Referencing the human commuters traveling from Big Lake to Minneapolis and beyond, this sculpture is of one of Minnesota's favorite commuters, the Canada goose. Heading south in a loose configuration, the flock is focused on its destination while one goose has made a home here in Minnesota and sits content on its nest.
Parker McDonald is a Colorado metal sculptor who creates artwork of birds, animals, and people. He welds sculptures of animals, often in natural poses, and alludes to their natural setting, i.e. a mountain lion perched on a rock, a heron on a tree branch, etc. His work is in private collections as, well as, on display at schools and parks.
Golden
Taking Watch
Here are some of the original sketches from the creation of Commuters.
