Method for creating artistic works on residential lawns

• US 7,347,142 B2
• Filed: 02/05/2006
• Issued: 03/25/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Grass Graffiti, LLC
• Original Assignee: Grass Graffiti, LLC
• Inventors: Bizzell, Daniel Lee, Cox, Brian, Fields, Riley C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Culler; Jill E.
• Application Number:
  US11/275,928
• Publication Number:
  US 20070095223A1
• Time in Patent Office: 779 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 101/129
• CPC Class Codes: B44D 2/002 Kits for drawing or painting
• CPC Class Codes: B44D 2/007 using stencils in artistic drawing or painting operations

Abstract

A method for creating an artistic work on a lawn includes: anchoring a first stencil to a lawn; applying paint of a first color in a first desired pattern on the lawn by applying paint over a first pattern of one or more openings in the first lawn stencil; anchoring a second stencil to the lawn; and applying paint of a second color in a second desired pattern on the lawn by applying paint over a second pattern of one or more openings in the second awn stencil. The pattern of one or more openings in each lawn stencil corresponds to one or more design elements of the artwork to be created on the lawn. Additional lawn stencils and containers of paint also may be included. Proper orientation of each lawn stencil is insured by proper orientation and alignment of an indication of orientation and alignment locations, which each lawn stencil includes.

Claims

1. A method for creating an artistic work on a lawn, comprising the steps of:

(a) anchoring a first stencil to a lawn;

(b) applying paint of a first color in a first desired pattern on the lawn by applying paint over a first pattern of one or more openings in the first lawn stencil;

(c) anchoring a second stencil to the lawn; and

(d) applying paint of a second color in a second desired pattern on the lawn by applying paint over a second pattern of one or more openings in the second lawn stencil;

(e) wherein the pattern of one or more openings in each lawn stencil corresponds to one or more design elements of the artwork to be created on the lawn; and

(f) wherein the step of anchoring the first lawn stencil to the lawn includes driving stakes into the lawn and extending the stakes through anchor openings of the first lawn stencil, at least one of the stakes including circumferential flanges extending in a parallel relation to one another and disposed orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the stake, the stake extending through an anchor opening of the first lawn stencil such that the first lawn stencil is retained between at least one of the circumferential flanges of the stake and the lawn.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said step of applying paint over the first pattern of openings in the first lawn stencil comprises spray-painting the first lawn stencil, and wherein said step of applying paint over the second pattern of openings in the second lawn stencil comprises spray-painting the second lawn stencil.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of anchoring the first lawn stencil to the lawn includes:

(a) first, laying the first lawn stencil upon the lawn; and

(b) second, driving the stakes into the lawn through the anchor openings in the first lawn stencil.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of anchoring the first lawn stencil to the lawn includes:

(a) first, driving the stakes into the lawn; and

(b) second, laying the first lawn stencil upon the lawn such that the stakes extend through the anchor openings in the first lawn stencil.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein each stake includes a top end thereof that is dimensioned for receipt of the palm of the hand for pushing of the stake into the lawn, and wherein said step of driving the stakes into the lawn is performed by hand.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the circumferential flange is dimensioned to block the first lawn stencil from slipping off of the top of the stake without stretching of the first lawn stencil.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the first lawn stencil is resilient and recovers upon being stretched over the circumferential flange of the stake.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the stake includes a plurality of such circumferential flanges.

9. A method for creating an artistic work on a residential lawn, comprising the steps of:

(a) anchoring a first lawn stencil to a lawn by driving stakes into the lawn and extending the stakes through anchor openings of the first lawn stencil;

(b) applying paint of a first color in a first desired pattern on the lawn by applying paint over a first pattern of one or more openings in the first lawn stencil;

(c) anchoring a second lawn stencil to the lawn by extending stakes driven into the lawn through anchor openings of the second lawn stencil; and

(d) applying paint of a second color in a second desired pattern on the lawn by applying paint over a second pattern of one or more openings in the second lawn stencil;

(e) wherein the pattern of one or more openings in each lawn stencil corresponds to one or more design elements of the artwork to be created on the lawn; and

(f) wherein at least one of said steps (a) and (c) includes driving stakes into the lawn and extending the stakes through anchor openings of a lawn stencil, at least one of the stakes including circumferential flanges extending in a parallel relation to one another and disposed orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the stake, the stake extending through an anchor opening of the lawn stencil such that the lawn stencil is retained between at least one of the circumferential flanges of the stake and the lawn.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising, after said step (b), the step of withdrawing the stakes from the anchor openings of the first lawn stencil prior to performance of said step (c).

11. The method of claim 10, wherein said step of withdrawing the stakes from the anchor openings of the first lawn stencil comprises lifting the first lawn stencil off of the stakes that remain driven into the lawn.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein said step of withdrawing the stakes from the anchor openings of the first lawn stencil comprises pulling the stakes from the lawn and out of the anchor openings of the first lawn stencil.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein said step (c) includes driving stakes into the lawn prior to extending of the stakes through the anchor openings of the second lawn stencil.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprising, after said step (b), performance of said step (c) prior to withdrawing the stakes from the anchor openings of the first lawn stencil, whereby the second lawn stencil overlays the first lawn stencil when said step (d) is performed.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the first lawn stencil includes an indication of orientation for proper orientation of the first lawn stencil on the lawn when the first design element of the artwork is to be applied using the first lawn stencil, and wherein the second lawn stencil includes an indication of orientation for proper orientation of the second lawn stencil on the lawn when the second design element of the artwork is to be applied using the second lawn stencil, and wherein the method further includes orienting the first lawn stencil in said step (a) and orienting the second lawn stencil in said step (b) such that the indications of orientation of each lawn stencil are oriented in similar manner.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein the first lawn stencil includes at least two alignment locations for proper alignment of the first lawn stencil on the lawn when the first design element of the artwork is to be applied using the first lawn stencil, and wherein the second lawn stencil includes at least two alignment locations for proper alignment of the second lawn stencil on the lawn when the second design element of the artwork is to be applied using the second lawn stencil, and wherein the method further includes aligning the first lawn stencil in said step (a) and aligning the second lawn stencil in said step (b) such that the alignment locations of each lawn stencil overlap the same area of the lawn.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the alignment locations of the first lawn stencil comprise anchor openings of the first lawn stencil through which the stakes extend in said step (a), and wherein the alignment locations of the second lawn stencil comprise anchor openings of the second lawn stencil through which the stakes extend in said step (b).

18. The method of claim 9, wherein the artistic work comprises a logo for a sports team, a representation of a sports event, a representation of a season of the year, or a representation of a holiday.