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North San Juan sculptors Solomon Bassoff and Domenica Mottarella unveiled their newest public art piece, an 8-foot-long monarch butterfly caterpillar at Davis Central Park, over the weekend.
The whimsical piece, which includes a different shoe and sock on each of the caterpillar's many feet, was commissioned by the city of Davis.
Bassoff and Mottarella create their works by forming cement around a steel and wire armature. They permanently color the cement with natural mineral pigments, adding other materials that enhance the cement's strength and frost resistance. Many of their pieces include glass mosaic.
The artists have several other pieces in public places, including a field of sunflowers in Hummingbird Park in Sacramento, a Komodo dragon created for Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, and a series of giant bugs and flowers for Turtle Bay Exploration Park in Redding.
[Solomon Bassoff, 11/28/2010]Caterpillar with 7 Pairs of Shoes:- Address:
- B St., Davis, CA
- Directions:
- Central Park Gardens, B Street between 2nd and 4th streets.
Owner Michael Rugg opened this small-but-packed museum in 2004. A map with pins in it notes 150 local sightings. Rugg has a piece of Bigfoot's tooth.
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- Address:
- 5497 Hwy 9, Felton, CA
- Directions:
- On the west side of Hwy 9 just south of town. From the intersection of Graham Hill Rd and Hwy 9, take Hwy 9 left three-quarters of a mile.
- Hours:
- W-M 11-6 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 831-335-4478
- Admission:
- Free, donations welcome.
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
Giant statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox guard the entrance to Trees of Mystery, where corkscrew trees and other arboreal mutants stand for your viewing pleasure.
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- Address:
- 15500 US Hwy 101 N., Klamath, CA
- Directions:
- 16 miles south of Crescent City and 36 miles south of the Oregon state line on on US Hwy 101.
- Hours:
- Summer daily 8-8, off-season 9-4. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 707-482-2251
- Admission:
- Adults $16.
- RA Rates:
- The Best
Tribute to the martial arts star stands over seven feet tall. Unveiled in June 2013, Bruce is posed as if starting an intense nunchuck battle.
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- Address:
- 943 Sun Mun Way, Los Angeles, CA
- Directions:
- In Old Chinatown. Heading north on N. Broadway you'll cross W. College St., then see the bank on the left (west) side. Just past it is a tiny paid parking lot. The statue stands at the back of that parking lot, at the intersection of two pedestrian walkways.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
- Ocean Beach, California - Buford Seals, The Candyman
Zany entrepreneur who ran a 24-hour candy shop, wore Western outfits, and rode around town in a white stretch limo painted with his nickname, "The Candyman."
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- Directions:
- On the east side of Abbott St., just north of its intersection with Santa Monica Ave.
- Status:
- Gone
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