We created this contest to coincide with the Water Lily contest going on at the McKee Botanical Garden this month in July. We were surprised at the number of submissions and believe this to be …
Part Three: A Little Bit About the Mechanics of Patrick Dougherty’s “Stickwork” Environmental Sculptures
Article by Thomas Hardy of Vero Communique. In our last article we wrote about how it took three years for Patrick Dougherty’s “The Royals” Stickwork exhibit at McKee Botanical Gardens to come to be. While …
Part Two: How Did the Patrick Dougherty’s “Stickwork” Exhibition Come to be at the McKee Botanical Garden?
Even though Patrick Daugherty began his Stickwork sculpture project at the McKee Botanical Garden on January 6, 2016, the project was actually envisioned three years ago when a McKee Board member suggested he come here to create …
Part One: Patrick’s Work with Children at Play
by Thomas Hardy of Vero Vommuniqué Stickwork at McKee Botanical Garden: Where did Patrick Dougherty Develop His Passion for Transforming Trees and Twigs into one-of-a-kind Creations? And, Three Photos of the Construction of the McKee …
Famous Sculpture Artist Builds in Vero Beach
Artist Patrick Dougherty To Construct ‘stickwork’ Installation At Mckee Botanical Garden In January 2016 Beginning January 6, 2016, acclaimed landscape artist Patrick Dougherty will spend three weeks building one of his large-scale “Stickwork” creations at …
Loving & Protecting the Lagoon for a Quarter Century
As Vero’s weather heats up, so to does activity in and around the Indian River Lagoon. Daily, hundreds of hopeful fish fanatics are casting lines from its shores or from a boat hoping to land Vero’s Best …
Starry Nights, Sparkling Lights & Magical Trains
All aboard! This phrase and all it implies is VERY much on the radar of Treasure Coast residents these days. “All aboard”, booms the conductor in many books from my childhood (including my ALL time …
8 Things To Do in Vero by The End of Summer
We took a list of the top things to do in Vero Beach for adults. We then took a list of the top things to do in Vero Beach for children. The list below is …