We have something new in downtown Tulsa. Stickwork artist Patrick Dougherty, with a lot of help, installed “Prairie Schooners” at Tulsa’s least used park, Chapman Centennial Green on the south edge of downtown. The project was sponsored by the Urban Core Art Project.
It is made up of branches and sticks from trail cleanup and tree trimming projects here in Tulsa. They are in there very good. The day I took these photos there was a gale blowing downtown and the structures were not going anywhere. The tops were waving about fairly well. I don’t know how they rooted the structures in but they in good.
Prairie Schooners is what the covered wagons that the pioneers used to go west and steal land from the Native Americans. I can see the resemblance to that. It also looks like sailboats out ocean.
The structures bend and wave in the strong wind and seem almost alive, they way they move. They look ghostly.
An example of the complex and very strong weaving of the natural materials used to make the structures.
They are very complex and make little rooms and there are no “Do not touch” signs anywhere. The place invites touching. It’s a very happy place.
It is due to be installed for a year, until March 2019, so you got some time to check it out yourself.
That is a fascinating work of art/sculpture (?) … not sure what to call it, but I’d love to see it in person. After your year do they take it down and re-install it somewhere else? Good grief. I can’t imagine that.
COOL!
Wow! That’s a lot of work but the results are stunning.
Such unusual and clever structures! I like their name and the fact they came from nature
Amazing work and I think it is not easy putting these up!
Who would ever have thought of making sculptures like this? Absolutely amazing!
Thank you for sharing.
Kay
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Fascinating design – I love art that invities touching.
That’s a neat one! I like your phrasing about the pioneers, but I’m sure they would disagree.
How delightfully whimsical!
An interesting art installation. I would like to see them blowing in the wind.
WOW!!! I’d want to touch for sure. Maybe even move in.
cool, reminded me of weaver birds 🙂
Awesome creations ~ very unique and wonderful series of photos!
Namaste,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Those are so unusual. Certainly worth a trip to see if I’m anywhere near Tulsa. What a lot of work and art these show.