Art Brings A Community Together

This weekend we were privileged to join artists and community volunteers at the Little Eagle Arts Foundation – LEAF studio to continue work on the “Te Wakącąk, Spirit Lake” art installation going into the Baraboo Middle School on the 17th of September!

Te Wakącąk or Spirit Lake is of course known today as Devil’s Lake. The point of view of the mural looks out from Messenger creek on the southwest corner of the lake toward the bluffs to the east of the lake where a Thunderbird lifts above the horizon. The point of view is illustrated in the photo above and the sketches below.

The Ho-Chunk Cultural Art Installation is right on track to be complete by the end of the month. Compliments to LEAF director Melanie Tallmadge Sainz, Rural UrbanFLOW members Muneer Bahauddeen and Martina Paterson, and everyone else who has guided the work to this point. AND thank you to them for allowing us to join in, get messy and help with the last grouting on the last panel! Watch the local news or follow the Little Eagle Arts Foundation on Facebook for information about the September dedication.

Here are some more photos from our day at the studio…

Derrick Mayoleth

For nearly 2 decades the Skillet Creek blog has focused on 3 main goals; To inspire you to visit and explore the Devil’s Lake region, to help you get the most your visit by sharing tips, events, and other helpful information. Lastly to advocate for our environment & wildlife and talk about how we can keep our natural areas amazing now and into the future! That last goal can sometimes cause controversy, but it’s the only way we can accomplish the first two. – Derrick Mayoleth, Owner.