By Joshua Willis

Archbarrow was installed in early May 2017, to coincide with the spring planting season in the park’s community gardens. Throughout the growing season, local gardeners accessed their plots by walking through a 14′ arch constructed from more than a dozen used wheelbarrows, each holding its own special patina and history.

Joshua R. Willis is a mixed media artist integrating materials such as textiles, metal, paint and wood. The resulting compositions explore properties of balance, harmony and diversity found in healthy landscapes. He received his BFA from the University of New Mexico and studied on a merit based program at The Glasgow School of Art and Architecture in Scotland. Willis has shown extensively in his native home of New Mexico and has been exhibited nationally at galleries such as Ferrin Contemporary in Massachusetts and the Lincoln Center in Colorado.