Grand Rapids Press reporter Chris Knape plays Mrs. Packman II in the old school video archade at Stella’s Lounge. (Grand Rapids Press Photo)
What a heart warming assignment. Once a week Marc DeRuiter of Grand Rapids(featured in top photo) visits the Grand Rapids Veterans Home and gives guitar lessons. Every student who consistently shows is given a guitar to learn on. Greg Mulder, a U.S. Army veteran who lives in the home, (center photo), says the lessons are theraputic, giving him something to do with his time and thoughts. (Grand Rapids Press Photos)
The smell of earth, the soft skin of petals. Warm sun on my neck, spring is here.
This 30,000 pound ArtPrize entry has been perched on top of the Grand Valley Blue Pedestrian Bridge since last September, and finally came down on Monday. It was obviously a graphic, colorful event to shoot, and I even got a bit of a sun burn!