Minnie Pearl sculpture.. Well, I thought I'd seen just about everything, then I encountered this sculpture of Minnie Pearl made from Chicken Wire. I guess it's appropriate. She was an...

James56 Loc: Nashville, Tennessee

Well, I thought I'd seen just about everything, then I encountered this sculpture of Minnie Pearl made from Chicken Wire. I guess it's appropriate. She was an old country girl after all and liked a good joke. My hat is off to the artist. This has to be a very difficult medium to work with and he did an excellent job.

Minnie Pearl sculpture in Chicken wire by artist Ricky Pittman. DSC07582-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

James, you're correct in that is quite an accomplishment. It's also a wonderful tribute to someone who brought us some smiles and laughs. We could use a bit more of that as of late.
--Bob

James56 wrote:

Well, I thought I'd seen just about everything, then I encountered this sculpture of Minnie Pearl made from Chicken Wire. I guess it's appropriate. She was an old country girl after all and liked a good joke. My hat is off to the artist. This has to be a very difficult medium to work with and he did and excellent job.

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Some liberal will find a reason to deface it or tear it down.

JRiepe Loc: Southern Illinois

I checked to be sure he didn't leave the price tag off the hat

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Although I agree with you, I sincerely wish we could get back to appreciating art and, especially, photographic art without getting politics involved.

I've seen that topic sneaking into a number of the comments on art related categories. The Attic is, well, the attic. We all know what goes on in there. It's just that it's beginning to creep into the other areas as well.
--Bob

kpmac wrote:

Some liberal will find a reason to deface it or tear it down.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

--Bob

JRiepe wrote:

I checked to be sure he didn't leave the price tag off the hat

jak86094

James56 wrote:

Well, I thought I'd seen just about everything, th... (show quote)

Thanks for sharing this. Nice shot. As for chicken wire sculpture, the Tower of London has a number of beautiful chicken wire sculptures of wild animals: a pride of lions, an African elephant, and several others.

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

rmalarz wrote:

Although I agree with you, I sincerely wish we could get back to appreciating art and, especially, photographic art without getting politics involved.

I've seen that topic sneaking into a number of the comments on art related categories. The Attic is, well, the attic. We all know what goes on in there. It's just that it's beginning to creep into the other areas as well.
--Bob

You are right, Bob. I should have just commented on the image and the sculpture. I get carried away sometimes.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

I think we all do. Most of us are artists and that leads to some emotional involvement with our work and our lives. Just so you know, I had the same reaction when I first saw the sculpture.
--Bob

kpmac wrote:

You are right, Bob. I should have just commented on the image and the sculpture. I get carried away sometimes.

Cwilson341 Loc: Central Florida

Great find, James. That is really cool!

James56 Loc: Nashville, Tennessee

Thanks for stopping by Folks, much Obliged...

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

That’s really neat--thanks, James, for posting this one.

Robert M Loc: Clifton, NJ

Howdee!

blacks2 Loc: SF. Bay area

Excellent image.

IDguy Loc: Idaho

JRiepe wrote:

I checked to be sure he didn't leave the price tag off the hat

First thing I checked too.

Great sculpture and nice image. But the sharp background distracts. Larger fstop to blur background or come back at night and light sculpture.