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Flight of the Spectrum

April 16, 2019 by David

Flight of the Spectrum Sculpture
Flight of the Spectrum is installed at The Seattle World School in cooperation with WashingtonState Arts Commission

Seattle World School

In this school we learn to fly together, no matter where you come from.

A couple of years I was contacted by the Washington State Arts Commission about creating a project for a newly remodeled school in Seattle.  I had no idea at that time what an amazing opportunity this would be, or what an incredible place Seattle World School is.

” It is one of only a few schools in the country designed as a preliminary entry point for immigrant children in their quest for academic achievement and full participation in American society.”

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Filed Under: Installations, News, Process, Public Art, sculpture Tagged With: Aaron Whelton, america, Art, birds, colors, craft, david franklin, edication, flight, flock, high school, refugees, sculpture, Seattle world school, spectrum, Washington State Arts Commission, welcome, woodworking

Cultural House of Cards on Seattle’s “The Stranger”

January 14, 2017 by David

The Cultural House of Cards on the Cover of Seattle's The Stranger
David Franklin’s Cultural House of Cards on the Cover of Seattle’s free weekly newspaper, The Stranger, for the week of Jan 11-17 2017.

This house of cards symbolizes the fragile cultural structure we build together in our societies, and the beauty within each part of it.

Ever since my wife and I moved to Seattle in 1993 there has only been one source for truly comprehensive coverage of local music and arts, that has been The Stranger, Seattle’s best free weekly paper.  If you are looking for an event, no matter how obscure it’s in The Stranger.   The Stranger has an independent minded perspective  on anything and everything important happening in the city and the world, with a true sense of grit and intelligence.  It’s this creative viewpoint that has always made it the final word in Seattle’s vibrant culture.

The digital version of this week’s Stranger can be seen here.

This is such an honor because of the feeling of acceptance in my local arts community it provides, something that has not always come easy for me.

This piece, The Cultural House of Cards,  sits within the high barbed wire fence of The Green Hill School in Chehalis, WA, but it has refused to stay imprisoned.  WIth a feeling of it having a life of it’s own this project has gained the attention of Hi Fructose Magazine, Montreal’s Mural Festival and now The Stranger.  Its themes are very appropriate to the times we live in and the challenges before us a s a diverse society.

Cultural House of with daughters.
Sitting in the Cultural House of cards with my daughters prior to painting.
The Cultural House of Cards
With my helpers Scott Wipff and Brian Perry after the installation

 

My wife Joanne, my kids, Mike Sweney, The Green Hill School, Kurt Nordquist, Brian Perry, Scott Wipff, Jonathan Areola, and Western Graphics all had important roles in making this Washington State Arts Commission happen.

Thanks to everyone that has enjoyed this project and seen the importance of the message about all of us contained within it,

David

Filed Under: Installations, News, Public Art, sculpture, Uncategorized Tagged With: Art, Chehalis, david franklin, fine art, Green Hill School, house of cards, public art, sculpture, the stranger, Washington, Washington State Arts Commission

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