Back in May of 2016, I was exchanging messages with saz1 about some of my other PandaMania statues when she mentioned that there was a "naked panda" on a porch near the corner of Ordway and 34th. She wrote back a few days later and said that there was a painted panda behind a fence a few doors down...next to the house with the brightly colored shutters. I thanked her and told her that I'd go check them out the following weekend.
Flash forward almost nine months to the day, I finally set off in search of these pandas. As I approach 34th and Ordway, I notice the panda on the porch and take a deep breath. That panda's not naked! That panda is sitting on a bowl of ramen with chop sticks coming out the back. Over the years I have literally looked at hundreds of photos of the PandaMania pandas so I tend to recognize them on sight (especially after spending hours trying to get info on the Mystery Panda).
This is Kung Pao Panda by Barbara and William Gordon. "Although there lots of Chinese references in the panda artwork in the exhibition, this was the only one to reference Chinese food." (Not to nitpick their name choice but I've never seen noodles in any kung pao dish. And where are the peanuts?) Anyway, I took a few photos and head off in search of the other panda.
Less than five minutes later, I spot the house with the brightly colored shutters. I cross the street to try to find the panda. I can only see the tops of the ears behind the fence and the cars. Don't worry. I'll find out more about this hidden panda. When I do, I'll post the photos and relevant info.
UPDATE ON HIDDEN PANDA
A huge thanks to Lisam720 who was brave enough to put her phone over the fence to snap a photo of the panda.
This is My Sacred Land by Karla Cecilia Rodas Cortez. This very colorful panda is adorned with Central American themes and images. The artist, who is of Mayan ancestry, designed the bear as an homage to her former homeland of El Salvador and claims her intention was to "depict the glory of ... indigenous cultures with their pyramid-temples that are still alive in our American Continent." .
The cache is a magnetic nano in a typical urban hide. It's across the street from the panda on the porch and a few doors down from hidden panda.