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"Hot Air Ballooning while Cloud Watching" Bench, Artist: Civil Right Activist & Mother (1929-1966), Created by: Mark Rivers, Interactive Transmedia_Sculpture, Sponsored by: The Cheney Family, Powered by: XtremeSignPost, Outside Davis Regal Theater, 101 F Street, Davis, California

Hot Air Balloons
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The sides of the bench were covered in hot air balloons interspersed with clouds formed into recognizable shapes.


"Hot Air Ballooning While Cloud Watching" external link   •  Artist: Civil Right Activist & Mother (1929-1966) external link   •  Created by: Mark Rivers   •  Interactive Transmedia Sculpture external link   •  Outside Davis Regal Theater external link   •  101 F Street external link   •  Davis, California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70mm Nikon Lens   •  (Date Photographed: 13:11:20 Friday 19 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 22 January 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5327
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The Sign
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A sign on the bench identified it as:

Hot Air Ballooning
while Cloud Watching
Interactive Transmedia Sculpture
In Memory of Frankyee Jane Cheney
Artist, Civil Right Activist & Mother
1929-1966
Created by Mark Rivers
Sponsored by The Cheney Family
www.bulatag.com
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"Hot Air Ballooning While Cloud Watching" external link   •  Artist: Civil Right Activist & Mother (1929-1966) external link   •  Created by: Mark Rivers   •  Interactive Transmedia Sculpture external link   •  Outside Davis Regal Theater external link   •  101 F Street external link   •  Davis, California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70mm Nikon Lens   •  (Date Photographed: 13:11:08 Friday 19 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 22 January 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5326
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Rolling Hills
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The entrance to the Davis Regal Theater lay just beyond the bench. In addition to hot air balloons and clouds, a dramatic sky with low fog formed the upper background. And rolling green hills formed the lower background.


"Hot Air Ballooning While Cloud Watching" external link   •  Artist: Civil Right Activist & Mother (1929-1966) external link   •  Created by: Mark Rivers   •  Interactive Transmedia Sculpture external link   •  Outside Davis Regal Theater external link   •  101 F Street external link   •  Davis, California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70mm Nikon Lens   •  (Date Photographed: 13:11:36 Friday 19 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 22 January 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5328
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Stars and Orbs
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The top of the bench was decorated with stars and swirling blue orbs.


"Hot Air Ballooning While Cloud Watching" external link   •  Artist: Civil Right Activist & Mother (1929-1966) external link   •  Created by: Mark Rivers   •  Interactive Transmedia Sculpture external link   •  Outside Davis Regal Theater external link   •  101 F Street external link   •  Davis, California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70mm Nikon Lens   •  (Date Photographed: 13:11:49 Friday 19 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 22 January 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5329
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One End
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A closer view of one end of the "Hot Air Ballooning While Cloud Watching" bench. Notice that one cloud looked like a turtle and the other cloud looked like a lizard. Notice the use of mosaic tiles to create the scene. The hills were covered in small trees. The crests of the hills were bordered in yellow. And the fog was created using grey-tone tiles.


"Hot Air Ballooning While Cloud Watching" external link   •  Artist: Civil Right Activist & Mother (1929-1966) external link   •  Created by: Mark Rivers   •  Interactive Transmedia Sculpture external link   •  Outside Davis Regal Theater external link   •  101 F Street external link   •  Davis, California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70mm Nikon Lens   •  (Date Photographed: 13:11:54 Friday 19 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 22 January 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5330
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Closer Top
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A closer view of the top of the "Hot Air Ballooning While Cloud Watching" bench. The swirls were complete circles with marbles in the center. Those circles were surrounded by yellow stars.


"Hot Air Ballooning While Cloud Watching" external link   •  Artist: Civil Right Activist & Mother (1929-1966) external link   •  Created by: Mark Rivers   •  Interactive Transmedia Sculpture external link   •  Outside Davis Regal Theater external link   •  101 F Street external link   •  Davis, California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70mm Nikon Lens   •  (Date Photographed: 13:12:02 Friday 19 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 22 January 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5331
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Closer Balloon
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A closer view of a balloon. Notice the two people in the basket of the balloon. Also notice that the grout around the trees in the hills was green, and the grout used in the sky was light blue.


"Hot Air Ballooning While Cloud Watching" external link   •  Artist: Civil Right Activist & Mother (1929-1966) external link   •  Created by: Mark Rivers   •  Interactive Transmedia Sculpture external link   •  Outside Davis Regal Theater external link   •  101 F Street external link   •  Davis, California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70mm Nikon Lens   •  (Date Photographed: 13:12:13 Friday 19 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 22 January 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5332
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The Other Short End
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A closer view of the other short end of the "Hot Air Ballooning While Cloud Watching" bench with its star cloud to the right of the photograph, and its insect cloud to the left.


"Hot Air Ballooning While Cloud Watching" external link   •  Artist: Civil Right Activist & Mother (1929-1966) external link   •  Created by: Mark Rivers   •  Interactive Transmedia Sculpture external link   •  Outside Davis Regal Theater external link   •  101 F Street external link   •  Davis, California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70mm Nikon Lens   •  (Date Photographed: 13:12:27 Friday 19 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 22 January 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5334
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