It is a pleasure to watch any artist or writer grow, and it is a pleasure to watch Ed Gulley, blogger and dairy farmer and artist stretch his imagination and grow. Ed is showing some of his work at the Open House on Saturday, and today he came over with a piece Maria and I both think is groundbreaking for him. It is cathedral wind chime fastened out of old wheels, tractor parts and old farm silverware.

It is a beautiful and well-crafted piece, using old and recycled farm implements, and I can so easily see it adding character and feeling – and chimes to an out door patio or garden. Ed is gaining confidence as an artist, he is stretching his imagination, listening to feedback, growing and learning.

He has a lot of neat stuff at the Open House but two of his pieces stand out – the turtle he made out of shovels, horseshoes and wrenches and this wind chime, a very authentic kind of sculpture. Happy to know Ed and Carol Gulley. Both of them will be at the Open House this weekend.