Rusty the Octopus
Rusty the Octopus will live in the Mill Pond in downtown Brighton, MI until August 2011.
Rusty was my first attempt at a large, three-dimensional animal. Tentacle tip to opposite tentacle tip he is about 15 feet wide.
Special thanks to KCD.
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"Rusty the Octopus" | fabricated and welded steel, rusted | 2009
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"Rusty the Octopus" | fabricated and welded steel, rusted | 2009
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"Rusty the Octopus" | fabricated and welded steel, rusted | 2009
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"Rusty the Octopus" | fabricated and welded steel, rusted | 2009
![](https://carbon-media.accelerator.net/00000000XT9/70ZjQNLbjsSbKUshcDSm47;960x1280.jpeg?auto=webp)
"Rusty the Octopus" | fabricated and welded steel, rusted | 2009
![](https://carbon-media.accelerator.net/00000000XT9/35JNIBbGtzpf3NuxVzUtkR;960x720.jpeg?auto=webp)
"Rusty the Octopus" | fabricated and welded steel, rusted | 2009
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Role Designer, Fabricator
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For Brighton, MI
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Date August 2009
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URL brightoncity.org/Brighton%20Art%20Projects/CityofBrightonArtOverview.htm
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