Rebecca Shelly

Teaching Experience

Posted on April 7, 2013 by rebecca

This week I got the opportunity to see what it is like to be a teacher. I was a substitute teacher for a beginning 3-D Design course at Portland State University. I was really nervous and excited to have the opportunity to do this. I walked into the empty classroom and started to unpack the items that were going to be needed. I became familiar with where things were going to be stored. I erased the blackboard and enjoyed writing out what the class assignment for the day was. This moment was major for me. I thought that it may be worth sharing on my blog.

The project that the class worked on was basic wire shapes. I walked around and talked with the students about what they were working on.

I learned a few things about teaching even from one day.

1. When a student says that they have a doctor’s appointment just tell them to bring a note from the visit. I had two people claim that they had an appointment. This was very unlikely.

2. Making squares out of wire require equal pieces. A beginning student may find this difficult if they do not know this ahead of time.

3. Don’t let one person leave early because other people think they can also. Come up with alternative things to do at the end of class if students get finished early.

I have been working on my teaching videos. Soon I will be finished with my oil painting demo. I will post it on here soon.

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Been a little busy….

Posted on April 5, 2013 by rebecca

I have been super busy this past week. I have had major items that I have been working on. First, I applied for a fund that may help me bring my trailer across country…ok, let me back up and say that we are officially moving to Portland, Maine in July. I keep talking about a move, and this is it. Stuart got into the art education program at the Maine College of art (where I got my BFA) and we are really excited for a major change.

This means that we are getting rid of all of our furniture and traveling with some clothing, art supplies, kitchen supplies (keep in mind that we have a lot of all of those things), Stuart’s Subaru wagon, my trailer and our little dog. We are trying to figure out how to bring everything. My goal is to raise money to buy a vehicle that can tow the trailer and move the rest of our stuff.

I applied for a grant through my undergrad that may help with making the trailer road worthy. Here are some of the compilations that I made for it:

I hope that I am able to get this grant. It would be a major help. Otherwise, I am starting to think about how I am going to set up a fundraiser to help fund it as well. This is the only way that I would be able to take this project with me.

Recently, I came across another artist who is being inspired by the open road as well. Her work is incredible! Her blog is called, The Barter Van. Angela Carlsen got rid of everything and has a van that she is traveling around the country with making art.

What she has made is incredibly inspiring. She is considering reworking a travel trailer as well. She asked me if I had any tips on rebuilding a trailer. Here they are:

1. Do pay attention to what the trailer is missing. I went into buying my trailer thinking that $500 would be the price that I could afford and that I would work with what it had. My trailer I believe was used for parts. It was missing lamps, table, running lights, faucets, etc. All of these needed to be purchased and this added up. There are many trailers for $500 that I have noticed lately that have everything. For this price though there is probably water damage. Most vintage trailers have water damage. Some have been lucky enough to be stored inside a garage but these end up costing a lot more money and it is quite obvious the difference.

2. Have a professional check out the tires, braking system, etc. I have read this over and over again on other blogs and it is a major thing. Originally I was just going to have my trailer sit in my yard. I didn’t need to worry about tires or brakes. Now that I want to take it with me I see how much money it will take to get it in proper working order. I need to replace the wheels, the tires and have a spare.

3. A trailer that has two axels may be better for long trips. A single axel has just two wheels and if one of the tire pops, it can put the trailer in an awkward position. This may mean that it is heavier though and I am not sure if you need that much space. It is just something to think about.

4. As for tips about being on the road, I can’t give those yet. The trailer was dropped off at my house by the former owner. I am going to get it out of the yard for an art event coming up next month and this is when I will have a better understanding of traveling with it. (Luckily this is only a ten minute drive up the road:) Also, to add to this, make sure to know how much your van can pull. Finding out how much the trailer weighs at a full load is important rather than with nothing in it.

5. Enjoy the process. Since you are an artist also, you can envision how something can be created. I loved imagining how my table was going to be designed before it was there, making it happen and now looking at it with great pride. This has been my biggest artist project to date and it feels as if it will be a major influence for my work for a long time.

I got most of my supplies for the trailer at:

Vintage Trailer Supply: They have a lot of the little parts that you may need for windows, exterior, etc. that are specific to a vintage trailer.

Camping World: Do buy the Good Sam discount card ($25) because it is a major saving boost. I renewed mine this year with a $20 in store coupon and at the same time they were offering a free stay at a Good Sam’s Club. This meant that I paid only $5 for it and have a free nights stay on the trip!

Jo-Anne’s Fabric: Sign up on their email list and only shop there when you have a coupon. There are usually 50% off coupons that are sent to you. I think that it was in January when I used a rare 60% off coupon to buy the fabric for my trailer curtains. This was from the home collection of fabric and is a little thicker than the cotton type used for quilting. Also, before you go, visit the website and go down to the bottom where it says Store Locater. When you find the store, click on the More Store Information tab. This will have another coupon pop up. This one may only be a $40 coupon, but it is better to have a few coupons than just one.

I also got the vintage light covers at a local rebuilding center. My vintage lamp covers were only $10 each!

At a Harbor Freight, get one of these Multifunction Oscillating Tools. It is a cheap tool, but it does a great job at getting rid of the rotted out wood, rusted nails, etc.

Once you do find and purchase a trailer, there are many people online that are a great resource. I have learned a lot from the former Aristocrat site and it really helped to have some guidance along the way from others who have been there already.

Fphew, I had more to say than I realized. I hope this helps.

If anyone else comes across this blog post and has anything to share about restoring trailers, that would be a great help for Angela.

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Getting the trailer ready for the road!

Posted on March 24, 2013 by rebecca

I have been working for so long on making the trailer ready for use in my yard, that I haven’t really focused on it actually going on a trip. Now, it is time to start getting invested in this aspect of the trailer. When I say, “invested” I mean literally. There is a lot of work that needs to be done to make it work properly on the road. It needs new tires, a spare, the wiring figured out with the brakes (not sure if these work) and an overall cleaning of bottom and sprayed with a rust preventing spray. This will take some time and the need of some professionals. At this point, it would be able to get around town, but not for a long journey.

I looked at Stuart’s car manual to see how much it could tow. It does have a hitch but this could have been added later. It seemed as if it would not be able to pull it at least around town, but it was worth a check. It is a ’91 Subaru Loyale. Here is what I found:

Well, I guess that answered that one quickly for me:) Looks like I may be renting (or also investing in) a vehicle to pull it.

Unfortunately, my trusty Aristocrat Travel trailer site finally has shut down. (It was supposed to shut down in December). Right before it closed, I was able to get some great tips from the some fellow Aristocrat owners and I have them on file as an email. I was really lucky with that. I copied and pasted it for others if they google search it and need the information.

Here is this information that was written on the Multiply Aristocrat Service. I had asked if anyone had any tips on traveling for long trips with a trailer and if it would be possible to attach it to a moving truck.

fiddleboat wrote on Mar 17

Wow, Rebecca.. Oregon to Maine, eh? Portland to Portland?

I took my LoLiner 17′ on a 3000 mile trip this fall and enjoyed every minute of it. It really only reduced the gas mileage on my V6 Tundra by one or two miles per gallon, but gas is still more expensive than flying. I’d just figure up what you think it will cost you in gas to drive whatever you decide to drive, and deduct a couple mpg for the trailer.
The main thing is to make sure it’s safe for such a long trip. Are the tires good and properly inflated? Have you replaced/repacked the wheel bearings? Have you inspected the springs and U-Bolts to make sure there’s not undue rust damage? I don’t know if the 13 had brakes, but if so, you should have them checked out and make sure you have a brake controller in your vehicle if the brakes are electrical like mine. If there are no brakes, don’t load up a bunch of moving stuff in the trailer. Keep it as light as you can.
Others can comment on the question of shipping it or pulling behind a U-haul. I have no experience in that area.
Good luck whatever you decide, and keep us posted!
Cheers, Gary

fiddleboat wrote on Mar 17

The other consideration of course is the fact that campgrounds are cheaper than motels, if you’re going to be driving anyway. So that could help cancel out the trailer’s impact on your gas mileage…

fiddleboat wrote on Mar 17

I just looked at your trailer… really cute! Definitely worth taking with you. I remember seeing a picture of your table when you built that, with the little detail in the leg.

rshellyart wrote today at 8:18 AM

Yeah, Gary I will be getting it new wheels if I am going to be taking it on the road. A friend who used to work for Les Schwab, took a look at the underside for me and said that it looks to be in fine condition for the road. He recommended to give it a deep cleaning and then spray it with a rustoleum spray. I just looked at the photos of your trailer again and saw that you actually took this part off and did this as well. I would probably try and clean it as much myself and the have a professional change the tires.

Hi Rebecca, I too have a 13ft Lo Liner. its a 64. I have pulled it from Missouri to Florida twice. I did get new tires and got them on the last trip down here to Fl because of a blow out. Found it had regular car tires on it. Although those car tires worked fine for years I replaced them with the trailer tires which are 6 ply . Glad i did. We pulled ours with a Jeep Cherokee and also with our Chev Astro van. I have a little Mazda pick up (same as a Ford Ranger and it pulls it fine. They are not that heavey and pull very well. I think the Lo Liner is around 1200lbs Don’t know about pulling with a rent truck. I have seen many people pulling trailers with rent trucks they do rent trailers to pull with the trucks but i don’t know about campers although I have seen people doing it. maybe they just didn’t tell lol. What year is your Lo Liner? Rick

rshellyart wrote today at 11:39 AM

Hey Rick, Mine is a ’67. Thanks for letting me know what vehicles you use. That always helps to know which ones already have proven to work for a 13′. Tires are a big deal on these trailers since they have only one axle. I want to make sure to do that right. I just looked outside and there are brakes, but I think that they were cut off near the hitch. There are a bunch of cords that are just cut. Would it have attached to a braking system that would have been installed in a vehicle or is this something that I can buy new? Also, I was thinking that if I owned a truck myself, then I would be able to add a sway bar. I was thinking that attaching it to a moving truck may make it sway more and that makes me nervous. When I first purchased this trailer it was just supposed to sit in my yard. The more I fixed it up and made it an awesome place to be in, I want to be able to take it with me. Actually using it as a camper would be a pleasant reward for all of the work that I put into it.

vooshiman wrote today at 12:09 PM

Rebecca, Mine has the electric brakes also. They are really not that complicated. If you look under the trailer there should be wires coming from each brake drum. They probably hook togather and run up to the front. One pos and one neg. (or ground) You need a brake control hooked up to what your pulling it with.. you set the control to how much power it gives the brakes when you step on the brake pedal. It is 12 magnets in the drum that work the brakes. So the control regulates how much power (voltage) to give the brakes. That way you can set it so they don’t just lock up. I don’t have a sway bar on mine but I can only remember once having it sway and i just slowed down a bit and all was fine. But Im not saying a sway bar would not be nice to have for sure.. Someone probably did not need the brakes and cut the wires. Just hope they did not remove the magnets from inside the drums. I had one missing from mine when I first got it but found one at a used trailer parts place. Your trailer is very nice from the pictures I see. Guess I should post some too. So many folks have such nice ideas and have fixed theirs up so cute in so many ways.

fiddleboat wrote today at 4:40 PM

One thing about having the brake wires cut might be positive: if the former owner(s) didn’t use the brakes, the actual shoes may still have some life left in them! I didn’t renew my brake shoes because the linings were still about 1/4″ thick, which translates to quite a few miles. Before I take it on another long trip, though, I’ll inspect and probably replace the linings.
The thing about these brakes is that you can’t find replacements for the shoes. In a car, if it has drum brakes like these, you go to the brake shop and they pull some new shoes off the shelf and replace yours. The shoe consists of the abrasive (used to be asbestos) lining, and the metal band the lining is glued or riveted to. I have heard that if you can’t replace the the whole shoe because they’re not made any more, you can take your old shoes (or the whole trailer, more likely) to a good brake shop, and they can adhere new lining material to your old metal shoes. Does that make sense?
The wires in the front need to be connected to the plug that connects your lights to the tow vehicle, and inside the tow vehicle, they need to go to a “brake controller, which is a little box mounted under your dashboard. This job is probably best done by an RV place, however when you get the controller, be sure to read the instructions for adjusting its little knobs, because as vooshiman points out, they control how soon the trailer brakes come on, and how hard. It’s a very simple adjustment, but I didn’t know about it when I got mine, and trusted that the RV guy had set it up right. After burning up one set of brakes in my truck, I finally read the instructions (I am a guy after all….) and found out that my trailer brakes weren’t coming on at all. The truck was doing all the work, and my trailer weighs nearly 4000 pounds. A little fiddling with the knobs (so THAT’s what that little orange light meant….) the trailer brakes now do their fair share of the stopping, and my truck and I are happy.
I sure hope you get to take your sweet little LoLiner with you. If you want, you can take it to a local truck scale – I found one at a moving van company and pay them a few bucks to find out what it really weighs, and buy a vehicle rated for that much weight. For your little 13, I would think just about any midsize car or SUV would be fine. It doesn’t have to be a truck.
Good luck and keep us posted!
-Gary

I also found some info on the wiring that will help with figuring out the braking system. This was from a blog by a fellow Portland artist who owns a trailer with his family.

Well, I have learned quite a bit so far with trailers; plumbing, gas lines, water sealant, glass cutting, wall installation, rot removal, electrical, how to use Bondo, and exterior trailer painting. Now I want to learn how to change a tire, pack the bearings, how the brakes work, etc. This will all be with the guidance of a professional, but I want to learn how to do it at the same time because I have come this far, why not learn it all!

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First day of spring!

Posted on March 20, 2013 by rebecca

Well, it is spring. The weather today in Portland started with extreme rain and wind. Then there was sun. Then there was extreme hail. Then, sun. Then, rain…then a rainbow! I am ready for summer to get here in more ways than just the weather. This summer will be an extreme change for us. We will be having a major move and this is all very exciting.

I have been trying to figure out if the trailer is coming with us. I love my trailer. It has been an incredible project for me and it feel as if it is part of my future as well. Does this ever happen to you? You have this understanding and don’t know why. It just feels as if it is a part of who I am as an artist now.

I am currently working on teaching videos that I am filming in my trailer. I am using these as part of my teaching packets that I will be sending out to the colleges that I would like to work at. These are basic videos, but I have enjoyed making them. I will post them on here once I have completed them.

While I work on my packets, I am also going to apply for a grant to help with being able to make my trailer road worthy. It has worked great for my yard, but my extreme fantasy would be to be able to take this on trips and directly work from travel. I designed this trailer with this in mind.

I have been asking questions on the Aristocrat Travel Trailer forum and it has been an incredible resource. There are some really great people on there who have helped me all along the way of making this trailer come together. There were some really great tips on how to make the trailer ready for travel. This will require new tires and rework the brakes. I will have a professional do this part. A friend of mine who used to work at Les Schwab took a look underneath it and said that it looks to be in fine condition for the road. This was a great relief to hear.

Once I get my packets and grant done, I will be adding another major element to the trailer: gas! I recently purchased a new regulator for the gas tank. Soon, this will be lit up and maybe I can make some tea in my trailer while I work.

Today, I came across a vintage trailer used as a traveling gallery on Pinterest. The artist is living in NH where I am from! I find this very exciting. It is great to find others who have the same understanding of how a trailer can be used for more than camping.

The artist, Kristina Wentzell, calls her trailer, Happy Camper Mobile Art Gallery. Since I am trying to get my trailer to New England, it is great to hear people there already that are active in the communities there with their trailers.

This makes me want to bring my trailer even more.

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Starting Seeds

Posted on March 12, 2013 by rebecca

People keep asking me what I am growing this year in my garden. Since my diet revolves around lots of veggies, I thought that really focusing on a high yield garden this year will make a difference. Before, I liked the idea of growing things, but I wasn’t the best at actually picking what I grew. Not this year. This year I plan on making the most of it. We will be moving halfway through the summer but up until then it will be a great part of our diet.

I decided that one of the best ways for me to make the most out of growing would be to start things from seed. I already have a grow light (which I did not use last year) and figured it would be great to get this in use. I bought a bag of seed starting mix and some potting soil. I bought a few packets of seeds of lettuce, peas (which I will have to reseed outside because they have not done anything), kale, parsley and carrots.

I already had many tomatoes, peppers, basil (still growing after 3 years from Italy), thyme, and dill. I just started some cilantro for Stuart, but I can’t stand the stuff. I will use parsley when he uses cilantro. I only like cilantro in salsa…. the only time! People either love it or hate it. What do you think?

Here are what I have started:

It is good to make notes while gardening. This blog is basically my notebook. Luckily I can add pictures as well. I learned that you should pay attention to when something will germinate. My tomatoes germinated quickly, but it took longer for the peppers. I cut the top of one of these in order to make a smaller cover. This way, the tomatoes could get bigger yet still create a warm environment for the peppers to start. Parsley also takes a lot longer to start. They have worked out well so far with just the heat lamp and the cover. I eat a lot of parsley these days and hope that they yield well.

Each spring when I watch seeds grow, I am reminded of my video that I created a few years ago for my Seed Olympics show that I had at Falsefront Gallery. For those of you gardeners out there, here it is!

via YouTube

I really wanted to try this plant, but never got around to getting the seeds.

It is called Strawberry Spinach! If anyone knows me well, they know my obsession with berries. Well, this one you can also eat the leaves. This makes it a plant that produces twice for you! You get the sweet and the savory at the same time! Amazing! Well, the berries produce at the end of the summer, so this won’t be the year that I start these. Next summer?

What are you growing this year? Anything new?

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Onca again, food.

Posted on March 6, 2013 by rebecca

I have been on my new diet for over a month now. It is amazing too how things have changed and how easily it is for me to notice when something doesn’t work. According to many blogs, it is recommended to keep a food journal to log what you eat everyday. My body is healing right now and can’t handle everything (really a small amount) of food that is allowed on the diet. I noticed that nuts may be something that is not working for me. I am hoping that it is not a nut allergy, but I am wanting to try something first. This is soaking nuts.

I looked up soaking nuts and dehydrating and came across this blog:

The Nourishing Gourmet

There is a great list that shows what nuts need to be soaked and for how long to dehydrate them. This is perfect! I have the dehydrator and this may be a great way for me to be able to eat nuts. It may be too early for me to eat them as well, but I am wanting to try.

Food takes time with this diet. Adding another level to it adds more time, but this way I would be able to actually eat nuts. Nut flower is also one of the only way I can eat “bread like” things and I don’t want to lose this as part of my diet.

This is a crazy diet and I keep apologizing for it, but I have felt such an incredible change.

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Painting in my studio.

Posted on February 28, 2013 by rebecca

I have been spending so much time in the kitchen these days. This past month I have spent learning this new diet and not spending any time in the studio. I have been transferring my computer it seems like forever as well. Today, I finally took my laptop (in the new case I made it in) out to my trailer to spend some time there. I set up some of

the paintings that I have started in order to take photos for a residency application. I wanted to show how I use my trailer as a studio. Originally, I had used my travel easel to paint with, but it was a little bulky in the trailer.

It worked fine, but the legs stood out in the middle of the trailer. This easel will be great once it is nice outside and when I want to work out there.

I forgot that I also had this white easel. It had been back behind the seating area and I forgot that I even owned it. It works out perfectly. I can set it up this way for smaller pieces.

For larger work, I can set it up this way.

This is the chair that is hung up near the door.

By adding a pillow from the couch, it is the perfect height for the table. I can also put my laptop on the couch to the left to make sure that it is out of the way of paint yet still visible to see my image reference. I like the open feel of this sitting as well.

I didn’t have enough time to really sit down and start painting, but I took out the paints that I am going to use.

Tomorrow, this awaits me. I am planning on doing a little gardening and then enjoy myself with painting again! Yeah!

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Dehydrating fail.

Posted on February 24, 2013 by rebecca

Lately I have been trying to come up with snacks that are SCD legal. I recently purchased a dehydrator and was really excited to make some chip-like foods.

My first test withView Post the dehydrator was some basil. I had a plant from Trader Joe’s and I wanted to see how it works. I placed some in the machine and in an hour I had nicely crumbled basil.

I looked forward to seeing what else I could do. I had purchased a bag of carrots from the Sauvie Island farm stand in St. John’s. I thought that I would make some carrot chips.

Well, in the morning I had my breakfast, walked my dog and then got ready to make my carrot chips.

I peeled the carrots and cut off the ends. The bag of carrots was a mixture of different colored varieties.

I thought that using my food processor would save me a lot of time. It actually added time because they were not cut symmetrically. It created a lot of little pieces that I had to sort through.

The carrots would fall over as I added them in. I then blanched the carrots. I separated the carrots originally from the purple ones because I noticed that they started to bleed on my fingers as I was peeling them. I am glad that I did this, because when they were blanched, they bled incredibly.

I then placed them on the dehydrator. I even had some extra and that I had to freeze and cook right away.

It had taken a few hours to get the carrots ready to be dehydrated. At this point I was thinking that so much work went into it that these better be awesome.

Well, I few hours later, I noticed something. They were shrinking….and shrinking fast. I thought that they would get just a little dry and look like chips…no.

This is what happened.

So. lets just look at how many there were to start with:

and this was how much it yielded:

For the amount of work that went into making these, it was not worth it. I thought that I was making carrot chips when in fact I was making carrot bits. Not sure what to do with carrot bits. They would be great for use when hiking, but for now I will move onto using the dehydrator for other adventures.

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New fun with food.

Posted on February 19, 2013 by rebecca

Well, I have been very busy lately. It is busy in a way that I never thought I would be. It is busy in the kitchen. Or busy at Trader Joe’s, New Seasons, Fred Meyer, Gross Out (Grocery Outlet). There is such a limited amount of food that I can eat now, but this means that I need to search them out all over town. I know what it is that I can eat, so I have stocked up on the basics. I have also created a list that prices out what each are at TJ, NS, and FM. The price difference is incredible! I go to New Seasons to get the specialty items, but not for anything else. Most items are priced way more than normally. They also have an incredible bulk section of spices and this is where I go. It is best to get a small amount to keep it fresher.

Trader Joe’s has a great selection of items for the diet. The main thing is that they have cheaper nuts. I don’t get my veggies here because most of them are packaged. I can’t wait till farmer’s markets come around to get my fresh veggies.

Speaking of fresh veggies, I have already started to get my garden ready for spring. I had an intense head cold this last week, but the sun could not keep me from going outside. 60 degrees out!! I had a little bit of energy and I thought that getting some Vitamin D and a little of work would get my blood flowing. So, I put my Land Girl pants on and went out to my garden space.

I used my limited energy and dug up two of the beds. I want to start some spring crops here; peas and carrots. I bought some bark mulch to add and will transfer my compost. I decided to wait till I was feeling better to do more.

I also dumped out the soil of a lot of pots that were used last year. I put this soil in a bed near the house that needed more. I then washed out each with soap and water to get them ready to start some seeds indoors (with seed starter and slow release potting soil).

I love this photo. I may want to turn it into a piece of art….

I decided to stop things here. I needed some lunch. Well, while I was gardening, I noticed these lovely plants that had overwintered.

They need to be eaten before they bolt in the spring anyway. I cut them along with a few sprigs of chives.

I sautéd the kale with a little olive oil, onions and then apple cider vinegar. The night before, we had cooked an butternut squash that my father had grown. (It is part of our family tradition to send each other food). I took the leftover squash and mashed it with butter. Earlier, I had made my legal sour cream using yogurt that had sat in a coffee filter for a few hours to get the moisture out. It works great! The yogurt tastes like sour cream, yet it is full of healthy bacteria. I added the chives and spices to this. So good!

I would like to point out what I would usually eat before looked like this:

and now…….!!

I don’t just eat something just to fill me up. I eat something that I know is benefitting my body. Yes, I spend more time in the kitchen, but with time, I will know how to cut corners and preserve things…

Speaking of preserving things, I just purchased this on Amazon!:)

I remember my Mom using one of these growing up. I will be able to use to make snacks for myself. I can also make nacho chips (sans corn) and jerky. I can dry my own herbs.

This diet has made me feel like such an intense hippy, but it has made me feel so good. To have my body work properly has been amazing for me on so many levels.

Have you used a dehydrator and have any tips?

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Trailer Artist!

Posted on February 19, 2013 by rebecca

I wanted to share an artist, Rachel Ann Austin who has created a body of work inspired by vintage trailers. I have one of these lovely pieces in my art collection! Rachael is also a lovely person inside and out. Her work will be on display at Collector in Berkeley.

She uses maps in the backgrounds of a lot of her work. As a trailer painting, this makes even more sense. Mine has the Willamette River (Portland’s river) running through it and this makes me think of how happy I was to get my first trailer in Portland.

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First day of spring!

Starting Seeds

Onca again, food.

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Dehydrating fail.

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