Cutting Edge Bicycle Tender - Jacksonville, FL
N 30° 15.714 W 081° 29.711
17R E 452366 N 3347910
This bicycle tender shaped like large blades of grass is located on the campus of the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida.
Waymark Code: WMNX5C
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 05/16/2015
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The following information about the bicycle tender is from the university's Spinnaker newsletter (
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[Artist's] Name: Wandy Griggs
Sculpture: Cutting Edge
Location: In front of Ann and David Hicks Hall
Sculpting for: 3 years
Preferred Medium: Steel
Griggs’ sculpture was made to resemble blades of grass. She made the structure by cutting steel, running it through a slip-roller or a “giant rolling pin for steel,” welding the pieces together, and grinding down the rough edges. She started sculpting when her professor for Sculpture 1 showed excitement for Griggs’ progress and abilities. “It’s like no other class I’ve ever had,” she said. “You’re making this idea that is in your head exist in real life.” She took this class as a free elective and said the experience has been very empowering for her because there aren’t very many female sculptors, especially female sculptors of color. She said that, above everything else, she wants her art to make people as happy as it makes her. Griggs currently has another sculpture on display in Downtown Kissimmee.