snake art

I was pleasantly surprised, i did not think the snakes would have worked so well. Cleveland has ran a multi-year public art project focusing on the Chinese Zodiac. This is the fourth year that this has been done to co-incide  with the Asian Festival. The zodiac sculptures become public on the 3rd Friday of May, the next (now) two days are the festival. The drawing of the fiberglass model the artists received was unimpressive. The drawing of the snake resembled a biological extrusion. People were to use that as a template. I thought well, a variation on a cobra would improve the form. A couple of people also thought so. Some businesses have been steady repeat sponsors. An automotive and diesel mechanic school has sponsored and bought one every year, and have gotten other pieces to decorate their growing campus between St. Clair and Superior Avenues. In some they have co-operated in the design. This year's snake has a wavy fixed wrench for a tongue, spark plugs for fangs, a chain tread for a symmetry line, a couple of gears on the back, a shock absorber as a tail rattle, and a couple neat eyes.

 reticulated plates and a turn key on an octo-tooth steampunk snake

 and instead of a hood, the wizard has a collar and a rumpled pointy cap with astrological signets

 a little fairy rests
While i was making revolution of this year's zodiac, another photographer was doing hers, and she brought one human companion, and one canine for company.