{"id":14299,"date":"2024-01-01T07:46:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T13:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/?p=14299"},"modified":"2023-12-26T13:47:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T19:47:56","slug":"golf-lover-creates-tiger-woods-portrait-entirely-made-of-25000-golf-tees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/golf-lover-creates-tiger-woods-portrait-entirely-made-of-25000-golf-tees\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf Lover Creates Tiger Woods Portrait\u2014Entirely Made of 25,000 Golf Tees \ud83c\udfcc\ufe0f"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodnewsnetwork.org\/author\/geri\/\">Good News Network<\/a> | Dec 10, 2023 | Tiger Woods | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Shield Insurance Agency Blog\">Shield Insurance Agency Blog<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A golf fan has created a stunning portrait of Tiger Woods made out of 25,000 new and broken golf tees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aaron Norris finished the artwork last month and has already sold it for an undisclosed amount.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 43-year-old artist says he got the idea after spotting broken tees strewn across his local course. He started picking them up, so they could become part of a future pallet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tiger Woods 6-foot x 6-foot wall art <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The 6-foot x 6-foot wall art depicts one of the most famous faces in all of sports reading a putt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis was an idea I had been thinking about for a long time,\u201d admits the resident of Missouri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEvery time I played golf I would see all these broken golf tees laying on every tee box. I would always say \u2018I could make something out of those\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOver the summer and fall, I started picking them up and saving them. I also had all of my neighbors who played golf saving them for me too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eventually, he decided that he would create a portrait of Tiger Woods, who is tied for most lifetime PGA Tour wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Roughly half of the 25,000 golf tees used were collected; he spent $400 buying the other tees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previous works by the artist includes a Muhammad Ali oil canvas, an Elon Musk mosaic bead portrait, and a painting of the Kelce brothers, two NFL football stars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m from the Kansas City area, and when the Royals won the World Series in 2015, I began to get a lot of sports commissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThen a few years later, the Chiefs started winning Super Bowls and the commission work for sports art started to flood in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But he\u2019s never utilized actual sports equipment to create his artwork before this fascinating work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Blogs by Shield Insurance Agency<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/how-life-insurance-can-support-long-term-care-planning-without-replacing-it\/\">How Life Insurance Can Support Long-Term Care Planning Without Replacing It<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/what-happens-if-your-vehicle-is-totaled-understanding-the-auto-insurance-claims-process\/\">What Happens If Your Vehicle Is Totaled, Understanding the Auto Insurance Claims Process<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/why-now-is-a-smart-time-for-michigan-businesses-to-review-liability-coverage-before-spring-foot-traffic-increases\/\">Why Now Is a Smart Time for Michigan Businesses to Review Liability Coverage Before Spring Foot Traffic Increases<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/snowstorms-and-roof-damage-is-your-michigan-home-covered\/\">Snowstorms and Roof Damage: Is Your Michigan Home Covered?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/do-you-need-recreational-insurance-for-your-snowmobile-in-michigan\/\">Do You Need Recreational Insurance for Your Snowmobile in Michigan?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He got the idea after spotting broken tees strewn across his local course. 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