Back in 2006, Cornell undergrad Danielle Hodgins created quite a stir at graduation by creating a larger-than-life cow sod sculpture outside of the animal science building. [Images | Cornell Chronicle article | .mov]
This year, Danielle graduated. But she had one more sod sculpture project in her before matriculation: She spelled out CALS (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences) on the ag quad, the center of many graduation-related events.
It’s not easy keeping sod green when it’s installed on a wooden skeleton. As alumni weekend approached — two weeks after graduation — the call was made. It was time to pull the sculpture down before the alumni arrived on campus. It was just a little too brown.
But Danielle had another idea, probably inspired by her formative years growing up on a dairy farm. A little sports turf paint and she transformed the sculpture into a surreal Holstein theme.
I’ll blog about the mural she painted in our hall someday soon.
I would definitely like Danielle… what cool projects! 🙂
No matter her astrological sign, Danielle deserves Taurus gardener of the year award! (By the way, people with sun in Taurus usually make exceptional gardeners).
That cow sculpture is too cool!!
I was wondering what that fluffy spotted thing on the lawn was. Half-wondered if it was fur!