Ribbon Proposal for the 2020 Airport Public Art Program

The text in the simulated or real (sealed) sand reads:  "Love Me... Protect me."  There are footprints in the sand.

A short explanation for this text addition is to add as many brain based concepts around this work to achieve the greatest impact. My choice of what seems like childish text has a mission:  

To help the viewer to revive happy memories of being at the beach, which can be linked to the experience of viewing the Ribbons— and then linked to a future action: to act consciously to preserve the Ocean. There are likely few people who do not have at least one happy memory of a carefree day spent at the beach.

• Bottom ribbons could have mud, and footprints of animals past and present.  There could be a Native People ribbon-- rock art-- and arrowheads.  Another ribbon could be the dappled sunshine through the sycamore canopy.  
• Another ribbons could have birds and butterflies.  Many possibilities-- depending on budget-- if additional funding could be found-- pre sales for permanent locations, etc.

•  You are looking at one of the treasures of the Escondido Creek! And- a story of the amazing way that Nature recycles… This antler was once worn by a young buck. The buck sheds his antlers each year and grows new ones. Other animals find these antlers on the ground and chew on them for minerals. Animals such as coyotes, squirrels, mice, foxes, opossums, and even other deer chew on them— and the minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and sodium become part of their bodies. Larger predatory animals such as mountain lion eat these smaller animals, and these mineral elements become part of their bodies. The Native people that once lived in this region hunted and ate these large and small animals— and again the elements were recycled.
• When these animals and people died, and fell to the ground— the elements were again recycled.
• Some of these elements became the soil, that then were taken up into the roots of flowers, plants and trees. The animals and man ate the plants and seeds of the trees. The elements became new bone and tissues of these animals— and the antlers of the young buck again. 
• All of the web of life depends on the ability of elements to recycle from one form to another. So— you are looking at a miracle of Nature! Nothing is ever wasted.
• The elements in this antler have been a part of this land long before the native people came to live here about 8,000 years ago. The native people thought of this land along the Escondido Creek as Sacred. It is.
• This antler may contain the elements that were recycled though the creatures that once were abundant on this land: golden eagles, mountain lions, the brave and strong native people, even grizzly bears.  Isn't that amazing?