Reflecting on the past, making way for the future

"Working" A Gateway and bench when first installed. This was pre-community garden.

Thanks to Dave Davison and his continuing column for the Tacoma Weekly called “Know your Public Art”. This week’s article covers Otto’s first public art piece completed over 10 years ago in the Oakland Madrona neighborhood in Tacoma. As Otto prepares to install his newest piece in a few weeks, it is nice to think of the continuum.

‘Working’ was a community based project that transformed a dumpsite into a pocket park. This gateway staked a claim for the community and has evolved into a lovely community garden site and prominent icon for that area.

Check out the article here: Know your public art, Oakland/Madrona’s Working Gateway