This project was created to recognize the importance of our parks. Artists photographed visitors to the park, talked with them and incorporated their brief story into the plaques.

Plaque text: A company picnic brought Cally and Sarah Orme to George Washington Park on a Sunday in August, 1991. The day’s agenda: play, eat, and play some more. Sure, there were adult activities. But Cally and Sarah were mostly interested in the moonwalk the company had set up.

Yeah, it was a good day to be out of the valley heat. A good day to hang out with your sister.

The parks. They’re all about kinship.

In a rather curious connection to the historic Steenblik Dairy that operated behind this park for year, the artist paid tribute with these whimsical 4-foot high cats. Christensen held a workshop with children from a nearby elementary school as preparation for the final design of the artwork. He responded to the project goals of giving a sense of place and identity to a neighborhood by acknowledging its history, residents, and involving the community.

Day Emil Christensen is a sculptor and mixed media artist. He has been commissioned for numerous public art works in Utah. He graduated from Brigham Young University with a BA in Art and Design and a Master in Landscape Architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design. In 2008, Christensen was awarded a grant from the Utah Arts Council as part of the Individual Artists Services Grants program. He currently resides in Highland, Utah.