In our artistic work with corporations and municipalities, we always like to find creative ways to "honor the planet." How can we incorporate recycled materials, or re-purpose unrecyclable plastics? In the City of West Hollywood, it was easy: We asked the children of the top-rated Fountain Day School to save their broken toys for 2 months, and let our world-reknowned sculptor Tom Deininger perform his magic.
Tom has turned trash into art for years, and this time, he transformed Barbies, baby strollers, and Tonka trucks into a pair of dramatic toddler eyes gazing upward on the exterior wall of the school. WEHO Department of Cultural Affairs called the project, "Through the Eyes Of a Child." It could be seen for blocks, reminding passersby that there are creative ways to make a difference -- at any age.
