Joseph is famous for it bronze sculptures...approximately ten years ago, Joseph's main street was revamped, with new lighting, planter boxes filled with trees and rocks and then planted with flowering plants by volunteers...Bronze pieces were added, some are on loan from the artist and others are there permanently...they line the streets and tourist flock to our town to take in the incredible mountain view that is the backdrop for our main street...Joseph use to be a cowboy town and a mill town...The mills went out almost twenty years ago and the cowboy's (ranchers) lively hood is now threatened by the return of the wolves.
Cienna, Bobi and I went on a foundry tour yesterday, the foundry located only a few blocks from our Barton Heights home, is as nondescript inside as out...It can be noisy, dirty and dusty...We toured the different rooms where the technicians practice their art, in the slurry room, casting room, chasing wax, finishing room and the monument room...Now we understand why the price is easily a thousand dollars for a small bronze...The photo I have included is of my favorite piece that adorns our main street...Cienna took this photo a couple of years ago on one of her visits.
Back home we joined Papa on the deck, fixed left over dinner, had a glass of wine and enjoyed our view...That's all from Barton Heights this morning...the girls are starting to make a chocolate cake in the kitchen, I must get in on the action...OWAV:)
nice story mom
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