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Patrick Dougherty Stickwork
June 2018 - May 2020
Hodgepodge (Built June 4-22, 2018 with the help of 50 volunteers)
Patrick Dougherty, a renowned environmental artist, has mesmerized the public around the world with his whimsical sculptural creations. For over 35 years, he has honed his craft bending and weaving natural materials into over 285 monumental interactive installations.
- Footprint: 30’ X 60’, and 20’ tall
- Material: Several varieties of locally harvested willows
"I began this work thinking of Japanese pottery in square shapes and similarly shaped hedges I have seen. The design morphed as I worked to include sloping shoulders to shed snow.
The sculpture is sited within a crescent of trees, creating an intimate space behind it. Some of the individual elements lean; some bend at the waist, falling into each other. This is meant to suggest camaraderie and interdependence." - Patrick Dougherty
The Town of Vail’s Art in Public Places thanks over 50 volunteers, the public works department, Cookie & Jim Flaum, and Sylvan Lake State Park for making our Stickwork installation possible.
Ladies Fancywork Society – Large-Scale Crochet Installation
Summer 2020 - Summer 2021
Formed in 2007, Denver based Ladies Fancywork Society is a crochet creating collective of four friends who share this passion. The renegade “yarn-bombers” began adorning unexpected objects in the dark of night with installations around Denver. Their work was noticed by many art enthusiasts, ultimately bringing the collective’s creations to the forefront of the public art scene. Their fanciful acrylic yarn installations have been commissioned by such institutions as the Denver Art Museum, as well as the Museum of Contemporary Art, while maintaining their street credibility with invitations to CRUSH WALLS in the Rino district.
“The concept for this installation is a bubbly pastel rainbow landscape full of fun eyeball critters! Bubbly hills ranging in size along with eyeball creatures in all phases of their metamorphosis. There will be some fun little drippy bits for library patrons to walk under as they enter too. Little, bubble island clouds will be resting on the ledge at the top of the wall, as well as floating in the center of the arched windows. The colorful critters will be hanging out inside, just chilling on their bubbles,” explains the Ladies Fancywork Society of the installations both interior and exterior at the Vail Public Library.