Bastrop’s barred owl finds its perch

BASTROP — A new barred owl landed in downtown Bastrop last week, this one made of metal and standing taller than the crowd that came to see it unveiled.

The Bastrop Cultural Arts Commission introduced a towering sculpture Sept. 5 at the corner of Texas 95 and Chestnut Street, easy to spot for anyone entering the heart of the city. Created by local artist Robin Luck and funded through private donations to the Lost Pines Art Center, the barred owl is the third installment in Bastrop’s Bird Junction art series, joining a pileated woodpecker and ruby-throated hummingbird already in place.

“We just can’t hold this a secret anymore,” said Maria Montoya Stayton, who spoke on behalf of the commission.