I admit, it's probably weird to begin a blog about the Heights with a bunch of photos from not-the-Heights. The Heights may boast a particularly concentrated collection of yard art, but it's certainly not the only neighborhood in Houston to find these hidden gems. Consider these familiar Houston icons:
Just south of the University of Houston, on an otherwise ordinary residential street, sits The Orange Show.
Conceived and constructed over decades from salvaged materials by one man, The Orange Show was dedicated to sharing with the world the many virtues of the orange. Today, it is the name sake of the non-profit Orange Show Center for Visionary Art.
The Orange Show Center also cares for the famous Beer Can House, the singular vision of a man who loved to drink beer and had a talent for metal-working.
And then there's the brightly painted home of Cleveland Turner in Houston's Third Ward, which is decorated with a changing array of found objects.
Turner is known as "The Flower Man" for his participation in another of Houston's folk art pastimes - the Art Car Parade. Turner parades on a bicycle adorned with festive fake flowers.
Many thanks to my dear friend and accomplished curator Sofia, who took many of the photos shared in this post, and who inspires me to make art appreciation an everyday event.
Just south of the University of Houston, on an otherwise ordinary residential street, sits The Orange Show.
The Orange Show Center also cares for the famous Beer Can House, the singular vision of a man who loved to drink beer and had a talent for metal-working.
And then there's the brightly painted home of Cleveland Turner in Houston's Third Ward, which is decorated with a changing array of found objects.
Turner is known as "The Flower Man" for his participation in another of Houston's folk art pastimes - the Art Car Parade. Turner parades on a bicycle adorned with festive fake flowers.
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