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View fullsize Harmonica Reeds ( c. 1880 - 1920) Objects collected on the St. Louis Riverfront, MO Located on the lower level of terminal 1, near baggage claim. #typology #typologyphotography #harmonicareeds #mudlark #mudlarker #artifacts #artifactcollection #k
View fullsize Keys (c. 1880 - 1950) Objected collected on the St. Louis Riverfront, MO. Located on the lower level of terminal 1, near baggage claim. #keycollection #artifacts #mudlarker #lambertartandculture #airportart #stl #stlgram #stlouis #typologyphotog
View fullsize Bottle Stoppers (c. 1880 - 1920) Objects collected on the St. Louis Riverfront, MO. Located on the lower level of terminal 1, near baggage claim. #typology #knolling #bottlestopper #mudlarker #lambertartandculture #artifacts #stlhistory #stlouis
View fullsize Spoons (c.1880 -1940) Objects collected on the St. Louis Riverfront, MO. Located on the lower level of terminal 1, near baggage claim #typology #mudlark #lambertartandculture #knolling #stlhistory #spoons #publicart #airportart #typologyphotograp
View fullsize Marbles ( c. 1870 -1950) Located in the lower level of terminal 1, near baggage claim. @viapublicart @flystl @regionalartscommission #publicart #lambertartandculture #mudlark #stlhistory #airportart #marblecollection #typology #typologyphotograph
View fullsize Gears (c. 1870 - 1940) Located in the lower level of terminal 1, near baggage claim. #stlairport #lambertartandculture #publicart #artoftravelstl #airportart #mudlark #stl #stlouis #mudlarkingfinds #macrophotography #typology #collection #antiqueg
View fullsize All right, are you ready for the big reveal? Mudlark, Photographic Typologies of objects collected on the St. Louis Riverfront, MO is now up at the STL Lambert Airport as part of the Lambert Art and Culture program. A giant thanks to Angie Villa o
View fullsize I stopped by the airport today to look over print proofs of my photographic work going up this week. This is just a sneak peak, so stay tuned. 🕵🏻‍♀️ #stl #lambertairport #covidlife #mudlark #mudlarkingfinds
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View fullsize On Sunday, I found the Devil at the Mississippi River! This was once a little lead toy figure and had a tail, which has since broken off. And yes, I touch a lot of lead. I don’t eat it, so I have that going for me. 🤷🏼‍♀️ risk vs. rewar
View fullsize Martha Washington is featured on this ceramic shard I found on my last mudlarking excursion. A quick google search lead me to an image of its original form. This shard started out as a Bicentennial mug, made in 1932. The most serendipitous thing abou
View fullsize Remember that beaver I saw on the river? Well, I was only there about an hour that day, but in addition to the beaver, I also found these amazing pieces! A crystal lid, a glass button, an antique spoon, a porcelain doll ear, a ceramic shard with an o
View fullsize I finally cleaned the metal pieces from my trip to the river last week! I found some really exciting pieces; two antique rings, one says “14k solid gold”! Out of my 8 yrs, I’ve only found two other rings and they were Cracker Jack p
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View fullsize I’m still working on cleaning my finds [metal takes more patience to clean].🤷‍♀️ So, here’s a video of my best ceramic shard and a glass button from my trip. Unfortunately, the river level has risen since then [yesterday]. I&rsquo
View fullsize So, I wasn’t planning on posting this because I still need to show off my finds from Tuesday, but I went to the river today and saw these guys. Then I found out that today is World Snake Day!! I saw two snakes today, what a coincidence! I&rs
View fullsize I went to the river again yesterday! I had to get back there before today’s rainstorm. Mississippi River levels are incredibly unpredictable. I’ve seen a single rain fall result in a level rise of 10ft! I’m constantly at the mercy o
View fullsize More of my finds from the other day. The coin is a Missouri Tax token from 1931. For some reason I find a ton of letter press pieces along the river. I even found a full sentence this time! #artifacthunting #stl #beachcombingfinds #mudlarkingfinds
View fullsize A Pevely Milk bottle and a Listerine bottle from my visit to the river the other day! I spend a lot of time digging bottles out of the hardened mud. I only get lucky about 20% of the time with an intact bottle. It feels a lot like playing scratchers
View fullsize Went to the river yesterday for the first time since quarantine. The river has been too high, but it’s finally dropped. I’ll share a picture of my best finds from the trip, but I’m already itching to get back out there. #mudlarking