The weather was very cooperative this morning, 50’s and not raining. I had read about an art installation that sounded interesting and within our walking range.
The name of the exhibit is Charms, the same as Carl’s frequent moniker and part of this blog’s name.
Th location of this exhibit is in the I-5 Collonade. Under the freeway. This is the area between downtown and the Ship Canal, for those familiar with Seattle.
The Colonade is also home to an off-road bike park, an off-leash dog park, the Howe steps, and the Blaine Steps.
As you can see, the art is multimedia layers, with each piece attached to a column. They are exposed to the weather and physical interactions. The most interesting aspect is how the light interplays with the piece as you moved around.
We had arrived at the Colonade from Eastlake, on the low side. We exited on the high, Capitol Hill side. The Howe Steps was our route, reported at 388 steps up. We did miss one flight by following a bike trail instead. I was about done in after reaching the top.
We trudged southward on essentially flat ground to reach the Capitol Hill Light Rail station. A shorter walk home from the Roosevelt Station to a few chores and lunch.
All in all, a good day out.
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November 10, 2024 at 5:48 pm |
Interesting art and it did turn into a surprisingly good day, weather-wise. Cloudy with a hint of blue and brisk dry walking weather. Some of those long stairways in Seattle do me in too!
November 10, 2024 at 5:57 pm |
I am glad we were able to check it out, and get exercise. It’s only up for a month. This is not one of our go to walking routes at this time, so if I hadn’t seen an article about the art in the Seattle Times, we would have done a more frequent route. I was happy for the variety.