Shepler’s Ferry, 2025
Ink, gouache, and pencil on Canson Colorline archival paper, 19.5 x 25.5 inches.
Shepler’s Ferry line is the transit line habitually favored by the artist’s family. Memories of being greeted by the crew in their classic navy blue and white uniforms were always a welcoming sight when visiting Mackinac Island. Inspired by Photographer Lucy Gridley’s beautifully captured image of the aptly titled, The Welcome.
Vintage postcard, 5.5 x 3.5 inches, The Welcome, Shelper’s Ferry, Lucy Gridley, Photographer, Hiawatha Card Co./Penrod Hiawatha Souvenirs. Date unknown.
Handmade frame by John Rowland Workshop
Outside frame dimensions: 22.75 x 18.375
Hinge hung on 4 ply rag, op-3 (u.v. filtering) clear acrylic. 1/2 frame face, white on hard maple.
Gouache & pencil on Canson archival paper, 19.5 x 25.5
Shepler’s Ferry line is the transit line habitually favored by the artist’s family. Memories of being greeted by the crew in their classic navy blue and white uniforms were always a welcoming sight when visiting Mackinac Island. Inspired by Photographer Lucy Gridley’s beautifully captured image of the aptly titled, The Welcome.
Artist’s collection, vintage postcard, The Welcome, Shelper’s Ferry, photographed by Lucy Gridley, 5.5 x 3.5 inches.
Hiawatha Card Co./Penrod Hiawatha Souvenirs. Date unknown.
Handmade frame by John Rowland Workshop.
Exterior frame measurement: 21.875 x 27.875
Hinge hung on 4 ply rag, op-3 (u.v. filtering) clear acrylic. ½ inch frame face, white on hard maple.