they’re back, again
Seattle’s streets have survived takeover by WTO protesters, Pigs on Parade, and Ponies on Parade. This year brings no reprieve, as another set of fifty statues invade the sidewalks in the form of the Nutcracker March.
In addition to providing a clever advertisement for the Pacific Northwest Ballet’s annual production of the Nutcracker at McCaw hall, the profits from sale the local-artist decorated off to the highest bidder will go to the Northwest Center. The auction provides a nice opportunity for people who wouldn’t ordinarily shop at Value Village to do their part to help while getting a gigantic statue in the process. All the while allowing downtown shoppers to have brightly colored props to decorate their holiday snapshots.
What do you think? Do you love or hate this sort of thing? Have you seen a particularly hideous or gorgeous implementation of nutcracker decoration?
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related: In 2001, Emily Hall took a serious look at the parading pigs and didn’t like what she saw [stranger]
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I actually was startled when I first saw the nutcracker pictured on the corner by of my office a couple of days ago. “Holy crap, it’s Christmas already?!” I thought. He’s now hounding me about my unstarted Christmas shopping.
I was indifferent to them until I saw the one in Pioneer Square with a face painted on his back, which freaked me right the heck out. Now I’m a bit unnerved by the little guys.
They’re all pretty spectacular in their own way. Some real works of art. I think all the Kings Men is Great.
I took my sister out and we found all 50 of them. I have a picture of her with each one.