A Paleolith

(Maquette)

1993
12 x 28 x 12 inches
Assemblage with cast concrete
Maquette for Waller creek, Austin Texas (Avante Plaza) proposal.
Collection of Austin Art in Public Places, Austin, TX

The finished piece was designed to be around four to six feet in height and fourteen to eighteen feet wide. Rusting metal machine-like structures imbed and exposed in the stone walls would resemble the fossil bones of ancient creatures. A garden is planted within and around the structure. Small regulated water “leaks” coming from the machinery, designed to irrigate the surrounding plants would keep pace with the natural consumption and evaporation of the garden.