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A herd of very special cows is coming to America’s Dairyland, joining the 1.2 million dairy cows that already reside throughout the state. The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board is kicking-off CowParade, the world’s largest public art event in Madison, Wisconsin on June 3, 2006 until October 13, 2006.

Here you see the progression of Aaron’s cow which he created for CowParade. The cow, titled Sundae Best is one of three cows sponsored by Culver’s restaurants. Each artist received a blank, life-sized fiberglass cow as a canvas on which to make their creation. Sundae Best is modeled after a chocolate sundae served at Culver’s. The body of the cow is textured to have the appearance of scooped custard and is topped by whipped cream, marshmallow cream, almonds and a cherry.

Aaron constructed his cow using a wide variety of materials ranging from everyday hardware to fine art paints and finishes. The cow had to be made to withstand the Wisconsin weather and interaction with the viewing public for nearly half a year. Sundae Best will be one of 101 painted, costumed and whimsically transformed cows. They will be displayed in the Capitol region of downtown Madison and on the UW-Madison campus.

CowParade began in Chicago in 1999 and has since been presented in more than 30 cities around the world.

For more about CowParade in Wisconsin, visit: http://wisconsin.cowparade.com
For more about CowParade in the U.S.A. and around the world, visit: www.cowparade.com