Old Kyle Road Crosswalk Project
Haiku and Artwork for our Sidewalks and Crosswalks
With new sidewalks and crosswalks planned for Old Kyle Road and along Ranch Road 12 between the Square and the light at FM 3237, the WimberleyArts.org Public Art team came up with a highly creative idea for enhancing them: original Wimberley-focused Haiku and street murals.
Hill Country Haiku Contest
WimberleyArts.org received 63 submissions within one week of announcing the Hill Country Haiku Contest’s Phase One Call for Entries. Paring the list down to The Final Four was no easy task ... so many of the entries were worthy! The selection process was double-blind: The committee did not know the names of the authors, and the voting was done by secret ballot.
The 4 winning haiku are now stamped into the sidewalk next to the new crosswalk on Old Kyle Road, each framed with artwork by talented local artists Nancy Elliott and Sharon Carter.
Clear streams slowly flow
Cypress trees carve rocky paths
Scenes in paradise
Tom Wiley
Water, wind, trees, hills
Art and nature dwell in peace
Music fills the air
Dennis Jones
Bluebonnets and hills
The cool springs and cypress trees
Treasures of our town
Suzanne Oliver
Leaves rustle softly
As the peaceful river rolls
Feel the calm embrace
Jan Fitzhugh
Crosswalk Mural
Nancy and Sharon have also created a road mural for the crosswalk at Old Kyle Road (between Martha Knies Park and Dos Olivos). Their design was presented to the Wimberley City Council and unanimously approved. Painting will commence during the October 3rd First Thursday Wimberley Art Crawl, which is appropriately themed, “Plein Air Everywhere.”
As Wimberley’s sidewalk expansion projects get underway next Spring, more Haiku contests and murals are planned. If you would like to donate and help make this beautification project possible, please click here.
