Garden Stories

Community Garden                   

Artist: Lars Stanley (Austin, TX)

Commission:  $75,000

Installed:  2009

The artwork installed at this site in Greenway Park features a forged steel entry gate and a series of slim, graceful wrought steel poles with abstracted garden images at the top. Fruits, vegetables in various stages of development, and images of common garden tools remind viewers of the purpose of a community garden. The story poles tell of movement and change, celebrating both the endless inventiveness of nature in a plant’s cycle from seed to fruit and the human work and ingenuity involved in cultivating that transformation. Story poles define the garden space and welcome viewers and gardeners from throughout the community.