enjoyed Patrick Dougherty's art
three separate times in three different USA states.
Each experience was unique and all visits are shown on this page.

First visit - the Big Twig Maze Sculpture Thing and Gardens
"A Wiggle in its Walk"
in Dayton, Ohio
September 10, 2013

A massive sculpture made from thousands of woven saplings is located at Wegerzyn Gardens Metro Park in Dayton Ohio. It’s called “A Wiggle in Its Walk,” and visitors will find themselves both wiggling and walking as they make their way around and inside the giant creation. Dougherty says his serpentine structure, originally designed to slither in amongst the bushes and trees, was inspired by Ohio's serpent mounds. Dougherty said the sculpture turned out a little less snakelike and a little more maze-like. The installation is one of 225 that the artist has created at botanical gardens and museums throughout the United States and around the world.

Dougherty says this is his largest sculpture (as of this date); about 14 feet high and 200 feet long. It is fashioned of three-and-a-half semi loads of black willows harvested over a two-week period from Englewood’s North Park. Dougherty had volunteers that helped to bundle and carry willow branches and pounding willow uprights into the ground, then weaving and bending the willows.

Below: The two RV Gypsies each went their separate ways in the maze and tried to surprise each other. They were surprised that they were the only two people here on this date at this time. And that made the experience so much more enjoyable.

Below: As the two RV Gypsies wound their way through the twig maze, Karen Duquette was surprised to see a big tree in the middle of the twig maze.

BELOW: On June 29, 2021, The two RV Gypsies' enjoyed Patrick Dougherty's art - for a second time. But this time it was at "The Old Home Place"- (which was installed on May 2021) in front of Maryland Hall in Annapolis, Maryland. The photos are different from the ones above.

Below: The two RV Gypsies were visiting their friends, The Sterns who live in Maryland. What a surprise to Barbara Stern who thought she was taking the two RV Gypsies to see something new. Well, she was and she wasn't. After all, the pieces are by the same artist, but not really the same. Continue on for more amazing art by Patrick Dougherty.

Patrick Dougherty is a world-renowned sculpture who has spent many years building monumental scale environmental works, which require saplings by the truckload. It is said that his sculptures can be seen from Scotland to Japan to Brussels, and all over the United States.

Below: Lee Duquette and Barbara Stern spent time walking the circular path shown below.

Below: Right near the Circular path shown above, everyone was greeted by Mr. Chicken of the Dead Bones

Below: The third time the two RV Gypsies came across an art display by Patrick Dougherty was at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden in Belmont, NC on December 8, 2021. It was a much smaller display, but just as amazing.

Below: Patrick Dougherty's twig maze had lights with changing colors shining on his art.