The Public Art League proudly welcomes Twirling Smile Flower by Don Lawler (Stephensport, KY) to Mattis Park in Champaign. The sculpture was created in 2020 and carved from Indiana limestone. The piece is installed near the walking trail on the northwest side of the lake.
Residents of the area should be familiar with Don Lawler's work as he has exhibited a number of sculpures through our program. At present, two of the sculptor's other works have been purchased through donations and are installed. Ripples can be found in One Main Plaza and A New Leaf is installed in the Mabery Gelvin Botanical Gardens at the Lake of Woods Forest Preserve.
Twirling Smile Flower was purchased by the Public Art League with a donation from Beth and Tod Satterthwaite. Once PAL acquired the sculpture, the piece was donated to the Champaign Park District for installation in Mattis Park. Beth and Tod have been fantastic supporters of the Public Art League program. They have donated to purchase three sculptures. In addition to Twirling Smile Flower, they donated to purchase Startled by Tim Summerville (installed in Scott Park in 2017) and Meshed by Dean Allen Bloedorn (installed in the Illinois terminal in 2017).
Thank you to Beth and Tod for their generous support of public art in our community.
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