Photos: 2020 Downtown Sioux Falls SculptureWalk

2. Deaccelerator Artist: Steven Maecke Home state: Florida The piece: Combining pieces ‘in such a manner as to create work that is not only resonant and original but manifests the aurora of having been created from base raw material.’ Sponsor: Boyce Law Firm

3. Watchman Artist: David Skora Home state: Connecticut The piece: “The unknown watchman is watching everything we do just as we are being watched in our society ... Big Brother is watching us.” Sponsor: Interstate Office Products

4. All the World Artist: Lee Leuning and Sherri Treeby Home state: South Dakota The piece: “Life will be a marvelous journey for this strong young girl, as she looks to the future for paths of her own choosing.” Sponsor: Scoular Family Trust

5. Wind Spirit Artist: Jerry McKellar Home state: Washington The piece: “The Four Winds were Spirit Beings who controlled the cycle of the seasons.” Sponsor: First Premier Bank

6. Outer Limits Artist: Tim James and Aidan Demarais Home state: Minnesota The piece: “Expresses the complex patterns, dynamic qualities and endlessly evolving nature of space.” Sponsor: The Carpenter

7. Rook Roost Artist: Jim Green Home state: South Dakota The piece: “Ravens are creates of portent of both dark omens and good. ... (This) has a towering and contemporary presentation for your own interpretation.” Sponsor: blend Interactive

8. Cimarron Artist: Travis Sorenson Home state: South Dakota The piece: “A majestic creature that can withstand unimaginable forces and yet is so full of grace and agility.” Sponsor: Reliabank

9. Heron and Peeper Artist: Heather Wall Home: BC, Canada The piece: “Inspired by herons in Canada. My peeper has outwitted the mighty blue hunter by hiding in the plants.” Sponsor: Kent and Jamie Metzger

10. Leviathan Artist: Danial Kloc Home: BC, Canada The piece: “The oldest and strongest emotion is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is of the unknown.” Sponsor: Argus Leader Media

11. Resplendent Ardor Artist: Gregory Mendez Home state: Indiana The piece: “The dancer’s dress reflects her movement and attitude; bright and solful.” Sponsor: Sanford Health

12. Gem Artist: Jeff Satter Home state: South Dakota The piece: “A piece with fine lines and delicate curves with intricate detail.” Sponsor: VistaComm

14. Sum Pig Artist: Kyle Fokken Home state: Minnesota The piece: “Comprised of a castings of coins collected around the world. ... A reminder that money is not the goal but merely a tool in our lives.” Sponsor: R&L Supply Ltd.

15. Confluence Artist: Ken Newman Home state: Idaho The piece: “This expresses my reverence for nature and admiration of honorable societies.” Sponsor: Phillips Avenue Diner

16. In the Mystic Forest Artist: Bobby Carlyle Home state: Colorado The piece: “Reaching out to grasp, to comprehend, to discover and be one with the hidden nature of the wood.” Sponsor: SDN Communications

17. Silver Belle Artist: Heather Wall Home: BC, Canada The piece: “Silver Belle is a whimsical mare dancing on air.” Sponsor: Dorsey and Whitney Trust Company

18. Stalking Fox Artist: David Turner Home state: Virginia The piece: “A Red Fox in stealth mode as it pauses before launching after prey. I hallowed his eyes to add to the sly and haunting gaze.” Sponsor: ADwerks

19. Clowning Artist: Pati Stajcar Home state: Colorado The piece: “Shows the playful flight and spirit of the irresponsible magpie.” Sponsor: Dakota Allergy & Asthma

20. Brilliance Artist: Jeffrey Satter Home state: South Dakota The piece: “This is my rendition of one of God’s Beautiful Creations.” Sponsor: The Summit League

21. Bing Artist: Dale Lewis Home state: Minnesota The piece: “In Chinese mythology, dragons are protectors and guardian spirits. The pearl (gazing ball) represents the item, person or location being protected.” Sponsor: Lloyd Companies

22. Breaker Fall Artist: Crysten Nesseth Home state: Wisconsin The piece: “A wave, suspended in delicate gravity; refracting tension, frozen in time.” Sponsor: Fernson, Remedy and Woodgrain brewing companies

23. Journey Artist: Zach Schnock Home state: Iowa The piece: It “accentuates multiple facets of natural river landscapes that can relate to one’s own life journey.” Sponsor: Frontier Bank and DocuTAP

24. Tom’s Point Artist: Henry Royer Home state: Wisconsin The piece: “An example of the interplay of forms and materials that makes sculptures endlessly entertaining.” Sponsor: Wells Fargo

25. Flute Player Artist: Osamede Obazee Home state: California The piece: “Sight of Sound.” Sponsor: Lawrence & Schiller

26. Gotcha Artist: Charles Yost Home state: Illinois The piece: “Throughout the twist and turns of life, we all must strive for a peaceful harmony among each other; accepting differences of opinions.” Sponsor: Citi

27. Prairie Arabesque Artist: Steve Bormes Home state: South Dakota The piece: “My nod to the sensuous dance of the crops as they sway in the Dakota winds, and the joyous exuberance of a summer’s day.” Sponsor: Holiday Inn City Centre

28. Common Thread Artist: Fred Klingenhoffer Home state: Illinois The piece: “This sculpture is a meditation on the phrase: ‘We are more alike than we are different.” Sponsor: First National Bank

29. Dreamer Artist: Rik Beuselinck Home: Belgium The piece: “He is looking at the horizon, dreaming of a better world.” Sponsor: Fresh Produce and pixelbox

30. Food Chain Eagle Artist: Robert TenCate Home state: South Dakota The piece: “The food chain provides the ways and needs of all creatures to survive. One species must prey on another.” Sponsor: In memory of Robert Kelly; Cellular Only

31. Fanflare Artist: Hale/Katz Home state: Minnesota The piece: “The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transforemd.” Sponsor: Museum of Visual Materials

32. Lovers Artist: Clark Martinek Home state: South Dakota The piece: “Two souls are entwined for all eternity. Strong as iron, pure as gold, hammered in love to have and to hold.” Sponsor: Lloyd Companies

33. Song of the Sandhill Artist: Sondra Jonson Home state: Nebraska Sponsor: CorTrust Bank

34. Cube Farmer Artist: Craig Snyder Home state: Minnesota The piece: “Sociel commentary on Corporate America’s desire to stuff us all into standardized cubicles at work and to make us just cogs in the machine.” Sponsor: Howalt-McDowell

35. Three Point One Artist: Alex Mendez Home state: Indiana The piece: “The route to a circle.” Sponsor: 8th and Railroad Center

37. Surround Artist: Hanna Seggerman Home state: Iowa The piece: “Part of an exploration of common human objects through way of deconstruction, bringing emphasis to the details of objects we utilize daily yet often disregard.” Sponsor: Kent and Jami Metzger

36. Beetle the Bear Artist: Cedar Mueller Home: BC, Canada The piece: “A combination of carefully defined lines, an old rusted VW Beetle, a splash of color and lots of bear spirit.” Sponsor: Journey Group

38. Balance of Life Artist: Lyle Parks Home state: South Dakota The piece: “Represents the life and death relationship between the plains Indians and the buffalo.” Sponsor: Showplace Wood Products

39. Lithic Bird II Artist: Nathan Johansen Home state: Utah The piece: “Artist’s Lithic Art exploration created by adapting the stone knapping techniques of primitive cultures.” Sponsor: CNA Surety

40. Reeds Artist: Bobby Caryle Home state: Colorado The piece: “Breeze and memories play with a young woman standing at the edge of a reed bank.” Sponsor: Howe Investment Company

41. Tough Act to Follow Artist: Ray Kobald Home state: Illinois The piece: “A circus juggler from a bygone era. He wears the mask, carved by his grandfather, to maintain the legacy of his circus life.” Sponsor: McKinneyOlson Insurance

42. To Dance in Joy Artist: James Michael Maher Home state: South Dakota The piece: Expressing “the human spirit of resilience in the face of the inescapable tragedy of life.” Sponsor: J.H. & Sons Clothier

43. Beacon Artist: Clark Martinek Home state: South Dakota The piece: “Intentionally made to stand out. This beacon will lead you home.” Sponsor: Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation

44. High Five Artist: Christine Knapp Home state: Colorado The piece: “We are witnesses to humorous antics of black bears where we live. ... For many of us humans, he seems to be giving the iconic ‘high-five’ wave.” Sponsor: Avera McKennan

45. Fallen Stars Artist: Jefferson Davis Home state: Iowa The piece: “Created shortly after the passing of Tom Petty in honor of memorandum or all our favorite musicians who seem to leave our world too soon.” Sponsor: Parker Transfer Storage

46. Elegant Lady Artist: Reno Carollo Home state: Colorado The piece: “Capturing the beauty of the human figure’s gracefulness.” Sponsor: Dacotah Bank

48. Jake on Bass Artist: Scott Schlag Home state: South Dakota The piece: “My chocolate lab Jake was the inspiration for this sculpture; he gave us nearly 15 years of joy.” Sponsor: Sisson Printing

49. Echo Artist: Osamede Obazee Home state: California The piece: “The metrical wave of sound, forms and space, echo through the reflection of mind to reality.” Sponsor: Jerry Cozad Family; Roto-Rooter

50. Kit Fox Artist: Pokey Park Home state: Arizona The piece: “I love the challenge of depicting the correct anatomical details of these endangered animals ... by giving them human characteristics.” Sponsor: Sisson Printing

51. Bolt From the Blue Artist: Chris Navarro Home state: Wyoming The piece: “Combining amazing aerial ability with extreme velocity makes the peregrine falcon the fastest animal on the planet.” Sponsor: Architecture Incorporated

52. Apparition Intrusion Artist: Charles Yost Home state: Illinois The piece: “A ‘Georganimetric’ concept that inspires goals, ambitions, hopes, dreams, while conveying understanding and accepting differences.” Sponsor: Carroll Institute

47. Eggciting News Artist: Kimber Fiebiger Home state: Minnesota The piece: “That feeling when you receive great news.” Sponsor: Woods Fuller Shultz and Smith, P.C.

53. Birdwatchers Artist: Gregory Johnson Home state: Georgia The piece: “The moment captured of sheer joy is meant to bring a smile to our face, and a conversation to the table.” Sponsor: Nyberg’s Ace Hardware

54. Spiral Dance Artist: Harold Linke Home state: Colorado The piece: “Great music encircles your body and stops you from anything but dancing in your kitchen, your garden or your dreams.” Sponsor: Fischer Rounds Associates

55. Oculus Artist: Jeffrey Satter Home state: South Dakota The piece: “Represents the bands of color seen in a rainbow or the fall foliage, colors short lived.” Sponsor: First Dakota Tile

56. Prairie Vane Artist: Dan Perry Home state: Iowa The piece: “The architecture of rural Iowa varies greatly, yet the common theme is how it is adapted to meet the needs of people.” Sponsor: Parker Transfer Storage

57. Crossroads Artist: Jon Kamrath Home state: Minnesota The piece: “Celebrates the visual beauty of humankind’s relationship with nature.” Sponsor: FischerRounds and Associates

58. Violin Player Artist: Osamede Obazee Home state: California The piece: “Music is in athmosphere, having the ability to tap it makes it meaningful to living.” Sponsor: Meierhenry Sargent LLP

59. Ancient Monolith Artist: Susan Quinlan Home state: Colorado The piece: “These fusions of cultural icons illuminate the connection we all share, including our joys and struggles.” Sponsor: First Bank & Trust

60. Charlotte Artist: Carrie Quade Home state: New Mexico The piece: “Whether a bouncing puppy, playful kitten or a potbellied pig, everyone knows the pleasure in watching an animal express true joy and happiness.” Sponsor: CH Patisserie

61. Poor Baby Artist: Lee Leuning and Sherri Treeby Home state: South Dakota The piece: “Our nurse shows that despite the seriousness of her duties, she still has a loving heart to play make believe.” Sponsor: Minervas

62. Virgule Artist: Ted Sitting Crow Garner Home state: Illinois The piece: “With the ascendance of the Internet ... the virgule, or slash, has assumed new and previously unforseen importance.” Sponsor: LG Everist