Art Valet: Let your mind wander, on Heights Boulevard

Mitch cohen Art Columnist

Recently I’ve been thinking it might be time for a break, even a short one. A change of scenery is good for everyone and resets our creativity. Perhaps spring break has something to do with this? When I can’t get away I know little changes to our daily routines can help reset or rewire those neurons.

Sometimes those little needed breaks are just around the corner. Recently while driving Heights Boulevard I spotted tall, narrow mosaic sculptures on the esplanade in the 400 block. I follow True North sculpture project on Instagram, (@truenorthheightsblvd) and knew what I was looking at, yet I had to stop and see this up close. For the uninitiated, True North is a temporary outdoor public art installation on the Heights Blvd trail. This is the 10th year. To celebrate the anniversary and tenth instal lation, the organizers brought eight of the artists that previ ously created sculptures back for this special exhibition. There have been a total of 74 participants.

amored with, “Street Cred,” is by Marsha Dorsey-Outlaw, who built a sculpture titled ”Blood Relations” for True North’s fifth installation in 2018.

“Street Cred,” is eight “old style street post” depictions, in crossroad formation, made of multi-color glass and ceramic mosaic, Hardie and treated wood. Each post bears words