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Living Quilt for Steckborn, Switzerland, is Starting to Bloom

14 Monday Jun 2021

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My outdoor public art installation in Steckborn, Switzerland, that was installed on April 14, 2021, with Haus zur Glocke Art Center in the town of Steckborn on the shores of Lake Constance, is beginning to bloom! The handmade paper quilt had seeds for wildflowers in the pulp in the same colors and patterns.  Tiny white flowers (maybe Baby’s Breath) are showing up now, and there is a lot of lush green foliage for other wildflowers.  The different colors of the other wildflowers in this “living quilt” should start to bloom soon.  I am happy to post these photos sent by Haus zur Glocke Director and Curator Judit Villliger on June 7, 2021. 

I plan to make a slide show that will show the process of the “living quilt” in more detail after all the flowers bloom, maybe by mid summer. I will post the complete slide show on YouTube with a link from this Blog.  Also, I will continue posting photos sent by Judit in coming weeks.  A very big thank you to Judit and the staff at Haus zur Glocke for taking such good care of the Living Quilt and sending all of this great documentation.

Hope everyone is having a good summer.  Now it is very hot and dry here in Northern California, and it looks like my “living quilt” installations in California are maybe finished for this year.  They should come back again with blooms and new growth next Spring after our Winter rains.  

“Bed” made and filled with dirt on April 12, 2021 for “Living Quilt for Steckborn”
Installation of Living Quilt for Steckborn, on April 14, 2021
Living Quilt for Steckborn on April 19, 2021
Plants starting to grow and paper pulp disappearing as mulch on May 14, 2021
Plants growing on May 23, 2021, and all the paper pulp has dissolved into the earth.
Tiny white flowers starting to appear on June 7, 2021. Hope to see other blooms soon!

My “California Petals” Installation Now on View in Santa Rosa, CA

07 Friday Aug 2020

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Yesterday I installed my “California Petals” installation in a vacant storefront window at 620 Fourth Street in downtown Santa Rosa, CA. The installation is part of the Santa Rosa Chamber’s “Open and Out” program of public art & culture activities in the downtown area during this Covid 19 time.  See this link for more information about the “Open & Out” programs in Santa Rosa: https://www.openandoutsr.com/art/art1-cbcmw

My art installation is right next to Beer Baron Bar & Kitchen, and many of the restaurants are open for take out or outdoor service (masks and social distancing still required).  Several blocks of Fourth Street in the downtown area are blocked off for pedestrian only traffic, and more art is planned for the “Art Walk” in downtown Santa Rosa. My art installation remains on view through October 15, 2020. I am hoping to “plant” the petals somewhere on vacant land in a park or other public place after the installation comes down. The “California Petals” have seeds for California wildflowers in the handmade paper petals that will grow and bloom in the same colors. See the previous post for more photos of how the “petals” were made. Hope you get a chance to see this installation!

Sacramento “Guns Into Flowers” public artwork continues to grow and more seeds are sprouting

10 Friday May 2019

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It is great to see these photos of my public artwork “Guns into Flowers” that is sited at South Natomas Community Center Park, Sacramento, California. This project was done in cooperation with Natomas Charter School Academy of Performing and Fine Arts, during a 3 -week artist-in-residency during February and March.  It was installed on March 16, 2019. The seeds in the handmade paper quilt are for wildflowers in the same colors and pattern, and the handmade paper quilt has a gun motif to transform those “guns” into flowers in a few more months. One of the students that I worked with at the school is continuing to take photos of the artwork as it changes over time. It is great to have the photos to continue documenting this piece, and I will continue to post them as I receive them.  These photos were received on May 1, 2019, and I am sure they will be sending more photos soon.   There has been only a little rain in Sacramento, and the people there have also been watering the quilt to help the seeds germinate and the seedings grow.  Thanks to everyone for all the help.