Reconnecting to Our Waterways (ROW) is an effort by local artists to highlight the Pogue’s Run Waterway in Brookside Park. The Paramount Rest Stop is one of three sites along Pogue’s Run funded through ROW. Led by artist Eric Nordgulen, students from Herron School of Art and Design, a team of professional artists, and local residents and stakeholders collaborated on the design and implementation of public art installations centered on waterway issues and inspirations.
The artist, Alyx Kopie, ... view more »
Reconnecting to Our Waterways (ROW) is an effort by local artists to highlight the Pogue’s Run Waterway in Brookside Park. The Paramount Rest Stop is one of three sites along Pogue’s Run funded through ROW. Led by artist Eric Nordgulen, students from Herron School of Art and Design, a team of professional artists, and local residents and stakeholders collaborated on the design and implementation of public art installations centered on waterway issues and inspirations.
The artist, Alyx Kopie, constructed a round flowerbed that is six feet in diameter and twenty-four inches from the ground. What contains the soil of the bed is a large piece of steel. Placed on top of the soil are steel letterforms that spell out “The earth laughs in flowers”, which is a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson. Placed within these letterforms are native plants, which highlight the quote placed in the flowerbed and provide local bees with pollen and nectar.
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