This item caught my eye because we have been discussing possible ways to spruce up local ‘gateways’ into our area lately:
Committee picks giant seed for Moscow’s gateway art
MOSCOW – A 20-foot-tall seed made from compacted earth is recommended to be Moscow’s first free-standing work of public art.
The Wren Welcome Garden Selection Committee formally recommended the sculpture “Helio-Terra” Tuesday to the Moscow City Council. Artist Robert Horner’s design now awaits the approval of the council at its next scheduled meeting Jan. 3.
Hmmm… a giant seed. What to say about that? Guess I’ll reserve judgement on that for now. In the meantime, my boss has asked me to research some ‘cool stuff’ that other communities have done to beautify the entrances to their metropolitan areas. I’m digging around but if you have any ideas of what you’d like to see, let me know.
Giant angels with swords in a Batman movie style. One to either side of the roadway. Everyone entering will have those avenging angels in the backs of their minds and might behave better while they are in town.
Well Spokane is working on trying to beautify Division when you get off the freeway, don't think they plan a giant seed though. Hillyard has been working with WSDOT for a design on the sound walls they will build on the NSC as it goes through Hillyard. They are going to use a railroad theme and are just in the planning stages of that. Moscow is in an area with a lot of agriculture and so a seed would be a good project for the entrance to the town .
Yeah, I don't see a seed being our style, but the feathers in Coeur d'Alene are pretty cool and fit the character of the place what with all the eagles and the Tribe, etc. Giant avenging angels I'm not so sure about. I'll mention it to the boss though.