Grass Valley Chapel

We discovered this beautiful chapel on a road trip through Central Oregon in summer of 2008. Many times abandoned buildings give off a vibe of sadness or uneasiness but this one was different. I was so captivated by the history and the stillness this place exuded that we wandered in and around it for about two hours.

The only information I have found online regarding this abandoned chapel was a state archive photo from 1961 when it still had glass in its windows. It's obviously been empty for a very long time but is amazingly well preserved.

A work of art becomes a work of art...

Grass Valley Chapel ~ photo series by Tina Pfeiffer. Grass Valley, Oregon USA, 7.08

©2008-2010 Pfeiffer Photos/Apt 3 Photography, all rights reserved.

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party hats: happy new year

Wonderful hats from the super-creative Etsy shop of madame alyn's bin. Alyn Carlson realizes ingenious thoughts in a range of media. She drinks Vo Vos, makes valentines from Marimekko scraps, herds chickens, and finds silver linings in places where most are too embarrassed to look. She is also an exquisite designer with a serious graphic design business and name cache up the yin yang.

Alyn's Favorite Art Materials

paper, air, moth dust, special magicalness, paint, pigments, figments and twine

Her graphic design and more fine art can be found at alyncarlson.com.

Happy New Year to all of you!!