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Chisholm Trail: Driving the American West

A traveling exhibit created by Upland Exhibits for the Symphony in the Flint Hills organization. Rustic feel, rich materials, very simple forms -- designed to travel easily and install in small spaces.

Layered panels with paint that carries from the textured wood right onto the printed graphics. Everything stacks up -- the imagery, the materials, the depth behind it all.

Layered painted panels on cedar wood and steel framework at Chisholm Trail exhibit

An interactive called "Brand Your Beeves" -- visitors use stencils to draw cattle brands. Simple, hands-on, and the kind of thing people linger at.

Brand Your Beeves stencil interactive at Chisholm Trail exhibit
Brand Your Beeves interactive with video projection on wooden structure in background
Visitor using Brand Your Beeves cattle branding stencil interactive

The steer sculptures were modeled in 3D software, then bent by hand from steel rod. Life-sized, and striking in person.

Life-sized steel rod steer sculptures at Chisholm Trail exhibit

Video projected directly onto the wooden panel structure, tracing the Chisholm Trail route. The raw wood surface gives the projection a warmth that a flat screen wouldn't.

Video of Chisholm Trail route projected onto raw wooden panel structure

The textured paint layered over cedar wood and steel creates a surprisingly rich effect. It adds depth to the graphics without hiding the natural materials underneath.

Textured paint over cedar wood and steel exhibit structures with visitors at Chisholm Trail exhibit