(Van Buren County, IA) -- Glass glass orbs have shown up along trails at Lacey-Keosauqua State Park and Van Buren County Conservation trails. Local artist Tim Blair, of Bloom and Bark Farm created them as part of an interactive art installation.
Fifty hand-blown, glass orbs are signed, dated, and numbered, so collectors can be assured they're getting an original. Those who find them are asked to register their orb on the Villages of Van Buren website.
This project has been a labor of love for Blair who has been wandering the trails here all his life and became hooked on glass blowing about 11 years ago. It incorporates two things he enjoys and is meant to encourage others to get out and have fun exploring the scenic trails throughout the Villages.