Sounders Unveil a Beautiful Piece of Commemorative Art that Does not Look Anything like a Lizard on a Toilet

By: Laurie | July 9th, 2009

So apparently Sounders and Dale Chihuly have paired up to create glass art to give to Chelsea and Barcelona to commemorate the games. These will go home with the visiting teams to remind them how badly they got thrashed in Seattle provide a permanent memento of their opportunity to help promote soccer in the US.

This artwork has been written up elsewhere, so I won’t go too much into details. (Plus I just feel like giving David tons of link love today, because I am a thoughtful and generous person. Also, if the Sounders are going to be pissed about this post, I want a little deflection.)

So I will just give you: The Art.

NOT a Lizard Sitting on a Toilet Emerald Spire

(I do actually like the artwork. I just wish I didn’t have such an active Rorschach test reflex.)

P.S. Go ahead. Admit it. You suddenly have all kinds of need to go to an art museum with me, don’t you?

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• dave |  July 9th, 2009 at 8:42 pm

  
  
  

  I have this sudden urge to drink absinthe. Or Mt. Dew. Something green, anyway.

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• Sean |  July 9th, 2009 at 9:23 pm

  
  
  

  Where’s the carb?

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• Laurie |  July 9th, 2009 at 11:17 pm

  
  
  

  Alternatively, I can also see an absinthe-addled coyote on a megaphone. With a lizard’s tail.

  (This thing is going to give me nightmares.)

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• Steve |  July 9th, 2009 at 11:55 pm

  
  
  

  better than I thought it would be to be completely honest.

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• superpuppy |  July 10th, 2009 at 12:27 am

  
  
  

  Having seen a lot of his art around town I’m more surprised it’s not too phallic or mammary-inspired. Agreed, much nicer than I was expecting!

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• Laurie |  July 10th, 2009 at 12:50 am

  
  
  

  Wait. That’s not phallic? Even my youngest son pointed out that it looked like the Washington Monument, and we all know what THAT means.

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• Laurie |  July 10th, 2009 at 12:52 am

  
  
  

  And I just realized that the last comment is going to be showing up on the sidebar pretty much in its entirety. Damn. First I’m accused of a Thierry Henry obsession, next I’m writing about phalluses.

  Pretty sure the Mother of the Year folks will not be calling any time soon.

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