Okay, so I’ve been driving through Logansport on my way to do Purdue Univ literary conferences appearances and school visits in Lafayette, IN for the last few years.
Every time I pass this bridge, I smile. I mean . . . who expects primitive cave-like drawings on a run down bridge in relatively rural Indiana? The whimsy of the paintings is terrific.
Then, this week, thanks to a kind anonymous funding donor, I did a school visit at Fairview Elementary. On the way, I passed under the bridge. Aha!
Was there a connection? Yes! Chris Hess, the principal of Fairview told me the art teacher and students had made the murals 3 years ago. So, hooray for the creativity of Fairview Elementary. Your art brightened this traveling author’s trips. Public art need not be million dollar, government funded. Quirky art can brighten your day. I bet lots of other drivers have seen these paintings and wondered, too.
