Arcata - Trash(can) Art 4

This may just be the loveliest of Laurel Skye's Trashcan art mosaic compositions

installed in Arcata's Plaza...

Arcata - Trash(can) Art 1
Arcata - Trash(can) Art 2
Arcata - Trash(can) Art 3
Arcata - Trash(can) Art 4 (this page!)

Arcata - Trash(can) Art 3

Number 3 in the series of 4 entries about Laurel Skye's Mosaic Trashcan art installation on the Arcata Plaza.

Hugs for Greg's B-day:

Interestingly, the rich red color shown at left is, when seen in person, identical to the orange-red on the right -- using the same tiles, same camera, different angle, different lighting, and thus, different colors.

A total of four entries featuring these cool trash receptacles from Arcata:



Arcata - Trash(can) Art 1
Arcata - Trash(can) Art 2
Arcata - Trash(can) Art 3 (this page!)
Arcata - Trash(can) Art 4

Arcata - Trash(can) Art 2

My annual trek to Humboldt County this year has been a bumpy one, missing several local destinations, instead hitting other, less inspiring, stops along the way, such as  Mad River Community Hospital (stay healthy--Arcata is known for its local folk art scene, not its world- class medical prowess).

Here's the next in the series featuring Laurel Skye's Trashy Art installation on a grey day in the Arcata Plaza.

A total of four entries featuring these cool trash receptacles from Arcata:


Arcata - Trash(can) Art 1
Arcata - Trash(can) Art 2
Arcata - Trash(can) Art 3
Arcata - Trash(can) Art 4

Arcata - Trash(can) Art 1

The foggy little college town of Arcata, California draws in the creative spirit that you see so often when cruising the byways of Humboldt County. Originally called "Union", Arcata has almost always been centered around its Plaza at 9th/10th and G/H Streets. Where formerly Humboldt residents grazed livestock, now a lovely plaza with flowerbeds maintained by local Plaza businesses where Picnic-ing families listen to live Sonoma Bluegrass. The statue of McKinley stands erect, facing west, in the center.

The old adage, one [man's] trash is another [man]'s treasure, has become a personal theme for me. The rustier, the better! I was ever so flattered when a friend bestowed upon me a holiday gift of an old brass keyring with old-fashioned keys--he'd found it while he was "alley-Hooking" and thought of me!

These beautiful mosaic Trash Cans, situated at the four corners on Arcata's Plaza, are a wonderful incorporation of the trash/treasure element. Local Mosaic artist, Laurel Skye created these mosaics in cooperation with the Arcata Parks Dept. Laurel has a new mosaic site, where you can see photos of the Trashy Art, Laurel and the Parks Crew. I can't help but think that were I living full time in Arcata (as opposed to now, living in dreamtime/Arcata), I'd be one of Laurel's Mosaic Students.

Like to read more detailed info about these cool garbage receptacles? Check out the cover story from the North Coast Journal, ("NCJ") on 2/7/2002,  about the "Tile Lady", Laurel Skye, local arcata mosaicist.  There's a short article in the NCJ on 9/23/2004 (scroll down to "Trashy Art").

A total of four entries featuring these cool trash receptacles from Arcata:

Arcata - Trash(can) Art 1 (this page!)
Arcata - Trash(can) Art 2
Arcata - Trash(can) Art 3
Arcata - Trash(can) Art 4