“A Song for Indiana” to Fall for

Today on my blog, Sheila T Illustrated, at sheilatphotography.wordpress.com, I share my Fall photos of the most recent addition to the Wabash Valley Art Spaces Outdoor Sculpture Collection,  a public art organization located in Terre Haute, Indiana. “A Song for Indiana” by Teresa Clark of Terre Haute was dedicated last week in Fairbanks Park.

Fall color, a sycamore tree on the east bank of the Wabash River,  and a 1983 structure by Indiana State University graphic design student Thomas Dubois,  framed by the 2014 “A Song for Indiana” sculpure by Teresa Clark in Fairbanks Park, Terre Haute, Indiana.

 

Fall color, a sycamore tree on the bank of the Wabash River, and a 1983 structure by Indiana State University graphic design student Thomas Dubois, framed by the 2014 “A Song for Indiana” sculpure by Teresa Clark in Fairbanks Park, Terre Haute, Indiana.

Fall color, a sycamore tree on the bank of the Wabash River, and a 1983 structure by Indiana State University graphic design student Thomas Dubois, framed by the 2014 “A Song for Indiana” sculpure by Teresa Clark in Fairbanks Park, Terre Haute, Indiana.

Fall color, a sycamore tree on the bank of the Wabash River, and a 1983 structure by Indiana State University graphic design student Thomas Dubois, framed by the 2014 “A Song for Indiana” sculpure by Teresa Clark in Fairbanks Park, Terre Haute, Indiana.

Fall color on the banks of the Wabash River, framed by the 2014 “A Song for Indiana” sculpure by Teresa Clark in Fairbanks Park, Terre Haute, Indiana.

The back side of “A Song for Indiana” frames the Paul Dresser Home in Fairbanks Park.

“A Song for Indiana” sculpture featuring Indiana’s state song, “On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away,” by Paul Dresser.

Following is an excerpt from Terre Haute Tribune-Star feature writer Mark Bennett’s story published today, Oct. 26, 2014:

“Last week, Terre Haute dedicated a sculpture at Fairbanks Park, commemorating Paul Dresser, his masterpiece, “On the Banks of the Wabash Far Away,” and the river itself. The bronze art piece, titled “A Song for Indiana,” by local sculptor Teresa Clark encompasses the man, his composition that became the Indiana state song, and the official state river, the Wabash.

At the dedication ceremony in the Girl Scouts building adjacent to the riverside park, Clark told a crowd of more than 100 people, “This piece is based on where I felt Paul Dresser’s inspiration began” — the images in its melodic chorus, the moonlight, the sycamores and the iconic stream.”

And now for “The Rest of the Story” read Bennett’s column, Something about “Mary” – Local girl became the face of ‘On the Banks,’ while the song’s real subject remained a mystery

Fall ripple affect

I borrowed this scene of Indiana autumn from my neighbor. In this case, the “grass IS greener ” on the other side. I have woods and farmland, he has that and more. He is truly blessed, and I for him allowing me to drink in his view. This one is “busy” but gives you a snapshot of the colorful season we are blessed with this year as opposed to last. The ripple effect disturbed the reflection,  but I like it, because it reminds me that in addition to the heavens and the earth, God also created the fishes in the sea.  It also is humbling because I realize that no matter how hard I try, I can’t recreate perfection.

Indiana autumn