| Re: botts dots
In article <1171425968.944505.217370@q2g2000cwa.googlegroups. com>,
"Claire" <cpetersky@yahoo.com> writes:
> Every time I ride up Eastgate Way, I am struck at how many botts dots
> are by the side of the road. I'd estimate there must be at least three
> dozen yellow ones. Then, there's probably a half dozen white ones.
> That's not counting the broken ones, of which there's probably at
> least two dozen more. The reflector style ones are nearly all broken
> ones.
>
> Anyway, since I creep up Eastgate Way at such slow speeds, I have lots
> of time to contemplate the botts dots. One day, before someone cleans
> them all up, I want to collect them all.
>
> And then, I'd like to think of something cool to do with them. Ideas?
I suppose this is the time to ask yourself if you have
time to tinker around with found objects. Maybe you'd
collect them only to have them taking up storage space
while you try to figure out what to do with them, until
you eventually forget they're there until the next
garage cleaning day.
The artistic answer to your question is to let the
dots tell you what they want to be, and how you can
help them become whatever that is. If they have
nothing to say -- just leave them alone.
Maybe they'd make an interesting border around a
stand-alone rhododendron or azalea. But I think
they'd be too symmetrical for that. And the
reflectiveness at night might come off as gauche.
Maybe print reproductions of Persian miniatures on them.
I have some other ideas, but they require lapidary equipment.
cheers,
Tom
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