GFWC Woman's Citizenship Club

JOCELYN RUSSELL FINE ART PRESENTS:

“INTO THIN AIR” CRANES IN FLIGHT

A Bronze Sculpture Project of Sandhill Cranes for Alamosa and the San Luis Valley

THIS EXCITING PROJECT IS SPONSORED

BY THE GFWC COLORADO WOMAN’S CITIZENSHIP CLUB

Meet Jocelyn!

Jocelyn Russell is a native of Colorado, growing up in the San Luis Valley. From an early age, her frequent family trips to the mountains afforded her the hands-on experiences of nature and kindled her desire to become an artist, a childhood dream. She has been a professional artist since 1992 and has sculpted over 40 monuments of North American and African wildlife including the racehorse Secretariat which was installed in Lexington, Kentucky in 2019.

And meet the GFWC Colorado Woman’s Citizenship Club!

The Woman’s Citizenship Club is a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) service organization dedicated to improving their communities through volunteer service. Part of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC), international in scope, the club has been serving the community of Alamosa and the San Luis Valley for 99+ years!

Members of the Club with Donations Collected for the Homelake Veterans Center

The “Into Thin Air” Cranes in Flight monument is a project of the club in partnership with Jocelyn Russell, the City of Alamosa and the Alamosa Convention and Visitors Center Marketing Board. The monument will be placed on donated space near the Colorado Welcome Center in Alamosa.

Donations are being collected toward the creation of the monument. Jocelyn Russell is donating all artist costs for this project.

Sandhill Cranes in flight over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains

It is our desire to not only celebrate the Sandhill Cranes that migrate through the San Luis Valley each Spring and Fall but also to honor a the artistry of a native daughter!