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PERMANENT PUBLIC SCULPTURE
BOATS
"Portrait of Houston: It wasn't a dream. It was a flood.”
2014
Cor-ten trees and stainless-steel canoe
Canoe: 22 ft long; trees: approx. 20 ft high
Buffalo Bayou Park Partnership
Houston, Texas
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“DREAM.IT.DO.IT”
2015
Stainless steel boat and Cor-ten steel trees, leaves, birds, nest
22 ft x 28 ft x 10 ft
Quote “Dream it, Do it” by Howard Hughes
Howard Hughes Company of The Woodlands
The Woodlands, Texas
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“Boat.Emptying.Water.Entering”
2016
Willow branches and florist wire
13 ft x 6 ft x 3 ft
Sculpture 3D Portable
Artwork can be hung Vertical or Horizontal
Buffalo Bayou Park Partnership
Houston, Texas
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"L.I.F.E.B.O.A.T"
2007
T304 Stainless steel boat with galvanized steel davits
4 ft x 24 ft x 6 ft
South side:
SLEEPING ON WATERS WHICH BREATHE
WATER NYMPHS WATER SOFTENER
WATER VAPOR WATER MELON
WATER LILY WATER GLASS
North side:
THE SOUND OF WATER SAYS WHAT I THINK
WATER FOUNTAINS WATER COLORS
WATER DREAMS WORLDS
WATER GARDENS WATER FALLS
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Houston, TX
Located at Allen's Landing - Founding site of Houston
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"DREAM.BOATS"
2006
Stainless steel canoe & text, copper-coated steel supports
Installation size: 10 ft x 20 ft x 3 ft
Southwest corner of Sabine Street Bridge text:
SOUTH OF SUMMER TIME AFTER NOONS.
AT THE EDGE OF THE WATERS, EVERYTHING IS TRESSES...SING THE STREAM.
(dedicated to sister Cynthia Cheryl)
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Houston, Texas
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