Friday, November 13, 2009

Color Carnival - 11-13-09

Martha hosts this meme about color.



Here's another colorful work of art in our neighborhood.

The Memorial Lifehouse, a solar-powered lighthouse with a shrine dedicated to Matt Schekel, an 18-year-old bicyclist who was killed by a vehicle at the corner of Southeast 37th and Taylor; a tiled “love bench” big enough for two to sit very close; and a “life cycle” wheel, made by his mother, telling the story of Matt's life.


At the base of the bench are bike pedals embedded into the ground.





14 comments:

Chris said...

Oh, I love things like this! What a touching story and compelling tribute.

Carolyn Ford said...

How amazing...sad, but amazing. The color is bold and beautiful and the creative details...wow!

Rune Eide said...

I think that must rank as the most special bench I have ever seen. Very personal, very creative, very fine memorial. It must have been a nice way to treat the sorrow

Marie said...

Awesome creation. Makes me think a bit of Gaudi.

Jama said...

What a beautiful memorial!

Nessa said...

That's wonderful and whimsical.

Long Overdue

Ms. Fiddlesticks said...

Heart wrenching but beautiful. I am so sorry for her loss. She did a wonderful memorial for her son.
DF

BLOGitse said...

What a beautiful idea!
Happy CC weekend! :)

Martha@A Sense of Humor is Essential said...

That is so touching, what a beautiful memorial to a much loved and missed son. The heart never forgets.
Thank you for sharing.

Vicki ~ FL said...

Very touching and a beautiful memorial to her son.

Enjoy your weekend.

B : ) said...

OH my, that is so beautiful, so sweet, so sad, so colorful. Just amazing. What neighborhood do you live in?

Squirrel said...

What a beautiful memorial.

Martha said...

What a beautiful creation and wonderful memorial!

Coffeedoff said...

Lovely colourful way to remember someone

About the photos

Unless otherwise noted, all photos on this blog were taken by me. If you want to use any of the images, please contact me first. Thanks!

My Blipfoto Journals

Followers

Blog Archive

About Me

My photo
I've been retired since November, 2008. I've been spending lots of time taking photos, singing, and writing. Currently working on a historical fiction novel.. I highly recommend retirement!