Yard Doughnuts
Yard Doughnuts explores one of the oldest building materials known to humankind, that which is called Cob, a simple mixture of sand, clay-dense soil and straw. Cob is an ancient building material with examples found around the world dating back thousands of years. It is currently enjoying a resurgence as builders and artisans alike recognize it as an inexpensive and locally available material with virtually no carbon footprint. In fact, it is often mixed by the maker’s feet!
Jennifer Chernecki’s interest in learning cob crafting originated out of goals to create large-scale, permanent or semi-permanent sculpture on little or no budget... referring both to the wallet and to the ecological footprint large-scale décor often costs. Still, Jennifer wishes to make oversized, whimsical, and perhaps, somewhat ridiculous sculptural works to decorate her yard and community. Thus, backyard soil, raked up dried grasses and locally sourced sand were employed to create this summer-fun sculpture. After the season, 98% of this artwork could be composted, and the rest recycled into toppings for next winter’s ice cream snow sculptures.
Jennifer explores sculptural artworks with an interest in dynamic aesthetics, pop culture iconography, sweet treats and a sense of fun. Yard Doughnuts is a follow-up artwork to a series of giant ice cream cone snow sculptures she created in the winter of 2023.
