Here is a Fish that local friend and artist Rodney McCoubrey gave me as a gift this year. It is made of recycled material and articles from my Grandmother's kitchen. Years after her death we cleaned out a storage shed and gave everything we didn't want to Rodney so he could make his art. In return he hooked me up with this piece. It is a favorite of mine.
The funny thing is that in 1942 my Grandparents lived in Leucadia at the Royal Motel. Back then it was a long term rental. My Grandfather helped build Camp Pendleton and when my mom was born she lived in the one room with them. I can imagine that my Grandma and mom walked 101 and looked at the waves, just like all the mothers that live here now. They didn't stay too long as they moved to LA when the work was finished, never to return.
Fifty four years after that I moved here. Not knowing the history, I naturally settled within 200 yards of the motel. Now 66 years later their items have made it back to Leucadia, now not more than 100 yards away from where they lived.
Anyway, thank you Rodney for the memories. If you don't know Rodney or his work, go to his website www.rodrigosrecycledart.com and take a spin. He is also having an open studio Saturday the 13th. Everyone is welcome. We will be featuring Rodney more later. He has promised to locate some Leucadia nostalgia for us to display.
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