Upcycle: Penguin Family

T and I decided to treat ourselves to our favorite breakfast place in old Kent, WA today and were pleasantly surprised on our approach. Just a block from the restaurant was a giant sculpture of a penguin and hungry baby that appeared to be made out of... silverware!

We enjoyed our respective Eggs Benedict and Eggs Florentine, than walked back to the sculpture for a closer look.

Sure enough, papa penguin's body is made out of spoons, his beak out of spoon handles, 

and his wings and back feathers out of inner tubes. 

Baby penguin is primarily made from forks and saw blades for wings. At a distance this gives Baby a fuzzy downy-feathered look, but up close, he's dangerous to the touch! 

 

They are standing on a patch of ice or gravel made from mosaic-ed broken tile. 

Based on a quick search online, we were lucky enough to stumble across this temporary art installation just the day after it was installed.

The penguins were built by welding artists Greg Bartol, Debbie Drllevich and Anita Schuler. It's awesome to see how everyday materials can be re-imagined into incredible works of art.

Additional Info: http://www.kentreporter.com/news/penguins-migrate-to-kent-as-temporary-art-landmark/