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About the Artwork
Welcome to Brookside!
Join the wanderlust to celebrate our neighborhood stormwater creek, Cemetery Branch, and the diverse wildlife habitat and robust ecosystem it quietly nourishes within Raleigh's urban bustle. Starting in March with the first of three installations, stormwater creek ecosystem-themed artwork will begin dappling the sidewalk along Brookside from Watauga down towards Holden (final destination being Vale Street). The Brookside Wanderlust Neighborhood Artwalk offers different ways for residents to reconnect with our backyard wildlife habitats and to educate about stormwater creeks as flourishing ecosystems, essential utility systems, and precious keepers of neighborhood environmental resiliency.
By weaving together observations of our natural world with meandering sidewalk art, we create a perpetual invitation for the curious wanderer to discover or rediscover small, everyday joys by stepping outside.
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About the Artists
Artist Athena Wollin
Athena Wollin
Growing up in the high desert of Central Oregon, Athena Wollin instantly became enchanted by the lush biodiversity that Raleigh readily bestowed with unique seasonal fluctuations that quietly mark the passage of time. With a background in traditional hand-drawn animation, Athena finds fascination in analyzing life’s movements with two-dimensional lines and conveying a story through illustration. Athena believes life is what happens between the keyframes. The in-between frames are steps that carry us from one clear, defined place, through the muck and the mess, into another clear, defined place. She also believes small observations often resonate the most.