The Shire at Long Beach

The other day on a trip to the beach I created an art installation using driftwood and other stick debris. I was trying to figure what I wanted to call it: "Sherwood Forrest on the Beach" or "The Beach's Shire Wood", a play on the origins of my last name.



People started checking it out as they rode by on the bike path, and pedestrians did as well. I'm not sure what motivated me, but it started with a single stick, and moved from there. Here's the progression:





Enjoyment and provocation, right? Pretension, at least...