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“I spend a great deal of time at John Lawson Park with my kids and notice all of the celebrations and picnics that take place. I also wondered, ‘who stood here a hundred years ago? Who was there before me and what were they doing at the site?’ The contemporary and digital picnic bench is meant as a juxtaposition to the reflective writings of Bessie Lawson (John Lawson’s daughter). Her diaries are filled with observations about the beauty of the outdoors, including a picnic at the John Lawson Park site. Bessie Lawson’s Picnic is meant to remind us to use the natural settings of the North Shore to picnic and to slow down in our increasing computer-oriented and rapid pace of life.” - Jennifer Judge
Part of the Visions of the North Shore project.