“There’s fun to be done”  at the Oberlin Public Library at the annual Dr. Seuss Day. Photo taken February 22, 2010.

Josh Neufield (OC ‘89), writes “From my friend Adrian (OC’89) to her then-boyfriend Kelly (OC’89) onValentine’s Day 1986 (which was also Kelly’s birthday).”  Thanks for sending this to the site, Josh. Happy Birthday to Kelly!

Photo taken February 8, 2010.

Robert Myer writes: “I was in Oberlin to visit my sister a couple of summers ago and happened to drive past the square. The rock had been painted with the X-Files logo; I suspect it was in preparation for the release of the movie later that summer. I processed the photo to give it more of an eerie feel to the image.”  Thanks, Robert, for sending in the photo.

Photo taken December 31, 2009.

Photos taken December 14, 2009.

Sue Copeland Jones writes: “In 1998, Peggy Badenhausen, a painter/printmaker, was moving to Boston from Oberlin. She and her good friend printmaker Mary Owen Rosenthal (at left) were very active in the arts scene in Oberlin and Cleveland; I had worked with both of them at the Firelands Association for the Visual Arts in Oberlin; they had both served actively on the Gallery Committee while I was Galllery Director there. Since her husband Tom Kelly’s research took them to Italy each year, we decided to give Peggy an Italian send-off.”  Thanks, Sue, for the photo and story. Great rock painting- it’s good to see artists in action- and it is the second photo of a rock painted in the 1990’s on Oberlin Rocks!

Photos taken November 16, 2009.

Nice recycling job of the previous painting. Photo taken November 9, 2009.

The finished rock, urging people to vote for Tracy for OCOPE president. Photo taken November 3, 2009.

The class of 1882 rock and Tracy standing in front of painting in progress on the class of 1898 rock. Photos taken November 1, 2009.