Today was the last day to see the Prairie Art Exhibit at The Wallace Country Life Center in Adair County, northeast of the town of Orient and about 16 miles north of our home. It was supposed to end with The Prairie Art Festival today which was canceled due to Covid concerns. However, the self-guided tour of art along the paths through the 9-acre prairie was open from dawn to dusk.
We arrived about 8:30 and had all 40 acres of the Wallace Farm to ourselves during the hour and half we were there.
This year's theme for the art was "The Pollinators". Paintings were contributed by community members of all ages. I did not attempt to take photos of them all, just some that caught my eye as we wandered along the trails.
The words on this one are: "Let me tell you 'bout the birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees.."
This one of the Monarchs would undoubtedly have been my Mother's favorite, as it is mine.
In addition to the pollinator's paintings there are the permanent installations:
Susan Gardels' 'Grasses/Voices'....
Jim Russell's 'Scarecrow and War' ....
...and this new one, 'Victory Garden' in honor of a former farm manager.
I love this so much.
Close up of the metal hat and pumpkin.
A roll of rusty barbed wire and a pail.
And a lone tomato plant - possibly the honoree's favorite garden vegetable?
Lastly, a picture of a woman outstanding in her field. (Haha) It was a lovely cool morning for a walk on the prairie. Tomorrow, a continuation blog post about all the different plants (this is one of them) that caught my eye. Hopefully I'll be able to figure out what everything is so I can provide captions.
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