Deliriously Happy Animal Choir

Artist

Janet Gilliland

Year

2025

Location

Art in Action Tent, south of Old Town Square on Mountain Avenue

Description

If Janet can make one person laugh, she's doing jher job! These animals are as happy as she could create them. Family pets, farm animals, urban wildlife and icons of the African plains are in attendance. Imagine what an ostrich would sing like. What kind of voice would a goose have? Can they all agree on a song? Can they possibly harmonize together? What if the dogs want to sing about tennis balls and the raccoon wants to sing about trash cans? And are the 13 goslings going to get away?

Retiring after a 40-year career in laboratory science, Janet finally has the time and passion to participate in Fort Collins’ vibrant art world.  She has the good fortune of two friends who are Colorado professional artists that have been invaluable mentors to her.

She has always enjoyed the Fort Collins piano and electrical box displays, and creating her mural design was an unforgettable pleasure.

If her piano gets a belly laugh from a kid, or spins a pleasant memory for someone, she has done her job.

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