“We said, 'what fun!'” Archer said. “But it will be our own version and we’re very excited about it.”

Soon, the project will invite individual and corporate sponsorships of the statues. In August, a call will go out to artists interested in designing Buckys, hopefully including local artists and UW alums.

“We have already so many ideas of the different characters,” she said. “Is there a Frank Lloyd Wright Bucky? Is there a chef Bucky? Is there a police Bucky? Who knows?”

The Buckys will then be placed in prominent locations throughout Dane County, possibly including the Vilas Zoo, Olbrich Garden, the UW-Madison campus and Capitol, Archer said. The statues will be bolted into concrete slabs for stability.

There will also be events around the parade, which are still in the planning stages.

“We have all sorts of ideas about contests and scavenger hunts, and sort of the ‘Where's Waldo,’ there might be one that we move around,” Archer said.

She hopes the art will bring visitors from all over. Charles Hoslet, vice-chancellor for University Relations at UW-Madison, said the Buckys could give alumni a reason to come back to campus.