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The art just kept rolling in Hyde Park today

Steam roller rolling art

It's not often a steam roller gets to make art.

Go big or go home, some artists in Hyde Park decided. They cut out large blocks of wood or linoleum, then used a driveway steam roller to create prints, at the annual Urban Arts Festival at the Martini Shell on Truman Parkway.

First, an artist would ink up a block:

Inking up a block

Then volunteers would place the block on a sheet of plywood:

Putting the block down

Next came the paper onto which the design would be inked:

Putting the paper down

This was followed by some protective felt and a sheet of plywood, and then the driver for a local paving company fired up the steam roller and backed 'er up. And voila: Art!

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That's neat. Congrats to the artists.

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Im-press-ive

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Right on, Hyde Park!

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This was ca great event to be part of and look forward to next year.

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