Tag Archives: Minimum Wage Art

Recent Art Combines with Earlier Creative Features on the Bikeway in Somerville

April 20, 2022 · by · in animals in art, Art, Bicycle Paths, bikepaths, bird houses, commuity, crafts, environmental sculpture, fabric art, families, gardens, humor, Installations, interactive art, Murals, public art, Sculpture, Sculpture Parks, social justice, temporary art, trees, visual art, women artists, wood sculptures, woodworking · 1 Comment

On an April walk along Somerville Community Path (or Bikeway), I stopped to enjoy some new discoveries and familiar favorites. In this post I begin with photos of the recent additions and then share older photos, plus links to supporting information in earlier posts or new resources. As always, I appreciate the reliable richness and intriguing changes on this path.

Public Art Personalities Greet the Season Together on Palmer Street in Harvard Square

December 19, 2021 · by · in animals in art, Art, Artists, collaborative art projects, commuity, Contemporary Sculpture, Installations, interactive art, political issues, public art, Sculpture, social justice, street art, temporary art, vinyl, visual art, wood sculptures · 2 Comments

Analog the Sphinx Dog and Wapiti the Green Elk recently joined Michelle the Blue Elephant on Palmer Street in Harvard Square. All three stand with slender sturdy legs on narrow skis. All three are creatively constructed from various recycled materials, adorned with objects, and decorated festively. All three are called Skraelings by Bob Smith (of Minimum Wage Art), who describes them in the following quote: “These being(s) are super heroes that are made from wood, metal, even plastic, all castoff materials from an overly materialistic society. Skraelings fight boredom and apathy in all dimensions of time and space.” ….

More Public Art Appears in Harvard Square: “Michelle the Blue Elephant”; Patricia Thaxton’s Mural

August 5, 2021 · by · in African American History, animals in art, architecture, Art, collage, commuity, design, flowers, graphic design, Harvard University, illustration, Installations, interactive art, mural process, Murals, Sculpture, social justice, temporary art, visual art, women artists · 6 Comments

View two of a few recent additions to visual art in Harvard Square. I’ll save the rest for future posts. Both artworks involve creative use of fabric. Both are in settings that don’t always enhance viewing or documenting art. But as Patricia Thaxton notes on her printed mural “The Beauty of Everyday Living,” it is about joy and harmony “in spite of it all,…”, including unavoidable traffic, trash, and construction equipment. See photos, quotes, and links: