Little Sandy Rainbow, Farson-Eden School WY, designed
by Suzanne Whitson and her HS Advanced artists Aubrey Summers, Katriana Darrah,
Shelby Madsen, Emily Robinson, painted by K-12 students.
Artistic Director: Paul Taylor
Oct 2020. 10’x52″
Our mural celebrates our beautiful land, its wildlife, history, and our precious water.
Highlighted in our painting is the Little and Big Sandy Watershed that feeds our land and community. The Little Sandy Creek comes right by our school, reminding us daily of our water source. Central to our painting is a the “green belt”, our community of Farson, our school, our watershed, our ranching, our farms and crop circles.
Our wildlife is celebrated to the West by silhouettes of antelope and mule deer and their famous migration N-S corridor (center in orange) showing their tracks.
To the East, we celebrate our Red Desert region, its world-renowned Killpecker Sand Dunes, Native American heritage, Boars Tusk, and ancient rock art sacred sites.
Our land was also a major human settlement corridor. Here we celebrate from E-W, the Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails in purple, blue, and orange that transpired over 400,00 settlers through our land in search of new beginnings.
Our mural is inspired by Australian Aboriginal culture, art, and wisdom. Designed by Suzanne Whitson and her HS Advanced artists, Aubrey Summers, Katriana Darrah, Shelby Madsen, Emily Robison and it was painted by K-12 students, our entire school. The dots represent the life-giving raindrops that regenerate our land and all living things. Our mural teaches us to care for our land, our water, and each other.
