On the northwest corner of Smith Mall, near Martin Hall, sits Jake Webster’s The Train I Ride: Observation, a painted red oak sculpture. Webster is a sculptor, mixed media artist, and spo­ken-word performer. His work addresses his community and his environment. He uses the tradition of direct carving and applies a contemporary attitude by creat­ing art with whatever is at hand to tell his story. “I use simple tools to cut simple shapes,” he says, “to make a simple state­ment about a simple world we have made more complex.” His work is included in many private and public collections. He lives and works in Elkhart, Indiana.

Quoted from: www.uindy.edu/arts/the-train-i-ride-observation