On a Whim
By Topah Spoonhunter and Mattie-le Fox
Located at the Business Resource Center
269 N Main St. Bishop, CA
Stacked circles representing the layers of the Owen's Valley. From the dynamic skies to the Owen's river, and all the mountains and valleys in between. The layers represent the diversity of animals and ecology the valley has to offer. The left side represents the west side of the valley. Mount Tom is at the top, with the Buttermilks below, following down the valley with Mount Thumb at Big Pine and Independence Peak to Mount Whitney and the Alabama Hills. The right side is the east side of the valley with the White Mountains, the fields of Mules and Horses, down through the bristlecone pine forest. This piece was designed to be interactive, so the sky and the animals rotate, illustrating the bustle of life in the valley.
Topah Spoonhunter and Mattie-le Fox are both artists based in Bishop, CA. Both have been inspired by the natural world as it has played such an important role in their lives. These artists have recently been collaborating on a number of personal and community projects.