Bemidji takes a stand
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The beaver is back!
A standing-room-only crowd at the Bemidji City Council convinced the city to restore "Gaea" to the Sculpture Walk. Sculpture? No. It's a molded beaver that various artists painted to reveal whatever message they wished to reveal.
Deborah Davis' interpretation was removed last week because a city official thought it too closely resembled a woman's genitalia.
Said one supporter as told by the Bemidji Pioneer:
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Kathryn Lavelle said "Gaea" depicted womanness, womanhood, feminine strength and beauty.
"I'm interested in knowing which of these things ... Mr. Chattin or the council has an issue with," she said.
After the vote restoring the beaver's rightful place, a procession did the deed:
