Janet Austin Art Chicago Area Artist
 
 

Elawa Park

 
Elawa park Mosaic Public Art Wall
Blue Spotted Salamander Bronze Sculpture and Mosaic
Bronze Sculpture Skunk and Mosaic
Blue Spotted Salamander
Skunk
Snake Bronze Sculpture and Mosaic
Red Tail Hawk Bronze Sculpture and Mosaic

2005, Wildlife of Middlefork Savannah
Elawa Park, Lake Forest, IL
Commercial tiles and cast bronze set in
concrete retaining wall
10’ x 6” and 28’ x 6”

The mosaic and bronze strip represent the natural landscape and indigenous wildlife of the area surrounding Elawa Park, Middlefork Savannah. The frieze is located in a children’s playground, at child height, easily touched by small children. 4th graders in the area were given photos of the native species and asked to create drawings that Janet transformed into clay and cast in bronze.

Artist Daine Tang helped with the project.

Snake
Red Tail Hawk
 
Midlands Painted Turtle and Western Chorus Frog Bronze Sculpture and Mosaic
Midlands Painted Turtle and Western Chorus Frog