“The addition of thousands of colored tags of various shapes and sizes on an ongoing basis means that the sculpture will constantly be growing and changing. A deep Scottish Terrier gray at the outset, “Timeless Tags” will weather over time to a lustrous Irish Setter brown. The sculpture is festooned with welded steel loops of various sizes and depths where pet tags can be attached. The 'Timeless Tags' Dog Memorial Sculpture is a larger-than-life-size steel sculpture created by sculptor Douglas Eageny. “I thought of families and small children who have lost pets and wanted to give them some place to visit where they could remember their happier days, perhaps even having walked their dog through this very park.” “I thought it was a very unique idea,” said Eageny. Douglas Eageny, a self-trained sculptor who has had numerous works accepted in the Park Foundation’s “Sculpture in the Park” annual exhibitions, was a natural fit. ![]() Charles artist to participate in the project. Charles Arts Council, Bell-LaSota knew she wanted a St. With her background in the arts and connections with the St. Charles Park Foundation trustees, quickly finding kindred spirits from Craig Knight, Jim Denison and Vanessa Bell-LaSota, who had also recently suffered the loss of her English Springer Spaniel, Mike. Miller-Longo shared her vision with fellow St. The sculpture would also have artistic merit, as it would organically grow in beauty with each tag that would be added.” “I had just lost my beloved American Brittany, Lily, and thought, why couldn’t we do that? My vision was to commission a sculpture of a dog upon which members of the community could hang their dog’s tags to memorialize these loyal companions and cope with their grief. “I was already aware of the love locks that people had placed on the Pont des Arts bridge in Paris when I read about a group of pet lovers who had formed an impromptu kind of pet memorial by hanging pet tags on a tree in the Mayslake Dog Park in Oak Park,” said Park Foundation President Miller-Longo. It was the loss of their own treasured pets that inspired fellow Park Foundation Trustees Julie Miller-Longo and Vanessa Bell-LaSota to develop the idea and scope of the Dog Memorial Sculpture Project. The 'Timeless Tags' Dog Memorial Sculpture installed at Delnor Woods Park for pet lovers to honor those animals who have brought them so much joy. ![]() ![]() While treasured pets may leave a hole in our hearts, they no longer have to leave a hole in our lives. Fur-ever Friends… Find Forever Tribute at Delnor Woods ParkĪnyone who has ever experienced the loss of a pet knows the pervasive sense of grief that never fully goes away.
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