rederick County Public Library. The fantastic entrance to the children's reading area, the "Discovery Zone", was fabricated in WEI's shops and installed for the April opening. The entrance consists of oversized cattails, upon which are perched giant insects, including a butterfly, a lady bug, a bee, a praying mantis, a dragonfly and a fuzzy caterpillar.
Hugh Bennett, working with designer Bart McGarry and sculpters Alicia Gravois and Leah Cooperson, built the giant-sized landscape out of foam and fiberglass. The foam is wrapped around welded armatures to provide the necessary structure. Expertly painted, the entryway draws the young reader into a world of literary fantasy. By all accounts, the bugs are a hit!!
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