Meanwhile, another gardener was pulling weeds and spreading fertilizer, Julie Levesque is a plan in which in his yard for the sculptor Joseph Wheelwright's 800-pound stone head. This is only one job as curator of "Art for the Garden."
Almost every summer since 1996, Levesque has transformed her back yard a bit unusual in Newton into an outdoor gallery for the famous sculptor. This year shows running this weekend as part of the Newton Open Studios. Seven artists show off, including the Wheelwright, whose work is the highlight of the DeCordova Museum Sculpture Park in Lincoln.
Levesque seems to have tapped into the growing demand for outdoor art. "It has been very successful. Last year, I have more than 400 people in my yard," he said. "Around the late 90's, not long after I started the show, people started to become very home-centered, and extended into the park."
Strange inventions in his garden inspired the first performance. "It's just really a garden filled with ivy, which I have here, and when I dig in it, becomes more like a dig," said Levesque. "I kept finding all these little platforms, and the garden itself has a medieval castle in the cement cast might about four feet, right in the middle of all things."
The previous owner, a stonemason, leaving marks on the page. "With the castle and platform, I realized this fantasy must park at one time," said Levesque. "And I just started my career in sculpture at that time. So, I thought I should just have a contemporary sculpture show here. It's kind of like having to play in your garage."
New to the area and with almost no art contacts, Levesque then faced the task of persuading artists to add his backyard to continue them. But a quarter acre plot, with a 20-foot cliff puddingstone, ivy-covered boulders, and ready to use the pole, closing the deal.
"None of these people know me, but as soon as they saw the back yard, they all said yes, and it just exploded into this new thing," he said. "I really the first to conduct small-scale garden show like this.... Now there are a few of them out there."
In the works of art suitable for small to moderate-size garden. "And what's great about the statue out is that although people think to enjoy the season was really short, I get most of the pleasure of my own work outside when I saw the piles of snow around it," he said. "It becomes a real focal point in the winter."
Allston artist Jason Karakehian will feature eye-popping, cherry-red steel sculpture that resembles the form of rhythm created by the goop in lava lamps. Boston's marilu Swett, who worked mainly in bronze, will display works that include organic forms of fantastic and bizarre riffs on plumbing.
Almost every summer since 1996, Levesque has transformed her back yard a bit unusual in Newton into an outdoor gallery for the famous sculptor. This year shows running this weekend as part of the Newton Open Studios. Seven artists show off, including the Wheelwright, whose work is the highlight of the DeCordova Museum Sculpture Park in Lincoln.
Levesque seems to have tapped into the growing demand for outdoor art. "It has been very successful. Last year, I have more than 400 people in my yard," he said. "Around the late 90's, not long after I started the show, people started to become very home-centered, and extended into the park."
Strange inventions in his garden inspired the first performance. "It's just really a garden filled with ivy, which I have here, and when I dig in it, becomes more like a dig," said Levesque. "I kept finding all these little platforms, and the garden itself has a medieval castle in the cement cast might about four feet, right in the middle of all things."
The previous owner, a stonemason, leaving marks on the page. "With the castle and platform, I realized this fantasy must park at one time," said Levesque. "And I just started my career in sculpture at that time. So, I thought I should just have a contemporary sculpture show here. It's kind of like having to play in your garage."
New to the area and with almost no art contacts, Levesque then faced the task of persuading artists to add his backyard to continue them. But a quarter acre plot, with a 20-foot cliff puddingstone, ivy-covered boulders, and ready to use the pole, closing the deal.
"None of these people know me, but as soon as they saw the back yard, they all said yes, and it just exploded into this new thing," he said. "I really the first to conduct small-scale garden show like this.... Now there are a few of them out there."
In the works of art suitable for small to moderate-size garden. "And what's great about the statue out is that although people think to enjoy the season was really short, I get most of the pleasure of my own work outside when I saw the piles of snow around it," he said. "It becomes a real focal point in the winter."
Allston artist Jason Karakehian will feature eye-popping, cherry-red steel sculpture that resembles the form of rhythm created by the goop in lava lamps. Boston's marilu Swett, who worked mainly in bronze, will display works that include organic forms of fantastic and bizarre riffs on plumbing.
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