"The Grand Prairie" 7' x 7'

Location: Prairie Paws Adoption Center, (lobby) Grand Prairie, Texas

Description: Filled with the flora and fauna of the pre-civilized Grand Prairie. Local 4th graders voted on the animals they wished to see included. The artist created a "border" of many of the animals so that a portion of the center would have some of the prairie feel---in other word not too crowded---just filled with the texture of the riotous flora. There are over 40 different animals and a large assortment of grasses and wildflowers included. The color was achieved by fired on engobes using naturally occurring clays oxides and some commercial stains. The artist also did some touch up staining on the mortar to pull the sculpture together.

Installed: 2003

Photograph by: Paula Blincoe Collins