As the new mural in Watchemoket Square nears completion, Pokanoket Sagamore Winds of Thunder and Sachem Dancing Star had a chance to meet with artists Bonnie Lee Turner and Charles C. Clear III of The Art of Life at the location on October 11, 2023. Click here for a five-minute video of the occasion.

(Above) The Sagamore and Sachem get their first look at the mural with artist Bonnie Lee Turner and reacted with smiles and surprise as she pointed out some of the details.

(Above) Artist Charles C. Clear III describes some of the on-site research that they did to ensure that elements like Potumtuk and the Three Sisters were accurately portrayed.

(Above) The Sagamore holds the pose that was used for the mural and then examines the painting up close on the scissors lift before the artists describe the process of creating the mural that will be unveiled in a few weeks.