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boonie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1289 W: 69 N: 1538] (7679)
If you need a haircut this little guy accepts appointments. This is the second example of lawn art from the streets of Sebastopol in Northern California's Wine Country. There will be a new one posted each day this week.

The following is from the internet:
Today, there are several of Amiot's larger-than-life sculptures on loan to his neighbors, including his portrayal of a postal worker being bitten by a dog; Batman; a firefighter; circus jugglers; an opera singer and a giant duck made from a motor home. Their street has has been nicknamed "the art street."

"I think this expresses exactly how I feel," said Amiot, admiring his sculpture of "The Zucchini Brothers" -- a ladder of three jugglers with Zs on their jerseys, standing on each other's shoulders. The piece is made from motorcycle gas tanks, old metal garbage cans and alarm clocks.

"At the point I made these things, I knew what I wanted to do. And I felt happy about it. I still feel happy about it. It's simple. When people drive by,

they get it. That's the perfect way of expressing myself," he said. "People slow down. They like what they see. I get that approval in the local community.

Like everyone else, I just want to be loved in life."

Down the street is Amiot's sculpture of Batman with a copper helmet and a cape made from an Army tent painted bright blue. Batman's tool belt has a toaster, flashlight, grease gun, meat grinder and cell phone.

"These are fun. It takes away so much from the serious edge of life," Amiot said. "I think I could put one in everybody's front yard now. It's sad to say, but people like what other people like."

from the following website http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/05/17/NB165807.DTL

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boonie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1289 W: 69 N: 1538] (7679)
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Edited by:jdwyer264 Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 40 W: 68 N: 22] (219)

I have altered this images colour saturation to bring out its array of colour and also altered the contrast to give the boldness to the image, and remove the grey tones which overtake the colours in the original. Hope you like it.