The delicate limestone leaves in this piece’s background represents Brown County’s many acres of beautiful colored, scenic woodlands. A brown sandstone palette pays tributes to the artists and crafts people in Brown County. The palette in this artwork also doubles as a mandolin body.  The sandstone used in this sculpture was obtained from a recently reopened Parke County quarry in Mansfield, IN. The materials used are sandstone, limestone, and silicon bronze. 

Designers Jeff Laramore and David Jemerson Young of 2nd Globe, an Indianapolis–based artistic company designed all 92 and the county sculptures featured on the outside of the Indiana State Museum. Their designs narrate the counties’ famous natives, historically significant events, or their fabricated and installed by various Indiana sculptors, carvers, class workers, metal workers, and other artisans.