So, I had a meeting yesterday regarding installing my recycled materials art in the garden at the Falkirk Cultural Center in downtown San Rafael. It was me, the woman who coordinates the public art in San Rafael, the head of Parks, Recreation and Culture and the ladies from the Master Gardener's Guild who maintain the garden.
Key was convincing the gardeners that this was a good idea. The garden is their baby. It was important that they felt respected and so I explained to them that I would make sure that my art fit nicely with the landscape and complimented all of their hard work. I would take inspiration for the shapes and colors of my "plants" from the garden plots. And I would be conscientious about where I placed my sculptures.
They were thrilled. They loved what we were proposing and were very excited for me to get started. They are giving me freedom to do whatever I want. My work will be on display until the end of October. And I can add sculptures at any time as I make new ones. How crazy is that? I am definitely stoked.
Finally, my garden is coming to life!
Successful Art Installation of the Day:
Floral Family as seen in front of the San Rafael Public Library.
I'll take a better shot another day. I was in kind of a rush yesterday afternoon.
1 comments:
Looks great! Mary and I wish we lived closer so we could see this installation in person. Congrats on establishing a beautiful garden for all to share.
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