The American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore.
Why had I never been here before?
Last week my friend and blog colleague Lesley Watt was visiting. We had planned our vacation art camp with a mix of field trips and artwork projects. The weather was so insanely cooperative – very unlike late August/early September usually is… So our first adventure was the AVAM in Baltimore, on a glorious temperate, blue-skied day…
Mosaic bluebird of happiness.
A museum is covered in installations.
Bunny! On the “Magic Bus”
This mosaic Cosmic Galaxy egg was breath taking. It even incorporated images from the Hubble telescope. ( Artist: Andrew Logan)
The Museum grounds are outstanding. Sculpture, installations, fountains, gardens. I felt completely enchanted before we even entered the museum.
A sense of fun, a tranquil enclosure…
There are many instances where words or a quote stop you in your tracks. I did manage to capture a few heartfelt phrases.
There is no photography allowed in the museum, so you are seeing pieces from the grounds, and in the mirror below a stealth pix of Lesley in a mirrored mosaic. The blue sculpture above? Entirely beaded, representing John Waters and Divine as a folk art weather house – you know – where figures emerge and disappear depending on the weather readings?
No pictures allowed IN the museum, but the bathrooms were fair game!
In the gardens between the buildings. A true oasis in the city.
Need I say more?
Amazing views from the AVAM Bird’s nest balcony
After the museum we headed to the Inner Harbor for a tourist browse and then dinner. Crab cakes, naturally.
The Inner Harbor – then off for crab cakes!
Lesley has posted regarding the adventures over at Art Jewelry Elements. Take a look at her pix! And stay tuned for more here, later this week!
Jenny Davies-Reazor 
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