Cards and Posters

Artwork commissioned by the Friends of Eloise Butler Wild Flower Garden

by Jennifer Davis

Minneapolis artist Jennifer Davis was a natural choice for a 100th anniversary commission by the Friends of Eloise Butler. Fantastic flora and fauna figure prominently in her dreamy multi-media visions. Her enchanting commissioned artwork on notecards and posters produced by the Friends is now available to shoppers at the Wedge. A significant portion of the sale price of the posters and cards goes directly to fund garden restoration projects.

Jennifer Davis is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Fine Arts department. She is featured consistently at local galleries and throughout the country, including current exhibits at Gallery 360 in Minneapolis, Aidan Savoy Gallery in New York and Youngblood Gallery in Atlanta. You can also see her work in BirdXBird exhibits every first Thursday at the Northrup King Building, 1500 Jackson St. NE in Minneapolis. A fitting tribute to the oldest public wildflower garden in the nation, 'Sanctuary' evokes the delight and peace treasured by Eloise Butler visitors from the world over.

Owned, operated and maintained by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, the Garden is located in Theodore Wirth Park, south and east of the intersection of Theodore Wirth Boulevard and Glenwood Avenue. The Garden features spectacular seasonal displays of native wildflowers, and woodland, wetland and prairie areas. Upcoming anniversary events include the Eloise Butler Birthday Bash with performances by heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre on August 11 and a September 29 planting of 100 trees for 100 years. Eloise Butler: Gardener in the Wild is a current Hennepin History Museum Exhibit running through September 30.

For more information:
www.jenniferdavisart.com
www.minneapolisparks.org
www.hennepinhistory.org