Oxford

Artist:   Tracy Patterson

Sponsor:   BTaylor Public Affairs as a tribute to the Lawrence Hopewell Trail

Artist's Design Statement

Winning Bid:  $1,750

My ox project, titled Oxford, highlights Hopewell Valley’s history. The ox is almost entirely covered with a mix of words, punctuated with a hidden message (the word “community”), marked in a contrasting color. The words are all instrinsic to the Hopewell Valley region. The title “Oxford” is meant to refer to the renowned dictionary.

A brief, but not inclusive, list of keywords includes:

• Hopewell
• Borough
• Pennington
• Stony Brook
• Toll Gate
• Farming
• Revolutionary
• Bucolic
• Heritage
• Titusville

A hashtag (#OxfordHVAC) is applied as one of the keywords to add an interactive element to the project.

The lettering was applied with acrylic paint, covered with a protective clear coating.

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