While I was in San Francisco, I stumbled across an art installation in Hayes Valley.
You can read this press release all about it. Artist David Best was commissioned to recreate his Hayes Valley Temple. It's considered "living art" because viewers are invited to participate in the art by leaving messages on its wooden structure.
I have always loved sculpture. And a piece of sculpture that you can walk into, explore, sit on, and alter is really a treat! I enjoyed reading all the messages that people left. And for the record, I did scrawl a little something of my own before I left. :)
If you're interested in finding some public art near you, the Culture Now website has a cool interactive map that shows you where you can find public art in an area you live or are visiting! I hope you find something great wherever you are!
Thanks for stopping by!
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P.S. I'm super duper excited to share that my designs for Art Foamies…
…have just been named as one of just three finalists for the Craft & Hobby Association Show's (CHA) Hot Product Award in the Paint & Art category! Read the press release here. I'm thrilled and delighted!
I wondered if you had contributed to the sculpture.
Art foamies are in a box waiting to be one of my Christmas presents.
I ordered them when you first posted them on your blog and when the box got here I handed it to my hubby and said, here…wrap this and put it under the tree.
Congrats on the CHA Hot Product Award. I know that they will be popular!
I wondered if you had contributed to the sculpture.
Art foamies are in a box waiting to be one of my Christmas presents.
I ordered them when you first posted them on your blog and when the box got here I handed it to my hubby and said, here…wrap this and put it under the tree.
Congrats on the CHA Hot Product Award. I know that they will be popular!
I wondered if you had contributed to the sculpture.
Art foamies are in a box waiting to be one of my Christmas presents.
I ordered them when you first posted them on your blog and when the box got here I handed it to my hubby and said, here…wrap this and put it under the tree.
Congrats on the CHA Hot Product Award. I know that they will be popular!
I wondered if you had contributed to the sculpture.
Art foamies are in a box waiting to be one of my Christmas presents.
I ordered them when you first posted them on your blog and when the box got here I handed it to my hubby and said, here…wrap this and put it under the tree.
Congrats on the CHA Hot Product Award. I know that they will be popular!
I wondered if you had contributed to the sculpture.
Art foamies are in a box waiting to be one of my Christmas presents.
I ordered them when you first posted them on your blog and when the box got here I handed it to my hubby and said, here…wrap this and put it under the tree.
Congrats on the CHA Hot Product Award. I know that they will be popular!
I wondered if you had contributed to the sculpture.
Art foamies are in a box waiting to be one of my Christmas presents.
I ordered them when you first posted them on your blog and when the box got here I handed it to my hubby and said, here…wrap this and put it under the tree.
Congrats on the CHA Hot Product Award. I know that they will be popular!
Congratulations on the nomination Julie! You’re very talented and you desire the recognition.
Keep living a creative life!
Congratulations on the nomination Julie! You’re very talented and you desire the recognition.
Keep living a creative life!
Congratulations on the nomination Julie! You’re very talented and you desire the recognition.
Keep living a creative life!
Congratulations on the nomination Julie! You’re very talented and you desire the recognition.
Keep living a creative life!
Congratulations on the nomination Julie! You’re very talented and you desire the recognition.
Keep living a creative life!
Congratulations on the nomination Julie! You’re very talented and you desire the recognition.
Keep living a creative life!
Wow, that’s amazing, Julie! I hope you win!!!
One thing I noticed on the company’s website when I checked them out is that the stamp description doesn’t mention that they come with the foam pad. I think that’s a big selling point that might provide that last little push to a potential customer.
They really look like a great product. I recently stamped with paint and some very detailed rubber stamps and didn’t clean them off quickly enough. Oy, vey! So, I’m very interested in foam stamps for stamping with paint!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow, that’s amazing, Julie! I hope you win!!!
One thing I noticed on the company’s website when I checked them out is that the stamp description doesn’t mention that they come with the foam pad. I think that’s a big selling point that might provide that last little push to a potential customer.
They really look like a great product. I recently stamped with paint and some very detailed rubber stamps and didn’t clean them off quickly enough. Oy, vey! So, I’m very interested in foam stamps for stamping with paint!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow, that’s amazing, Julie! I hope you win!!!
One thing I noticed on the company’s website when I checked them out is that the stamp description doesn’t mention that they come with the foam pad. I think that’s a big selling point that might provide that last little push to a potential customer.
They really look like a great product. I recently stamped with paint and some very detailed rubber stamps and didn’t clean them off quickly enough. Oy, vey! So, I’m very interested in foam stamps for stamping with paint!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow, that’s amazing, Julie! I hope you win!!!
One thing I noticed on the company’s website when I checked them out is that the stamp description doesn’t mention that they come with the foam pad. I think that’s a big selling point that might provide that last little push to a potential customer.
They really look like a great product. I recently stamped with paint and some very detailed rubber stamps and didn’t clean them off quickly enough. Oy, vey! So, I’m very interested in foam stamps for stamping with paint!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow, that’s amazing, Julie! I hope you win!!!
One thing I noticed on the company’s website when I checked them out is that the stamp description doesn’t mention that they come with the foam pad. I think that’s a big selling point that might provide that last little push to a potential customer.
They really look like a great product. I recently stamped with paint and some very detailed rubber stamps and didn’t clean them off quickly enough. Oy, vey! So, I’m very interested in foam stamps for stamping with paint!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow, that’s amazing, Julie! I hope you win!!!
One thing I noticed on the company’s website when I checked them out is that the stamp description doesn’t mention that they come with the foam pad. I think that’s a big selling point that might provide that last little push to a potential customer.
They really look like a great product. I recently stamped with paint and some very detailed rubber stamps and didn’t clean them off quickly enough. Oy, vey! So, I’m very interested in foam stamps for stamping with paint!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I {{{{{heart}}}}} David Best! His temples have been at Burning Man many times. The ones he builds out there are equally as intricate, but many times the size of the SF temple. As in SF, people write notes on the wood; unlke SF, they alsoleave items of meaning, photos, even the ashes of friends. On the Sunday before Burning Man ends, the temple is burned in a solemn, lovely ceremony. His work is so beautiful and exists in perfect, albeit temporary, harmony with the vastness of the desert. Google pics if you haven’t.
And yes: congrats! The Foamies look like so much fun to play with!
I {{{{{heart}}}}} David Best! His temples have been at Burning Man many times. The ones he builds out there are equally as intricate, but many times the size of the SF temple. As in SF, people write notes on the wood; unlke SF, they alsoleave items of meaning, photos, even the ashes of friends. On the Sunday before Burning Man ends, the temple is burned in a solemn, lovely ceremony. His work is so beautiful and exists in perfect, albeit temporary, harmony with the vastness of the desert. Google pics if you haven’t.
And yes: congrats! The Foamies look like so much fun to play with!
I {{{{{heart}}}}} David Best! His temples have been at Burning Man many times. The ones he builds out there are equally as intricate, but many times the size of the SF temple. As in SF, people write notes on the wood; unlke SF, they alsoleave items of meaning, photos, even the ashes of friends. On the Sunday before Burning Man ends, the temple is burned in a solemn, lovely ceremony. His work is so beautiful and exists in perfect, albeit temporary, harmony with the vastness of the desert. Google pics if you haven’t.
And yes: congrats! The Foamies look like so much fun to play with!
I {{{{{heart}}}}} David Best! His temples have been at Burning Man many times. The ones he builds out there are equally as intricate, but many times the size of the SF temple. As in SF, people write notes on the wood; unlke SF, they alsoleave items of meaning, photos, even the ashes of friends. On the Sunday before Burning Man ends, the temple is burned in a solemn, lovely ceremony. His work is so beautiful and exists in perfect, albeit temporary, harmony with the vastness of the desert. Google pics if you haven’t.
And yes: congrats! The Foamies look like so much fun to play with!
I {{{{{heart}}}}} David Best! His temples have been at Burning Man many times. The ones he builds out there are equally as intricate, but many times the size of the SF temple. As in SF, people write notes on the wood; unlke SF, they alsoleave items of meaning, photos, even the ashes of friends. On the Sunday before Burning Man ends, the temple is burned in a solemn, lovely ceremony. His work is so beautiful and exists in perfect, albeit temporary, harmony with the vastness of the desert. Google pics if you haven’t.
And yes: congrats! The Foamies look like so much fun to play with!
I {{{{{heart}}}}} David Best! His temples have been at Burning Man many times. The ones he builds out there are equally as intricate, but many times the size of the SF temple. As in SF, people write notes on the wood; unlke SF, they alsoleave items of meaning, photos, even the ashes of friends. On the Sunday before Burning Man ends, the temple is burned in a solemn, lovely ceremony. His work is so beautiful and exists in perfect, albeit temporary, harmony with the vastness of the desert. Google pics if you haven’t.
And yes: congrats! The Foamies look like so much fun to play with!
I love this! & thanks for the link to the Culture Now website too.
I love this! & thanks for the link to the Culture Now website too.
I love this! & thanks for the link to the Culture Now website too.
I love this! & thanks for the link to the Culture Now website too.
I love this! & thanks for the link to the Culture Now website too.
I love this! & thanks for the link to the Culture Now website too.
Congratulations Julie! You deserve it with your hard and inspiring work 🙂
Congratulations Julie! You deserve it with your hard and inspiring work 🙂
Congratulations Julie! You deserve it with your hard and inspiring work 🙂
Congratulations Julie! You deserve it with your hard and inspiring work 🙂
Congratulations Julie! You deserve it with your hard and inspiring work 🙂
Congratulations Julie! You deserve it with your hard and inspiring work 🙂
Congrats on the nomination. I’m going to have to get over to see the temple. Good lunch time trek.
Congrats on the nomination. I’m going to have to get over to see the temple. Good lunch time trek.
Congrats on the nomination. I’m going to have to get over to see the temple. Good lunch time trek.
Congrats on the nomination. I’m going to have to get over to see the temple. Good lunch time trek.
Congrats on the nomination. I’m going to have to get over to see the temple. Good lunch time trek.
Congrats on the nomination. I’m going to have to get over to see the temple. Good lunch time trek.
Good for you, Julie! Those are great designs!
Good for you, Julie! Those are great designs!
Good for you, Julie! Those are great designs!
Good for you, Julie! Those are great designs!
Good for you, Julie! Those are great designs!
Good for you, Julie! Those are great designs!
Pat, pat, pat….JOB WELL DONE! You go girl!
Pat, pat, pat….JOB WELL DONE! You go girl!
Pat, pat, pat….JOB WELL DONE! You go girl!
Pat, pat, pat….JOB WELL DONE! You go girl!
Pat, pat, pat….JOB WELL DONE! You go girl!
Pat, pat, pat….JOB WELL DONE! You go girl!
Wow…loved the idea of live-art…
And my god is that sculpture stunning…so intricate…and architectural…very cool
Wow…loved the idea of live-art…
And my god is that sculpture stunning…so intricate…and architectural…very cool
Wow…loved the idea of live-art…
And my god is that sculpture stunning…so intricate…and architectural…very cool
Wow…loved the idea of live-art…
And my god is that sculpture stunning…so intricate…and architectural…very cool
Wow…loved the idea of live-art…
And my god is that sculpture stunning…so intricate…and architectural…very cool
Wow…loved the idea of live-art…
And my god is that sculpture stunning…so intricate…and architectural…very cool
This is so awesome! Congrats!
This is so awesome! Congrats!
This is so awesome! Congrats!
This is so awesome! Congrats!
This is so awesome! Congrats!
This is so awesome! Congrats!
Awesome! Congratulations on your creative designs!!! Merry Christmas!
Awesome! Congratulations on your creative designs!!! Merry Christmas!
Awesome! Congratulations on your creative designs!!! Merry Christmas!
Awesome! Congratulations on your creative designs!!! Merry Christmas!
Awesome! Congratulations on your creative designs!!! Merry Christmas!
Awesome! Congratulations on your creative designs!!! Merry Christmas!