It was late afternoon on the first day of our Woodstock hunt in Santa
Rosa. We had found #60 Hand-some Woodstock in the courtyard of a medical office
complex. Woodstock was nicely painted and I was trying to figure out how he got
his name when two very friendly young ladies came by and told us that Hand-some
Woodstock belonged to their dentist boss. Before leaving that day, we met Dr.
Darin J. Schettler and several of his staff. They were all very enthusiastic
about the Summer of Woodstock project and were already planning next year's
statue. They even had their office window decorated. Pride in their unique
Woodstock came out clearly.
Hand-some Woodstock got his name from many hand prints. Dr. Schettler's
office asked friends and patients who came in over a several day period to trace
their hands. The hand prints were then cut out and used in the design (traced
and painted), often disguised as bird feathers. Dr. Schettler's wife and
children's hand prints are on Woodstock's feet. Each person that participated
in the handprint project signed the book that is next to the statue. These
wonderful handprints made a wonderful Woodstock! .... Kay
