I decided I should give you'll some insight into where I first learned about BLOGS and how I started to say what I think through a new venue. It all started my senior year of high school, I've talked about this teacher before. Good ol' Mr. Buchanan. He made everyone write one blog per term, he was the only one to look at it and it really helped me open up through some hard times. Anyway I've continued to read his blog since graduating from high school.
Mr. Buchanan also known as Scott Wayne Indiana is a High school math teacher, as well as a Artist of many sorts. His website 39 forks has an array of different forms of art that are interactive for the browser.
The main page of the website is 3 rows of 13 forks, and has the cursor hovers over each fork they link the website to another page of art of his. He began something called projects. Where he asks his followers to participate in his art ideas. He posts a project for followers of his art to do, and he posts them on his website.
One project in particular has gained multiple news coverage in Portland. the 5th fork is the Horse project, it has made its way out of the "project" fork and gained its own fork because of the popularity.
a major goal of this project is to open eyes to the intricate details of our urban environment. personally, when i am being mindful, i stop and look at little things that catch my eye all the time. if people notice one horse, then that little moment is one step closer to other new experiences along "the way."
for this public art project, utilize the metal rings that are located on various sidewalks around Portland, Oregon. the rings are embedded in the concrete curbs, and the legend is that they are still around from a time when they were used by citizens to secure their horses and carriages while they went about their business in town.
so, first, buy a small toy horse and find a ring.
then, to one of these rings, tie a toy horse. then, leave the horse there just as one would have left their actual horse a hundred years ago. such toy horses can be purchased at goodwill for about a dollar or two. also, the dollar store has great plastic horses!
to me, the “art” is the horse itself, with the string tied to the ring on the curb, for someone to see. but in an effort to create a collection of documented pieces, take a photo and email it to me, and yours will be displayed in the collection too.
If you don't believe me followers who have seen the mini horses around portland have started their own website The horse Project
Scott comes up with some great ideas. He filmed himself and his wife harvest driving a ford taurus they bought for $200. The project is called the $200 Car. the point was to buy a car for $200 and see how far they could drive it down I-5 before it broke down Check out the video
This is for you Scott Wayne Indiana. Hes an inspiration to Students, Citizens of Portland, and Followers of his art. Mad Props To you Buchanimal.
-Stringer
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