(6/92) Mural on 3rd St. stair risers by Beau Stanton
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Public Art Challenge - Fun facts:
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- Temporary art installation
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- Took 6 days to finish
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- 70 stair risers
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- Funded by local residents: Mark Porterfield and Tammie Arnold
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- Trucks are regularly getting stuck at the bottom of this hill because of the steep grade
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- High school kids like to bomb this hill on skateboards
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#publicartchallenge #stairmural #3rdstreethill #bombthehill #explorelagunabeach #walklagunabeach #outdoormuseum #artiseverywhere

As seen on my walk this morning. Laguna Nursery has a new home PCH/Myrtle. #noparkingever #antibadvirusshield #catinthewindow #shoplocal #lagunanursery #smirnoffleavesyoubreathless #walkinginlaguna #covidstrong

(5/92) “Wave 1” by Doug Snider
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Public Art Challenge
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Fun facts:
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- Installed in 2009 in front of Art-A-Fair
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Doug lives in San Diego and went to college in Hawaii
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- Bench is 10 foot high by 10 foot wide made out of concrete
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#publicartlagunabeach #artbench #supersizedbench #dougsnider #explorethecanyon #artfestivals #walklagunabeach #covidfriendlychallenge #tourlagunabeach

(4/92) Public Art Challenge “Canyon Spirits” by Ralph Tarzan in front of 7 Degrees in The Canyon. Fun facts:
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- “These Canyon Spirits’ (are) dancing forever in reverence to the natural beauty of our Laguna Canyon” RT
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- Ralph is known for sculptures who are female, with elongated bodies, wearing sandals or flip flops
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- Ralph passed away last year at the age of 95
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- One of Ralph’s jobs before becoming an artist was bootlegging
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- Served in the Army
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- He has one other public art piece in town. Can anyone guess where?
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#publicartchallenge #artiseverywhere #artinlagunabeach #canyonspirits #ralphtarzian #canyonlagunabeach #whereartistswork #explorelagunaonfoot

(3/92) Public Art Challenge “High Flying” at Bluebird Park
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- Jon Seeman’s other public art in Laguna Beach
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- “My goal is to create a fantasy-like experience while entering the passage into Bluebird Park, giving a preview of the joy that lies within the gate.” Jon Seeman
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- Walked to this art with Sharael Kolberg who lives close by the park. She is a breast cancer survivor, was presented “2020 Most Inspirational Breast Cancer Survivor” of Orange County by Susan G. Komen. Recently completed her “50 for the Cure” endeavor by running 50 miles in 50 days, virtually with someone in each of our 50 states. Her front door was made by Jon Seeman, commissioned by the previous owner.
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- Door is made of Koa wood, known for the deep rich colors and varied grain pattern. Native to Hawaii, Koa means “warrior”.
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- Previous home owner painted the front of the door blue “to attract angels”.
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#flyinghigh #jonseeman #publicartchallenge #bluebirdpark #parkgate #explorelagunabeach #walklagunabeach #getoutside #ditchyourcar

(2/92) My quest to visit every public art piece in Laguna Beach today brings me to “Breaching Whale” by artist Jon Seeman. Fun facts:
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- Jon was born in Laguna Beach in 1951 and has his studio in The Canyon
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- Whale is 16’ tall
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- Located in Heisler Park but was initially supposed to be on Susi Q property
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- “Jon is known for his abstract sculptures that evoke a sense of motion frozen in time” Patch.com
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- Jon has one more piece in the Laguna Beach public art collection. Does anyone know (not allowed to google it!)
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#jonseeman #breachingwhale #artinheislerparklagunabeach #explorelagunaonfoot #largeart #visiteverypublicartpieceinlagunabeach

(1/92) Time for a new challenge! I’ll be visiting every public art piece in Laguna Beach. I’ll try to find interesting fun facts about each piece or artist. On my LagunaBeachWalks.com website I will be listing the art seen by grouping them in specific areas of town so when I’m finished, if you want to walk in a certain part of town, you’ll have a list.
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- Titled, “Sunset Trace”
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-Starts north side of Main Beach and ends near Gazebo in front of Las Brisas
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-Artist is Patrick Shearn, his company is called Poetic Kinetics
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-Patrick known for a giant flower piece at Burning Man
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-Before becoming an artist, Patrick worked in special effects in film for 30 years
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-This art is coming down November 15th. Hurry and come see it in person if you haven’t already.
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#temporartart #artinlagunabeach #walkingbeauty @pshearn11 @poetickinetics #findingart #covidchallenge #socialdistancingwalk #explorelagunabeach #walkforhealth #outdoormuseum

Red hot poker blooming means winter is coming to Laguna Beach. The second pic (with red hot pokers blooming) features amazing artwork by @jessebartels . LBHS class of 2020 dedicated this to the school. #leaveyourmark #winterblooms #winteriscoming #redhotpokers #coastalblooms

Every time I walk by this property, I see something new. 💛 #explorelagunabeach #walklagunabeach #walkwithfriends #somanyhills #buttburner

Winter palettes are up! These are two of my favs. Also, love any chandelier hanging from a tree. #winterpalettes #artinlagunabeach #peppermintwheels #supsanta #zeytooncafe #orangeinn #lifeguardsatwork #treechandelier