Lessons of a FIGMENT Sculpture Garden first-timer: (Part 1 of 2)
Katherine Gressel writes about the FIGMENT 2010 “Pallet City” project she built along with Jeremy Reed and a team of dedicated volunteers. Part 2 follows next week. Please visit the Pallet City Blog for full coverage of “Pallet City.” Neither of us had ever done a public sculpture before. Jeremy was a trained architect. I [...]
Maker’s Diary: Sparky’s Wheel of Tesla
When you do something, you learn something, and sometimes, those around you do, too: Artists Kathleen and Jesse Green talk about their FIGMENT 2010 creation, Sparky’s Wheel of Tesla!, where the exclamation point means both, “Be excited,” and, “Watch out.” The Invisible Wheel*: Installed in the FIGMENT 2010 Sculpture Garden, Sparky’s Wheel of Tesla! looked [...]
Why FIGMENT is coming to Detroit
FIGMENT is coming to Detroit’s Belle Isle! With a full weekend event in the works for June 16-17, 2012. Detroit will get a taste of FIGMENT on august 6, 2011. Danielle Kaltz, producer of FIGMENT Detroit, recalls how it all began. The origins of FIGMENT Detroit: “Over a year and a half ago now I [...]