Morgan County’s northern farmlands are complemented by its southern wooded hills. Morgan-Monroe State Forest is the second largest Indiana state forest with over 24,000 acres. Ozark Fisheries, a fishery in the Martinsville area, raises goldfish and is one of the most productive hatcheries in the world.
In this piece, a tree-like school of goldfish makes its way towards a far-off sun. This design was cut from a single piece of copper and the background is ceramic mosaic tile. From a distance ... view more »
Morgan County’s northern farmlands are complemented by its southern wooded hills. Morgan-Monroe State Forest is the second largest Indiana state forest with over 24,000 acres. Ozark Fisheries, a fishery in the Martinsville area, raises goldfish and is one of the most productive hatcheries in the world.
In this piece, a tree-like school of goldfish makes its way towards a far-off sun. This design was cut from a single piece of copper and the background is ceramic mosaic tile. From a distance this piece also looks like leaves on a large tree with a blue sky in the background.
Designers Jeff Laramore and David Jemerson Young of 2nd Globe, an Indianapolis–based artistic company, designed all 92 of the county sculptures featured on the outside of the Indiana State Museum. Their designs narrate the counties’ famous natives, historically significant events, or their cultural characteristics, and were fabricated and installed by various Indiana sculptors, carvers, glassworkers, metalworkers, and other artisans.
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