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 Windfalls - Aptos, CA Posted by:  DougK
N 36° 59.255 W 121° 55.979
10S E 594956 N 4094026
Windfalls is a sculpture consisting of three spherical stone objects, representing California Buckeyes. It is located in Willowbrook Park in Aptos, CA.
Waymark Code: WM7J8J
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/31/2009
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Three spherical forms on a grassy area represent buckeye pods in various stages of splitting open after falling from the parent trees in the autumn. Two of the pods have sandblasted maple leaves on their surfaces.
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The most spherical of the objects is gray, polished granite and represents a California Buckeye with the shell removed.
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| Opened Buckeye from the Smooth Side
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Opened Buckeye, Showing Its "Eye"
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A second Buckeye shows the shell, partially split open revealing the polished granite surface inside the shell.
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| Buckeye With Split Shell Showing Interior
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Buckeye with Split Shell
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The third Buckeye has a cracked shell, but reveals nothing about its interior buckeye.
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| Buckeye With Barely Cracked Shell
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The Two Buckeyes in Husks
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A nearby sign reads:
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"WINDFALLS"
Autumn is the richest season, the season of
"mellow fruitfulness", of ripeness and leaf-fall.
The sculpture within this park, "windfalls", is a
celebration of this golden season. It was inspired in part by the
California Buckeye which has a beautiful form, especially after
its fall to the ground from the parent branch. Usually impact
causes the outer shell's seam to open, often slightly,
revealing the firm, shiny, brown nut, the promise of a new tree inside.
[drawings of the three buckeyes]
Alan Counihan 1993
This art installation is part of the
Santa Cruz County Public Art program
administered by the
Santa Cruz County Arts Commission
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TITLE: Windfalls
ARTIST(S): Alan Counihan
DATE: 1993
MEDIUM: Carved and polished granite, and concrete
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS CA001873
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Located Willowbrook Park, Aptos, California
Willowbrook Park is on Willowbrook Lane in Aptos, CA.
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
City is Aptos, CA not Santa Cruz, CA
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