On Parade (7' x 7'; Summer 2015)
Location: Pediatric Wing; Great Plains Health, 601 W. Leota Street, North Platte, NE
Commissioned By: Noyes Art Designs
In late 2014, I was emailed by Noyes Art Designs to share my piece, Broken and Praising with a group out of North Platte, NE. The group liked the looks of the piece and wanted to propose something like it for a new hospital. About the end of January 2015, I ran across the email from Noyes Art Designs and, in passing, wondered what became of that. Not more than two days later I received an email from Nancy Noyes (owner of Noyes Art Designs) requesting I call her. I got on the phone immediately and chatted with her about the opportunity to create two large scale mosaic sculptures for the new Great Plains Health Center, to be installed in Summer 2015. I agreed to the project and worked hard for the next two weeks to come up with two proposals, one for the Labor and Delivery wing and this one for the Pediatric Wing. After thinking through ideas and wrestling with color schemes I came up with "On Parade."
Artist Statement: What is more fun than children playing follow the leader or pretending to be in a parade? A moment in time when their imagination takes over and they become dancers, princesses, clowns, acrobats, strong men, or band leaders. Using whimsically posed figures in a semi-circle shape, I hope to evoke laughter, smiles, and memories of the viewers of this piece.
Location: Pediatric Wing; Great Plains Health, 601 W. Leota Street, North Platte, NE
Commissioned By: Noyes Art Designs
In late 2014, I was emailed by Noyes Art Designs to share my piece, Broken and Praising with a group out of North Platte, NE. The group liked the looks of the piece and wanted to propose something like it for a new hospital. About the end of January 2015, I ran across the email from Noyes Art Designs and, in passing, wondered what became of that. Not more than two days later I received an email from Nancy Noyes (owner of Noyes Art Designs) requesting I call her. I got on the phone immediately and chatted with her about the opportunity to create two large scale mosaic sculptures for the new Great Plains Health Center, to be installed in Summer 2015. I agreed to the project and worked hard for the next two weeks to come up with two proposals, one for the Labor and Delivery wing and this one for the Pediatric Wing. After thinking through ideas and wrestling with color schemes I came up with "On Parade."
Artist Statement: What is more fun than children playing follow the leader or pretending to be in a parade? A moment in time when their imagination takes over and they become dancers, princesses, clowns, acrobats, strong men, or band leaders. Using whimsically posed figures in a semi-circle shape, I hope to evoke laughter, smiles, and memories of the viewers of this piece.