Butterfly Kite Floral Carpet in Fountain Square (2008)
In anticipation of the Butterflies of China exhibition at Krohn Conservatory, Jan entered a competition for a floral carpet design to be installed for 3 weeks in Fountain Square. She presented a design based on a Chinese kite, building in interactive pathways for the public to engage with the artwork. Her design was chosen, and installed with over 24,000 pots of pansies covering 7000 square feet in just 2 days by staff of the Cincinnati Park Board. The display was sponsored by Procter and Gamble and organized by 3CDC. Jan’s volunteer initiative supported Park Board programming and gave a boost to Butterfly Show attendance which has continued on an upward path through all of her show co-designs 2008 – 2012.