Here is a picture taken from the balcony, of a couple of the vendors at the farmer's market.
If you look closely you can see a young girl reaching up to pet a chicken.

Full bag

Here is someones full bag!

Here is some of the group down at the farmer's market after purchasing a few items

Meeting at the union

Here are some people waiting at the union with their bags

Finished Product

Here is the finished logo with the second layer of paint.
I made 15 of these to hand out

First Layer

Here is a picture of the first layer that I painted on

Stencils

I made designed two stencils using adobe illustrator and cut them out on the laser cutter. I based the design off of the farmers market logo and made it the appropriate size to fit on a reused brown bag. The lower stencil is for the first layer or color and the stencil on top is for the second layer of color.

Concept

I was given the idea to make a bag for the participants to put all their food in, and figured I could paint the logo on the bag to look like this.

Idea for a logo

I wanted to make something that people could use the day of my event, but also take home with them to remember the event. I like the Farmers Market logo and figured it was a perfect starting point

Navigating the Farmers Market Flier

This is the flier I made for my specific event
I handed these out in the freshman dorms

Earth Week Advertisement

This is the Earth Week flier that where I initially advertised for my event. The arrow is pointing to my event.

Reflection

Ever since my first trip to the farmers market I have thought more RPI students should make the trip down the hill to the atrium. I have done a lot of work making the food available for students on campus, but have not made much progress actually bringing the two communities together until now. I invited RPI students on a tour of the Market, from the union, down the approach, and through the Atrium to ask questions and get the full experience of the market.
For the art portion of my project I made a flier specific for this event and included it on a flier I had made for all of Earth week. I also made a stencil of the farmer’s market logo using the laser cutter and painted it on brown bags that people could use down there, and take with them as a memento of the event. People were excited to get something hand crafted and some even said they were going to reuse the bag again or cut out the logo and frame it.
While some of the people that showed up have already been to the farmers market, there were a few that were experiencing it for the first time. It was interesting to see people’s initial reaction and continued excitement for this new found Troy hot spot. It was also interesting to see the farmer’s reaction to a large group of students asking questions and taking pictures. A few of them asked what we were doing, but I think many of them did not have to ask, they showed appreciation for our efforts to bring students down the hill.
After taking this class in Public Art I am able to appreciate the art of people’s behavior. This experience was much more valuable than any other effort to educate RPI students about the market.

Navigating the Farmers Market

To Kick off a EARTH WEEK 2008 The Farmers Market will be hosting a tour on Saturday April 19th. Meet at the union horseshoe at 10:45 and walk down to the Atrium. James will be our tour guide and will talk about the history as well as his future plans for the Market. If you've never been before, this is your chance to get familiar! If you go every week this is your chance to learn a whole lot more!

I hope to see you all Saturday