An aquarium would require too much upkeep and extra technology installed; a real working fireplace required too many changes to meet fire code requirements, and because of its location in the building, is not easy to keep an eye on. For a while, the space served as a display case for a local history collection of objects, but now, it's a "fireplace" made of glass pieces by a local artist. And it's beautiful!

That's about 2/3 of the case (there's more to the right). I don't know how many glass pieces are in there; I haven't asked (or counted).

Portland Art Museum

Yesterday, Poe went to the Portland Art Museum with me and my mom! They have lots of different types of art. I tried to get a photo of Poe in each exhibit to show the museum's range.

This one is in the Chinese art exhibit. The placard said it took the artist 5 years to draw.

Japanese clay exhibit.

American art exhibit

Northwest American art exhibit (this is Mt Hood)

English silver exhibit

Transformation mask (raven to sun) in the Native American art exhibit

Hat in the Native American art exhibit

Sculpture exhibit (Poe is hiding in the middle)

Contemporary art exhibit (this one is called "Five Words in Orange Neon")

The sign outside the museum

ATL

We are sitting in the ATL airport waiting for boarding, so now seems like a good time to post this photo I took of Poe posing with the public art in the area between concourses: