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Exhibit A: Artwork Design
Narrative Description
Fort Worth artist Lynne Bowman Craven's design for an artwork for the Municipal Vehicle Maintenance
facility at the Holly Water Treatment Plant consists of a series of five sculptures, eight feet tall, that run
along the east side of Forest Park Boulevard. These sculptures show the progression of folding an origami
bird, designed to depict a scissor tail flycatcher, starting from a solid square all the way to a completed folded
bird form. The scissor tail flycatcher's habitat is specific to Texas, Oklahoma, parts of other the southern
U.S. and Mexico and it can readily be found along the Trinity River during spring and summer.
Scissor Tailed Flycatcher
Final Design Images
Concept Models
The five steps portrayed in creating the final origami form are representative of meditative spots in the
folding process where one can pause and contemplate the next set of instructions. The artist chose
white for this artwork so the sculptures stand out from the green grass and blue sky of their
surroundings. Clean white forms along the roadway will add to the aesthetic of the area without
becoming a distraction to drivers, and will accentuate the creases and folds in the sculptures.
Space B: Tree #1 and Tree #2
Sculpture # 1
Sculpture #3
Sculpture #5
Sculpture #2
Sculpture #4
Exhibit B: The Site
Location on Forest Park Boulevard near the Municipal Vehicle Maintenance Facility in the Holly
Water Treatment Plant, 2222 Daggett, 76102 (Council District 9).
Forest Park Blvd, Holly Water Treatment Plant,
Water, Sewer, and Stormwater Drains