"Welcome to Indian Lake" Mural Project

"Welcome to Indian Lake" Mural Project
Posted on 06/10/2022
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The "Welcome to Indian Lake" mural is officially on display as a gateway to our community. 
Representatives from LoCo Art, the Indian Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Logan County Visitors Bureau joined Indian Lake teachers and students for a ribbon cutting recently in downtown Russells Point. 
Several students, school officials, community members and parents were there to see the artwork on the side of the Homegrown Yoga building unveiled. 
Jennifer Davis from LoCo Art led a short ceremony before the ribbon cutting. 
"Students this is about you and the work that you did on this project and allowing you to shine. And wow! What a beautiful contribution you've made to your community!"
Indian Lake Middle School Art educator Rebecca Dotson explains that the Logan County Visitors Bureau, LoCo Art and Indian Lake Schools partnered this school year to design and create the mural.  With inspiration and guidance from local artist Marilyn Reed, the Indian Lake students worked hard to get the artwork done for the summer season. 
Dotson says, "This project was great for students to learn about an art profession and to meet a working artist in our community. It was also a great experience for students to apply what they have learned in art class and math, as well as to work with Marilyn." 
The mural was designed by gifted art students, with junior Heidi Hoffman taking the lead.
Hoffman explains, 
"We looked at historical photos from when Indian Lake was more of an amusement park and we based some of our lettering off of that. We just really wanted to incorporate our local history."
The group of students started the design process in the fall, but painting began after Easter. Several middle school students helped with the painting alongside Hoffman.  Even ILMS science teacher Mrs. Core has helped with some math and painting.
A team from Dawson Construction installed the mural in early June. 
Students who worked on the mural were: Heidi Hoffman, Courtney Altstaetter, Joslyn Cummins, Morgan Hill Slaven, Alyssa Powell, Grace Johnson, Emily Sanabria, Sebastian Zook, Titus Kelly, Laila Lynch, Chaz Moore, Riley Rash, Kylee Harford, Karis Martini, and Ava Phillips. 
They each received special gifts for being involved in the mural project. In addition, Hoffman received a matted and framed version of her original design. 
As a final touch, Mrs. Dotson included the names of everyone involved in the project on the cattails leaves in the left bottom corner of the mural. 



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Indian Lake students are about to unveil a special work of art to welcome visitors to our area!
Indian Lake Middle School Art educator Rebecca Dotson explains that the Logan County Visitors Bureau, LoCo Art and Indian Lake Schools partnered this school year to design and create a mural.  With inspiration and guidance from local artist Marilyn Reed, the Indian Lake students have been working to get the artwork done for the summer season. 
Dotson says, "This project was great for students to learn about an art profession and to meet a working artist in our community. It was also a great experience for students to apply what they have learned in art class and math as well as to work with Marilyn." 
The mural was designed by gifted art students, with junior Heidi Hoffman taking the lead. They started back in the fall on the design with discussions about the history of Indian Lake and how it has evolved.  
"For inspiration we looked at photos of the Indian Lake area that date back to the 1800's to current and talked about the history of the lake. As a group we discussed what landmarks are most memorable, as well as activities around the lake," Dotson explains. 
Painting began after Easter. Several middle school students helped out with the painting alongside Hoffman.  Even ILMS science teacher Mrs Core has helped with some math and painting.
A team from Dawson Construction installed the mural on the Homegrown Yoga building recently.  Reed will put the finishing touches on the project and then there will be an official unveiling with LoCo Art in early June. 
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