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BEAUTIFUL  ANGLE

Homage to Chandler O’Leary with “Chandler’s Flag”

Beautiful Angle is of, by and for the citizens of Tacoma, Wa.

“EVERY POLE IS YOURS TO LIE UPON, EVERY CONCRETE WALL IS WAITING FOR YOUR WORDS, YOUR GRINNING WORDS OF TRUTH.”

Beautiful Angle is a letterpress street-art poster project in Tacoma, Washington, founded in 2002. Approximately once per month, graphic designer Lance Kagey and writer Tom Llewellyn create hand-crafted letterpress posters and distribute them around the city via wheat paste, staples, and car windows.

Volunteer Spotlight: Danny Patnode, caring for McKinley

Tuesday, Dec 13, 2022 McKinley Park
From: Metro Park website

Walking with Danny Patnode through McKinley Park is unlike any other walk through any other park, anywhere. For a start, it’s hard to imagine another park that has been so restored to life and so cared for by one person – up to six hours a day, some days. It’s also hard to think of another park where that caretaker is also the local folk artist and curator, with every turn of the path revealing another quirky or heartfelt sculpture in wood, stone or found objects. He’s also the local community magnet, pulling in those around him to care for the park.

But mostly, it’s difficult to imagine another park that has played such a part in literally saving its caretaker’s life. That’s the story of Danny Patnode, and to walk around McKinley Park with Danny is to hear, see and touch that story, all 18 acres of it.

The story’s told in a less-than-linear way, though.



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