"Individually the beauty of an everyday object may become invisible, but in quantity you can't miss it" - Anthony Schmitt
During my finals week I noticed the Bay Area was on the news a lot for RANDOM reasons such as "wild turkeys invading alameda county". I had a feeling it's because the SF Giants won the world series therefore the Bay Area got a little extra attention this year. Anyways one of the news stories was about this fantastic Christmas tree created by world-renown installation artist: Anthony Schmitt. The magnificent annual installation is composed of 86 shopping carts with undertones of incredible meanings. Schmitt states that the tree symbolizes "generosity and abundance as well as those less fortunate whose lives fit into one shopping cart." A perfect message for the holiday season because we just don't help enough, we don't give enough, and we certainly aren't thankful enough.
I had no idea this was installed in Emeryville Baystreet until I saw it with my own eyes when I went to see Narnia!! I was blindsided with this Christmas tree in my blind side!! I had to take a picture of it because it's such an honor for Anthony Schmitt to choose the Bay Area this year for his "Shopping Cart Tree". Please make a visit to Baystreet this December to see this one of a kind Christmas tree. For more information about Anthony Schmitt click here.
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