Fierce Fish

Don't let him get his hook into you.

Dangerous fish on the loose

in Proctor District.

Satellite Coffee Logo

Enjoy a cup of coffee from Satellite Coffee

and think of Rocket Man.

Politics

Does this pair remind you of any particular political figures,

past or present?

Or are all the political ads making me crazy?

from a mural on Market Street,

near the downtown YMCA

Welcome Figure - Part 2

Here she is again.

You'll get some idea of her size.

Welcome to Tacoma

There's a new piece of art

near Tollefson Plaza.

A welcome figure

carved by Shaun Peterson of the Puyallup tribe.

I'll show you a little more of her tomorrow.

For more info, click HERE. 

Within a Few Steps of American Art Company

Stroll along Broadway

and keep your eyes open.

So much to see!

Beneath the Korean Bride Mask

This was on the wall below

the Korean Bride Mask

that I showed you a few days ago.

I almost missed the galloping horses.

Graffiti: Day Two

Some people don't think this is art.

I disagree.

(This is a public garage where painting walls
and columns is authorized on Sunday).

Garage Art

Some of the freshest art in Tacoma

can be made only on Sunday.

The artists were busy at work,

some with respirators on.

Most didn't want to be photographed,
at least in a way that identified them.

Japanese Noh Mask

Another piece of Tacoma's public art

displaying the cultural diversity

of the Pacific Northwest.

The accompanying plaque says

Grandfather Noh Mask

Japanese

In classic Noh performance,

emotions are conveyed 

through actors' gestures 

and poses, while expressionless

masks identify the characters

and focus on the play's meaning.

Now this grandfather

with no face speaking

holds us

in his hands.

Watch! Watch!

See his words!

Hear the stories

in his hands.

"- CA"

Public Art

I don't know what this is called

or who the artist is.

I can only tell you to look for it on Broadway,

half a block north of the Hotel Murano.

Eye-catching, isn't it?

Korean Bride Mask

As I was wandering in downtown Tacoma

a couple of days ago,

I stumbled onto this piece of public art

on Broadway near American Art Company.

I'd never noticed it before.

The bronze marker adjacent to the piece says:

Ha Hway (Bride) Mask

Korean   Korea

The bride dancer, symbolizing a new generation

and life style, usually dances with an old man --

representing old values and ways.

Oh! Young bride!

Dancing new life --

Tomorrow!

She is dancing

with the shadow

of the old man

of the past.

  (then the initials:  CA)

The Family

Bronze sculpture at Pt. Defiance Park.

Silly Goose

Reading the handbills

"Silly Goose" copyright 2009 Meri Arnett-Kremian


announcing upcoming events.

Lucky he didn't end up as someone's Christmas dinner.

Reflections

If the water is still



the reflection is stunning.

Looking Over His Shoulder

The goose seems to be
looking over his shoulder

to find the blue skies of early autumn.

Broken at the Slender Place

Is there someone,
some kind-hearted person,
that can fix this silly goose's


broken neck?

You can see the Heritage Bank building in the background.

More Graffiti

Here's another example of authorized graffiti.



When there's a masterpiece on the side of a building,
guerilla artists steer clear
and building owners don't have a daunting clean up job.

More Green Art

Here's another view of the environmental totems


at a small park located at Chambers Creek Road and Bridgeport.

p.s. Happy 28th Birthday, Brendan!

Green Art Installation

Seven years ago, students who were then
ninth-graders at Charles Wright Academy in Tacoma
installed a series of ceramic totem poles in a park in early autumn.

It was the culmination of a project they began
the previous spring in middle school art
under the direction of a gifted teacher and artist
named Christopher Hoppin.


The installation's theme was protecting and preserving
the environment and the earth's natural diversity.

Those students are now well into their university studies
and can be proud that their art still stands,
a testament to their creativity and service to community.