When the dogwoods have bloomed and the azaleas have peaked, art pieces will be popping up along the city greenway, trails, and parks as Suwanee celebrates its annual finders-keepers Art on a Limb program.

A beloved Suwanee tradition, Art on a Limb is an award-winning, month-long program designed to celebrate the arts, as well as the natural beauty of the Suwanee parks and greenways. Since 2005, the city hides two pieces of original art daily throughout May on the Suwanee Creek Greenway, Brushy Creek Trail, White Street Park, or Sims Lake Park. 

Past Art on a Limb pieces have included fairy doors, clay birds and orbs, gnomes, small canvas paintings, magnets, pottery, bird houses and clay stones.

This year, clay mushrooms created by local Suwanee resident, Lilly Vicens, will pop up on the trails. Lilly, a writer by trade, never considered herself an artist until she began playing with Play-Dough at the kitchen table with her young daughter. Now, she is in her third year of being a ceramic artist with a home studio. “When I read about the Art on a Limb program, I immediately knew it was the perfect fit for my work.”

Lilly explains that her family often hikes and bikes in Suwanee parks, spotting mushrooms in nature. “I imagine someone playing at a park or walking the greenway and the excitement they might feel by seeing a flash of color from a mushroom cap. I love the idea of someone stopping to ‘pick’ a mushroom that they can take home and keep forever. I hope people feel joy when they find one of my mushrooms, as well as a connection to nature that I so often strive for while making my art. That is what Art on a Limb is to me: a vibrant way to engage people in the Suwanee community with art and nature.”

If you are lucky enough to find one, that beautiful piece becomes yours – all we ask is that you send us a picture at adoherty@suwanee.com or tag us in your post on social media @cityofsuwanee! The more you visit, the more chance you have. Enjoy the hunt!

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