An unexpected bit of color and whimsy currently awaits visitors arriving at Howard County General Hospital. It’s Craig Gray’s Watermelon Picnic, an ARTsites 2018 installation.
Gray’s work has a playfulness inspired by his home base of Key West, Florida. The precariously stacked fruit slices in Watermelon Picnic embody the island’s quirky, laid-back vibe and offer the enticing prospect of a lazy summer afternoon.
Gray has been carving stone and fashioning imaginative sculptures for more than 25 years. His sculpture Granite Gator was part of ARTsites 2016; Popsicles and Slices of Heaven were included in ARTsites 2017.
ARTsites 2018 sculptures will be in place through July 2019. Our new ARTsites brochure is now available. Call 410-313-ARTS (2787) to request your copy.