Searching for CC: Sculptures

Abby's second grade class was assigned art homework this fall. The assignment was to go view an art show somewhere in the community, and the teacher even provided a lot of suggestions of places to visit -- many of which I didn't even know about even though they were within a few miles of our house.  This is the kind of homework I can really get into!  I really enjoy visiting art museums, art festivals, and being creative, and I've realized that this is one area of my life that I ignore first when things get busy. I've missed doing this sort of thing.

Yesterday, the whole family attended an outdoor sculpture exhibit at Jenkins Arboretum.  If you live nearby and haven't been to Jenkins, this 15-acre outdoor garden is really is a hidden gem -- and it's free to visit!  The 65 sculptures of the "Wind through the Trees" exhibit were integrated throughout the trees and gardens in Jenkins, which are all accessible with paved walkways. None of the sculptures were created with carved stone, as you might expect. Instead, the sculptures were created with all sorts of media -- found objects, foam, metal, piping, antique keys, etc. All sorts of interesting creations!

Scott, Abby, Caroline and I thoroughly enjoyed our tour.  I don't know how much Ben really appreciated the art, but he had a good time finding the markers with the numbers for each sculpture. Also, since this is an outdoor exhibit, we didn't have too to worry about being too quiet or still. We chuckled while suggesting alternate titles for each sculpture, and assigned Abby the job of telling us the official name of each sculpture from the exhibit catalog you could take with you on on the tour.  I think we'll visit again in the spring when the flowers are blooming to see different the pieces look when there are leaves and flowers.

Here are some of our favorites:

"Captured Flight"