Stunnin pictures of a Rainbow at Elam Bend

The name “Elam Bend” is a descriptive place name that describes a sharp bend in the Grand River that occurs here.  The river has changed its course in this area several times including a major shift as a result of the flooding in 1993.   This area is also listed in the book Geologic Wonders and Curiosities of Missouri as a “shut-in” where  the river valley narrows considerably with bluffs very near the river.

Note: No pot of gold was found at this event.

Parcel Tape Art by Mark Khaisman

Mark Khaisman recreates stills from some of his favourite movies using nothing more than brown parcel tape. At first glance it appears they could have been made using state-of-the-art computer software but these images are created by layering strips of ordinary brown tape over each other.


A parcel tape study of two teenagers

Richard Widmark and Jean Peters in a scene from Pick Up On South Street

A parcel tape study of three teenagers

A parcel tape chair

Lauren Bacall in a scene from the film Dark Passage (1947)

A scene from the film Spellbound (1945) directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Ingrid Bergman

A parcel tape Roman portrait

A parcel tape Roman statue

A scene from the film Pick Up On South Street, starring Jean Peters and Richard Widmark

Richard Widmark in a scene from Pick Up On South Street

Jean Peters is pictured in a scene from Pick Up On South Street with Murvyn Vye

A scene from the film Pick Up On South Street (1953) directed by Samuel Fuller

Jean Peters lies injured in a scene from Pick Up On South Street

A scene from the film The 39 Steps (1935) directed by Alfred Hitchcock