The annual Scarecrows in the Garden installation is on in the Atlanta Botanical Gardens through Halloween. These are a sampling of the hundred or so scarecrows in the garden. For the complete gallery go to:
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First Prize Professionals Winner
"Minion's de los Muertos"
As always, I prefer scarecrows that incorporate pumpkins, so at least the Minion's did that. The First Prize for Non-professionals went to the installation below. No pumpkin, no scarecrow, not!
"Deconstructed Scarecrow"
This is very clever, but not really my idea of a
Halloween Scarecrow. . .but it is shrewd.
"Dr. Achy Bones"
I especially like the detail of the "VeryOld"
daily pill keeper.
For construction and attention to detail
"Lively the Good Food Witch"
should have at least earned an honorable mention
Another of our favorites is
"Ekhoar Uirapuru"
by Ramaldes
We admit we had to look this one up.
Ekhoar (@EKHOAR) is a project that uses art and social media to start conversations about the importance of preserving Native Culture, identity and rights.
Legend of the Warrior Who Became the Musician Wren.
From reading the @EKHOAR Instagram page I saw how the statue was constructed using plastic grocery bags, PVC pipe, duct tape, etc. (below).
gardens for their hardware inspired scarecrow.
HomeDepot is a sponsor of the annual event.
"The Healer"
The gardens were crowded and torn up on the day we visited as they prepared for their Christmas Garden Lights show which begins November 14. They were also setting up for their Fest of Ale (and cheese). . . hot, slimy cheese by the looks of it. It was a warm day, early in the day, and there was already cheese out everywhere for the nighttime sampling. Not my idea of how to sample cheese, but whatever. . . the children's garden is also under reconstruction and the Café at Linton's in the Garden was hosting some special event. . . so there was a lot going on. I prefer those quiet days when there are few others to interrupt my commune with nature and art.
We'll visit again in the early spring when the Chihuly in the Garden exhibit returns (Spring 2016).
won 3rd prize.
It is a crow. . .not very attractive or beguiling,
but a crow is a crow?
"Bearcrow"
Probably my favorite of this year's scarecrows. . .
"Bearcrow" won no prizes but did get a place very close to the ticket window
where everyone would surely see the sculpture.
Constructed by Cartoon Network Digital
I don't know if the sculpture was meant to evoke their new
series "We Bare Bears," but it hit all the right notes for me.
Finally, a sculpture I almost missed. . .
A scarecrow-eating plant, with sculls of dead scarecrows at its base.
Titled
"Revenge of the Botanicals"
this astute piece was crafted by the Johnson and Eaton families of Atlanta
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