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Beachwood, New Jersey: Yard Heads

Address:
338 Anchor Ave., Beachwood, NJ
Directions:
From US-9 at milepost 90 turn south at the stoplight onto Beachwood Ave. Drive one block. Turn left onto Wave St. Drive three blocks. Turn right onto Anchor Ave. Drive a half-block. You'll see the yard with the heads on the right. Private property; visible from the street.
Yard Heads

Martina Smejkalova is gradually filling her yard with large concrete heads that she sculpts. Each is different; a few are six feet high. She calls them "Garbage Heads" because their innards are plastic trash.

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Kinstone (and a Stonehenge)

30 acres of stone sculpture, natural buildings, and restored prairie. Includes a stone replica of Stonehenge, a number of unique sculptures, and other unusual structures. It can take a couple of hours to explore the entire site.

[David Oxley, 05/11/2024]

"Journey along our Way of the Stones, hug the megaliths... leave a prayer on the Tree of Intention," etc. You get the idea.


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