Michigan Sweet Spot
HDR Photography of the Real Michigan

  • Functional Fine Art at Betona Tile in Spring Lake, Michigan
    Several months ago I heard about betona® tile, a gem of a company based in Spring Lake, Michigan. Their graphic designer had seen my MichiganSweetSpot blog and wanted to use one of the photographs to show how vivid and perfect their printing is on their unique tiles. One thing led to another and I now [...]

  • Ada Park Crabapple Blooms, Sensory Overload
    A couple of days ago I saw on facebook that Betsy Ratsch, from Betsy Ratsch Pottery, had commented on the amazing crabapple blooms in Ada Park on Buttrick. I decided to blast on over there and see what all the commotion was about and was sure glad I did. First off, there was this wonderful [...]

  • Grand Rapids Flooding 2013
    ADA FLOODING 2013 UPDATE: 4/19/13, evening… downtown Ada is starting to flood. Ada Drive is now impassable. The river is clearly higher than it was just a few hours ago. LOWELL FLOODING 2013 UPDATE 4/19/13 GRAND RAPIDS FLOODING 2013 4/18/13 Because of the flooding in Grand Rapids I spent my afternoon and evening exploring the [...]

  • ArtPrize 2013, Remembering Chinese Lantern Launch 2012
    I’m looking forward to ArtPrize this year. I have a great piece to enter, was mesmerized by the Chinese Lantern Launch in 2012 and Time Magazine listed Grand Rapids’ ArtPrize as a top five festive event that people won’t want to miss in 2013. All in all, after two years of sitting on the sidelines, I’m [...]

  • Spider Webs Everywhere on Favorite Michigan Trail
    Ever notice how the world looks different in the morning? The sun shines a little prettier, the air smells fresher and the birds sing louder? One early morning my buddy Amy and I were walking on a favorite trail in our neighborhood and spotted spider webs everywhere. We were both surprised at how busy the [...]


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