Tag Archives: sculpture

Rejected. And Yet Better Than Ever!

Posted on August 22, 2025 by mitchteemley

“One person’s junk is another person’s treasure.” There are lots of junk artists in the world. But they all have one thing in common: they see robots, flying machines and winged horses where we see rusty bolts, tarnished cutlery and … Continue reading →

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Imagination: Enter a World Without Limits

Posted on August 15, 2025 by mitchteemley

Imagination shows us beautiful, whimsical, absurd, and sometimes disturbing things that exist only in our minds. It allows us to escape from the world as it is. And then, upon returning, to make it better. Click on any image to enlarge … Continue reading →

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Here’s Why Fairies and Fairytales Matter

Posted on May 30, 2025 by mitchteemley

People have always dreamed of fantastical creatures, terrifying and gentle, hideous and beautiful. But especially of fairies. Why? Because they’re the ones most like us. Fairies can be good or bad, kind or selfish, pure or besmirched. Just like us. … Continue reading →

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60 Surprising Sculptures

Posted on July 19, 2024 by mitchteemley

I love sculptures, especially those that surprise me by their scale (whether massive or miniscule), their cleverness or beauty, their meaningful social statements or unexpected media (pencil lead, wool felt, flower petals). Each of these of these pieces is included because … Continue reading →

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Surprising Public Sculptures

Posted on March 1, 2024 by mitchteemley

I love public art! Especially those pieces that catch us off-guard, delight us, or make us think (I photographed some of these pieces myself for that very reason). These public sculptures–in thoroughfares, in forests or along garden paths, some carved … Continue reading →

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Less Glory, Please?

Posted on January 15, 2023 by mitchteemley

“In some ways, it is natural for us to wish that God had designed for us a less glorious and less arduous destiny; but then we are wishing not for more love but for less.” ~C.S. Lewis

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Coffee With the Kelpies

Posted on March 2, 2022 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Jez Braithwaite of Photos by Jez. Royal Navy veteran Jez lives in Scotland with his wife Susan. The two love to travel, and when they do, Jez captures “whatever catches my eye.” In this … Continue reading →

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Fitting In!

Posted on December 17, 2021 by mitchteemley

I’m a big fan of street art. Some pieces make a statement by whimsically, sarcastically, or ironically adapting themselves to improvised spaces. Which, come to think of it, is how we’ve had to live our lives these past two years, so … Continue reading →

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50 Wildly Imaginative Sculptures

Posted on June 11, 2021 by mitchteemley

It’s no secret that I like art. But what I particularly love are works of unexpected creativity and imagination, which, it must be admitted, are sometimes the creations of slightly crazy people, or at least those who are willing to … Continue reading →

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Astonishing Sculptures

Posted on November 15, 2019 by mitchteemley

This collection of sculptures (I got carried away, I confess!) surprises us: with scale (immense, tiny), with unexpected locations, with uncanny realism, with skewed perceptions…or with sheer unclassifiability! (Click on any image to enlarge it, or to begin slideshow)

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