The fast-growing city of Austin is home to a wide range of identities, from California transplants to celebrities and young professionals, but one of its newest residents is certainly a first. A giant 18-foot troll has settled down in Pease Park for the foreseeable future. Yes, you heard that right — the city with an affinity for “weirdness” is now home to a female troll named Malin.
Louis Vuitton art homage featuring Spurs’ Wembanyama gets ‘vato’ makeover The enormous art piece’s core was made with 1,800 feet of Eastern red cedar sourced from a family-owned sawmill in Bastrop County. Malin’s feet were created with recycled supplies in Denmark, her wild hair was formed with Ashe juniper roots collected by a local supporter and her dazzling necklace was assembled with found and donated materials.
Three-decade old mural pulled down from East Side bridge to make room for new art piece The Pease Park Conservancy is inviting people on a “troll trek” to come visit the sculpture, which is located in a wooded area just north of Kingsbury Commons, for free anytime daily between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. The conservancy also plans to integrate the troll into its field trip program to engage kids of all ages in exploring the outdoors.
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