Sometimes you stumble onto the coolest things
Sometimes you stumble onto the coolest things
Your typist today – Mary
For Artsy Fartsy Tuesday today, I’m going to share this great place that we just stumbled upon. When we left Quartzsite last Friday, we drove on Highway 60 to get to Wickenburg. We passed through a tiny little burg called Wenden. We pass through numerous little towns in our travels, and if we see something awesome, we try to stop. Pulling a fifth wheel makes it a lot harder to just pull over and stop, so we have to really want to circle back and see a place to make a stop there. that was the case here. At first we thought this was a motel, a brightly painted motel. On closer look, we realized it was an old motel that had been converted to an art gallery. Ok, that makes it a must stop.
The buildings were all painted so cute, and the yard art was amazing too.
The woman that owns it, is the creator of most of the art that was in the court yard. The coolest glass and metal wind chimes, fun birdhouses, and so many other things. She was very friendly and told us how she had bought the run down motel a few years ago, and fixed it up nicely to create this art gallery.
All of the buildings had art in them. Some from local people, some from people as far away as Wyoming. If I had extra money and space, I could have bought some very unique things.
The buildings and the way she had the outside decorated, was incredibly artistic. I love how she fixed everything up, and left the old funky sign up.
It just goes to show you, art can be found in the strangest places, and when you least expect it. So when you are traveling down the road, and go through these little towns on the way, be sure to stop, you never know what you’ll find.
I want to get on a plane and go there right this very minute!! THAT is SO my kind of place!! It reminds me of some places that we found in Taos, NM…just tucked away in the middle of nowhere!! What FUN you must have had!! Love this…enjoy your time there.
It was really cool. We love eclectic places like that.
That is a great find and it looked like a fabulous imaginative gallery. We bet there were some cool things there. Goes to show you never know what is off the beaten track. Have a terrific Tuesday.
Best wishes Molly
There were some very fun finds there.
That is awesome! Just love it! What a place to spark creativity!
Yep, I saw some things that gave me ideas for future projects.
I love finding places like that! This is especially neat fixed up in its southwestern flair. What a cool idea to convert an old motel!
The old motel idea was great, and the colors were perfect for the area.
That’s a lot of cool drool stuff there. Mommy would love to travel around the country like that and see all the neat stuff! Thank you for sharing!
I’m so glad you enjoy traveling with us. We like to share the neat stuff.
WoW! a really neat place to stop and visit. Was the Artist/ Owner camera shy?
I used to love just driving and not knowing where I would end up. Often that does lead to the most interesting places, just like what happened to you!
How cute is that! I love unplanned stops when traveling, to check something out.
What a lovely place
I love, love, love small towns and will always try and stop. Many years ago my MIL lived in a motel that had been converted into small apartments. It was pretty cool, and right next door to an old antique shop. I bought an old coat rack there one year at Thanksgiving and it is still in use today.
Oh, we’ve driven thru Wenden many times on the way to/from visiting my parents when they lived in Prescott. I recognize that motel sign. How cute the place is since she fixed it up! Of course we never stopped… with a 6 hour drive, we were always just in a hurry to get there/get home. Terrible, eh?
Oh wow that is so cooL!!!
I have came across places like that before, and any time I say how wonderful, and lets go get a closer look, my husband has no interest!!! ha! Men! ahahahaha!
ah well!
Very gorgeous photos!
Happy Artsy farsty Tuesday!
((husky hugz))
Would love to visit there. Your winter is sure a lot more colorful than ours is :-)
What a cool place! That’s exactly the kind of place I love to stop at when we’re traveling. What a great job she’s done with that old motel.
What a cool place! What I like most about a road trip doing things like that. I understand about the extra money/space thing we don’t have room for anything drives mom nuts! Love Dolly
How very cute! We miss all kinds of good stuff if we just go along the main highways. Maybe next time we will take a scenic detour.
That is one of the coolest upcycles of an old motel that I’ve seen! I love it. There’s an old motel that’s been for sale in our town for years, but I fear it will never be anything that cool!
This is why you guys are so lucky to live your lifestyle! I love finding stuff like this, but don’t really ever get the chance to. This place looks really neat!
What fun! We definitely would have to stop there :-)
Wow what a cool place! Love the pics. Thanks for sharing. XS Talent Hounds
What a wonderful find! that is just really cool… did you wonder though how the artist made money with it way out in the middle of … where-ever? I love the bright colors of the buildings.
It’s so nuts that I found this post today, because I was just having a chat with my mother about taking a trip together. We’re trying to reconcile and in my head, I had images similar to your pictures. It would be so nice to just check out a small, artsy town in the southwest.
What a cool idea! Very creative.