Photo of the Week: Great Lakes Freighter Celebrates the Holidays

copper and white freighter on the Detroit River, with a Christmas tree on the center of the barge.

Great Lakes freighters pass by Belle Isle State Park, an island in the Detroit River north of downtown Detroit, regularly as they deliver raw materials to ports on the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Seaway. But it’s not often you see a Great Lakes freighter celebrating the holiday season with a Christmas tree onboard, as… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Great Lakes Freighter Celebrates the Holidays

Photo of the Week: Canstruction at Noel Night 2018

art sculpture made of different colored cans

Did you recognize the character?

I admit I had to look at in my smart phone camera before I could identify who it was: Kevin from the Home Alone Christmas comedy movie.

Built entirely of canned goods, the sculpture was one of several canstructions I saw at the Wayne State University Welcome Center this weekend as part of Detroit’s annual Noel Night celebration.

The sculptures were made entirely of unopened canned goods. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Canstruction at Noel Night 2018

Photo of the Week: David Zinn’s Art at TEDxDetroit 2018

David Zinn's finished street art on sidewalk in front of Masonic Temple

As I crossed Temple on my way to TEDxDetroit 2018, I recognized the artist crouched on the sidewalk in front of Masonic Temple.

David Zinn, an Ann Arbor-based artist, was quickly creating one of his signature colorful street art illustrations on the sidewalk near the entrance.

What cool art! Continue reading Photo of the Week: David Zinn’s Art at TEDxDetroit 2018