Using this New Year’s Day 2025 to catch up on my blog posts. Ålesund, our sole Scandinavian cruise port of call in Norway, was picturesque and lovely.
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2024 was quite the year of Millard Sheets mural spotting, mostly in SoCal where I live. This post is a recap of the murals seen in 2024 (9 total). Most are located at former Home Savings and Loan bank buildings. Others can be seen at a museum, library and on a college campus.
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When I visit family in Hawaii, I often run at the University of Hawaii, Manoa Campus. I’ve taken many photos there and have been meaning to document. But sometimes a task can seem large and daunting, so much so that it discourages one from starting. So I decided to dive in, one campus building at a time.
We shall start with Bachman Hall, which I visited most recently in March 2024.
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There was a recent weekend visit to the American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA) in Pomona, CA to view the exhibit “Architectural Pottery: Ceramics for a Modern Landscape” which runs through March 2, 2025. It was my first time at the museum and not only did I enjoy the pottery exhibit, but there were a couple of surprise Millard Sheets artwork there as well!
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