Backroads wandering....8000 miles away

Take a break from the hot, rainy summer doldrums with a little cyber wander in a land far away.
My son now works in China and has sent these photos of some of his wanderings.

The pictures have downloaded randomely (and are tricky to rearrange) so I won't try to sort them out by location....

......they are from the following areas surrounding (and including) Shanghai:
 Wuxi; Nanjing; Souzhou; Hangzhou; Moganshan

The architecture and gardens are as beautiful as I had imagined...

...and the cities are kept very clean.

Moganshan is a mountaintop retreat that looks quite European.

Salvage! Yay!  Knowing my love of salvage he took this pic for me (Moganshan).

My son teaches at a university in Wuxi, northwest of Shangahi. He's mastering the language quite quickly and loves the fresh markets, fabulous food, and convenient travel via the trains. I can't wait to see where else he wanders to!

Chicken Wire Dress

when working with chicken wire, you never really know how a project will turn out

it's a tricky medium to wrestle into submission

with a client request in mind, this is what ultimately emerged--not exactly what I had originally visualised, but that's what keeps it interesting

Vintage wood, metal and wire collage

I LOVE collaging bits and pieces of salvaged wood and metal
 and adding my own wire touches to some

wall mount jewelry organizer

large garden art flowers

wall plant/flower holder

magnet board/organizer

hanging light

wire nest with pearl edge

wire vine and vintage Kodak developer frame photo holder

wall shadowbox

tabletop jewelry tree

industrial aluminum wall plant/flower holder

note/photo holder

Most items available in my ETSY shop: SASSYTRASH ANTIQUES AND DESIGNS

Got RUST?

If you find yourself cruising the north Georgia backroads...AND if you are heavy into junk-spotting...

...do not miss this FUNKIEST of all funky places:  OLD CAR CITY USA

Located a few minutes south of White, Ga on 411...

...this place has '4500 vintage cars spread over 34 acres'.

You just wander around the maze of overgrown paths (you'll probably get lost but no worries--you'll eventually find your way out) viewing the rusty, reposing residents of this unique junkyard 'museum'.

It's an amazingly surreal scene as the vegetation seems to envelop and nurture these forgotten beauties of times past.

Every turn provides the perfect photo op.

You'll quickly become rust-drunk...but press on...it just gets better and better.

This one has to be my favorite....the face-like grimace is priceless.

Patina, patina, patina.....

.....and more PATINA!

You can tell how long these cars have been here by how the trees have grown THROUGH them....some are completely surrounded by trees.

Vintage car parts abound, but none are for sale...darn it!

Photographers come from all over the world to snap the perfect old car photos. 

The folk-artsy signs provide bits of wisdom and humor along the way.

(wait....WHAT?!)

'Jungle' is right...bring your bug spray!

Aside from the fun of seeing the cool old cars, taking a leisurely nature walk, and getting great photos....I especially enjoyed thinking about how someone got creative (and downright brave) enough to start charging people 15 bucks a head just to wander around their junkyard!!
 (I can just imagine this guy sitting around with a few buddies drinkin' beer, and him saying: "I'm gonna charge people to walk through my junkyard." I bet he got big laughs....but he must be laughing all the way to the bank now, since the place was filled with us crazies who paid that.....AND ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF IT!!