Thursday, May 20, 2010

A Tree Grows in Gaylord...

...or it seems like it from this photo. This is actually a part of the stripping process of the cast iron in the lobby. This process creates what appears to be beautiful layers of bark in a myriad of colors. What we are after under this bark is the warm steely grey of the cast iron below. Once revealed, your hands are tempted to get a touch.