Smokey D. Bear Traveling Artwork Exhibit
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Heck yeah that's cool as hell! I'll visit it for sure! Thanks for posting Scott!
(I have a bunch of Smokey memorabilia, including a stuffed rendition & received as a gift when I was about 5)
(I have a bunch of Smokey memorabilia, including a stuffed rendition & received as a gift when I was about 5)
I got this at a junk store in Cape May back in 2006 and screwed it to an oak tree next to one of the little trails on my property. The tree has gotten a lot bigger and is slowly devouring Smokey. 
It's a reproduction, but well-made from heavy gauge galvanized steel with a fired ceramic finish of some kind (not just painted on), still in very good condition after all these years. There was a label on the back saying it was hand made by some guy in the US.
It's a reproduction, but well-made from heavy gauge galvanized steel with a fired ceramic finish of some kind (not just painted on), still in very good condition after all these years. There was a label on the back saying it was hand made by some guy in the US.
My brother suffered minor burns on two separate Father's Day incidents (farm-related injuries, not grilling accidents). After this, of course, the family would joke about him staying safe each Father's Day. Here was a reminder from his loving brother:
Very cool. Please post a picture in 2093 when it is fully enveloped.I got this at a junk store in Cape May back in 2006 and screwed it to an oak tree next to one of the little trails on my property. The tree has gotten a lot bigger and is slowly devouring Smokey.
It's a reproduction, but well-made from heavy gauge galvanized steel with a fired ceramic finish of some kind (not just painted on), still in very good condition after all these years. There was a label on the back saying it was hand made by some guy in the US.
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I hit the display at the CM Ferry Terminal on Sunday. They have the paintings hanging along the second floor skywalk windows, maybe 30 in total. Many of the works are brimming with wildlife, including deer and birds, some of which Wendelin managed to anthropomorphize as they sadly looked over a charred forest.
Certainly a pleasant little art show and it is coming to Batsto July 10-17. Enjoy !
Certainly a pleasant little art show and it is coming to Batsto July 10-17. Enjoy !
Correct. Because "Wild"fires are bad, but controlled fires are good. A forest on fire under the right condition are understandably a welcome occurrence.
I caught the display at Batsto. I guess I never realized the "depth" & detail in Smokey's fur. Some of the paintings were sad.
I love a good, hot, wind driven, wildfire inferno, so long as human lives or property is not lost.
Bumping this thread (can't believe a whole year has passed) because I just learned something interesting. You know those ads about Smokey's 80th "birthday"? Turns out, my daughter's ad agency (FCB) made that ad - here's an article and a longer version of the video.
gearjunkie.com
Even cooler... their agency has made ALL the Smokey ads (pro-bono) ever since the beginning , 80 years ago - I had no idea! My daughter just texted me from a cocktail party the agency is throwing to celebrate the campaign. And here's some interesting trivia, although they filmed those "campers" with actors, they used AI/CGI to replace their faces with the faces of the account, strategy and creative team members from the ad agency.
Note that the article also says they changed from "forest fires" to "wildfires" back in 2001, didn't realize it was so long ago.
I’m Not Crying, You’re Crying: ‘Decades’ Ad Revisits 80 Years of Smokey Bear
You might need some tissues for Smokey Bear's latest ad.
gearjunkie.com
Even cooler... their agency has made ALL the Smokey ads (pro-bono) ever since the beginning , 80 years ago - I had no idea! My daughter just texted me from a cocktail party the agency is throwing to celebrate the campaign. And here's some interesting trivia, although they filmed those "campers" with actors, they used AI/CGI to replace their faces with the faces of the account, strategy and creative team members from the ad agency.
Note that the article also says they changed from "forest fires" to "wildfires" back in 2001, didn't realize it was so long ago.
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