For my public art
proposal, I want to make sculptures out of willow branches that have been
weaved together to create animal figures.
These willow sculptures will be placed in groupings along the trails of
Boggy Creek greenbelt in East Austin.
Since animal exploitation is a universal problem that is often ignored,
I chose to make animal sculptures, so when people take a moment to look at
these figures, they will also think about animals. The decision to use a natural material came
from desire to preserve the beautiful natural scenery of the location. I
decided on 6 different animals that will be placed together in pairs along the
trail. The animals are an otter and a
fox, a chicken and a deer, and a cat and a goat. The odd groupings such as the otter and the
fox are supposed to both remind people how we can all coexist together and to
also catch the attention of people walking along the path. Hopefully when people are enjoying the
scenic area of the greenbelt, they will appreciate the sculptures as well as
real animals.
- Alexa Ferguson
- Alexa Ferguson
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