{"id":609577,"date":"2022-07-26T18:36:02","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T18:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/?p=609577"},"modified":"2022-07-26T18:36:02","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T18:36:02","slug":"the-flower-tower-launches-kickstarter-campaign-to-honor-houstons-flower-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/the-flower-tower-launches-kickstarter-campaign-to-honor-houstons-flower-man_609577.html","title":{"rendered":"The Flower Tower launches Kickstarter Campaign to Honor Houston\u2019s Flower Man"},"content":{"rendered":"
Now Seeking Community Support via Kickstarter, This 18-Foot Tall Sculpture of Bicycles & Flower Baskets will Pay Homage to Cleveland \u2018Flower Man\u2019 Turner!<\/div>\n

The Flower Tower is an 18-foot tall sculpture of bicycles and flower baskets that will be erected in Houston, Texas to pay homage to the legendary Cleveland ‘Flower Man’ Turner<\/a>. Born in 1943 and died in 2013, the Flower Man is still remembered in Houston as a local hero when it comes to art and life. The tower will feature artwork of local artists and it will be erected where Turners’ home once stood. Moreover, it will comprise of 10 bicycles and 20 flower baskets, along with several plants and blooms.<\/p>\n

“Cleveland Turner was an incomparable artist in Houston’s historic Third Ward and this monument is inspired by his unique approach to life and art.” Said Phillip Pyle, II, while introducing this project to the Kickstarter community. “This 18-foot tall sculpture of bicycles, plants and flowers in the middle of a landscaped garden featuring original artwork<\/a> from local artists in the heart of Third Ward.” The Houston artist added. During his lifetime, the flower man used to collect discarded items on his bicycle rides and turned them into art, which was admirable.<\/p>\n

The Kickstarter Campaign is located on the web at:<\/p>\n

www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/phillippyle2\/the-flower-tower-0<\/a> and backers from around the world can become a part of this project by making generous pledges and donations. Moreover, the goal of this Kickstarter campaign is to raise a sum of US$ 35,000 and the artist is offering a wide range of rewards for the backers with nationwide shipping across the United States. Furthermore, more details are available on the Kickstarter campaign page of the project.<\/p>\n

About This Project<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Flower Tower is an inspiring new art project that will honor the legendary Cleveland ‘Flower Man’ Turner of Houston. The tower will be erected where Turner’s home once stood, and it will feature artwork from local artists<\/a>. The project is currently being crowdfunded on Kickstarter and its creators are welcoming everyone to make generous contributions.<\/p>\n

Media Contact<\/span>
Contact Person:<\/strong> Phillip Pyle, II
Email:<\/strong> Send Email<\/a>
Phone:<\/strong> 8323739232
City:<\/strong> Houston
State:<\/strong> Texas
Country:<\/strong> United States
Website:<\/strong> https:\/\/bit.ly\/3IPnuTL<\/a><\/p>\n

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Now Seeking Community Support via Kickstarter, This 18-Foot Tall Sculpture of Bicycles & Flower Baskets will Pay Homage to Cleveland \u2018Flower Man\u2019 Turner! The Flower Tower is an 18-foot tall sculpture of bicycles and flower baskets that will be erected … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[433,401,417,446,404],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-609577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-Arts-Entertainment","category-Business","category-Marketing-Sales","category-Society-Culture","category-US"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=609577"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609577\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=609577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=609577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=609577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}