Nature’s Helpers
- Artist
- Gregory Fields
- Year
- 2025
- Location
- Tailwinds Park, 5830 S. Timberline Rd.
- Description
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As part of the City’s Tailwinds Park Project, Art in Public Places worked with the Project Team and Lafayette, CO, artist Gregory Fields to design art for the site. All the pieces are made of weathering steel and glazed ceramic.
The two 8-foot-tall sculptures, located at prominent entry points to the park, feature ceramic panels that at first glance appear to be abstract designs but are inspired by closeup views of native plants, birds, and reptiles. Adding dimensionality to the sculpture surface are small recessed steel panels with circles cut out that let light through. All the life forms represented are found in Colorado.
The three 4-foot-tall pollinator themed sculptures, distributed at various places along the park trails, contain ceramic panels depicting native species that play a role in pollinating our flowers and trees. These creatures are likely to be familiar to children using the park and the panels have bright colors and a surface relief that invites exploration with hands.
Photos
Gregory Fields during the installation of the sculptures.
The process of creating the clay tiles for the sculptures