I was surfing about and where I first saw Dick & Jane’s house is a blog called Mid Beacon Hill. Now this is a blog worth mentioning and believe me, I see many blogs. This blog captured my attention for far too long (when I should have been working). The blogger is sort of like me here — lots of photos, lots of thought snippets and bonus overload mentions of the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Visit Mid Beacon Hill and delight in all it is. It’s a long download but other than that a fine read.

Back to seeing Dick & Jane:

What is this place indeed. This place is Dick & Jane’s House; an art site and home to artists Jane Orleman and Richard C. Elliott.

From Dick & Jane’s Spot:

“Dick and Jane made most of the art you see but we also collect art. The works of over 40 artists are in the yard. Generally, what you see from outside the fence is what you see. The rest is our private yard so please respect the fences.

We have been working on the Spot for 27 years. There are over 10,000 bottle caps and thousands of reflectors. The pieces in the yard are always changing. Old pieces decay and new ones are added. The images you see here represent a small fraction of the art and gardens.”

The Milky Way fence — bottle cap heavy. 

 The Hidden Garden:

To see more of this offbeat wonder visit Dick & Jane’s Spot.

What do you think? Garden renovations anyone?  

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See Dick. See Jane. See Dick & Jane’s House…

There’s almost nothing you can say other than this is one astounding piece of property. It’s not even one offbeat house — there’s a studio that I adore, chapel, garden sculptures, huts, and all kinds of extra structures on the property. Luna Parc sits on 5 acres in the northwestern woods of New Jersey. Luna Parc has been constantly in motion since 1989; always evolving at the hands of artist / designer Ricky Boscarino.

The main house is in the middle of some major changes right now with the still-in-progress addition of a museum / ballroom.

The upper level you see behind the main home is the current add on.

Before the addition started:

See more and learn how something you contribute can be a part of Luna Parc.

An entry gate to what appears to be the garden.

Below you can see the house of blue bottles on the property. I love structures like this but don’t think I’ve ever seen one done all in blue. If you want you can visit the Luna Parc site and find out how to send a bottle (or more) in that can be used in the on-going building process.

Now besides working on this offbeat extreme home Boscarino also finds time to create art such as pottery, jewelry, and more. I adore these miniature chairs he makes…

They would be neat life size I think. Small is good too.

Ok, this so just barely scratched the surface.

Here is what you need to do next:

• Visit the Luna Parc website and take the tour. The tour is HUGE. You’ll see all the grounds, exterior home shots, and the unbelievable interior of the home. You’ll also see the workplace studio which is incredible. The tour was one of the highlights of my week — you will love it.
• Check out all the art pieces for sale — seriously good stuff.
• See if Boscarino will be near you this month with an art show. He seems to be on a little tour.

What do you think? Is there a more offbeat home out there? I’m thinking that if this is not the best so far as true offbeat goes that it at least resides in the top five.

Post from: Blisstree

Quite Possibly the Single Most Offbeat Home in the World: Luna Parc