FOR WALT WHITMAN

An entire Walt Whitman quote was carved into the asphalt along a curving walkway leading to the entrance to the school. The words exposed the earth underneath allowing room to plant native perennials. The quote read:

"After you have exhausted what there is in business, politics, conviviality, and so on--have found that none of these finally satisfy or permanently wear--What remains? Nature remains."

For Walt Whitman 1994; Temporary site project, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA; Commission by the International Sculpture Conference; Earth and native plants; Total dimensions of text: 6" high x 80' long