JOE KING, "TRANQUILITY PLACE," 1983-PRESENT

metal, glass, concrete, ceramics Located: 121 N. Center St., Oneida, Ill.

occupies two back yards at the base of the municipal water tower. Enter by the alley on Holmes St.

Other works: Tom Every's Sculpture Park, Lodi, Wisc.

Sculptor Joe King has created a magical sort of garden from pre-existing shapes and forms right in his own backyard. Metal, concrete, ceramics and glass are shaped into exotic animals and plant forms. The Royal Gazebo towers in excess of 26 feet and is encrusted with colored mortar, broken bottles and tiles. There is an elongated gargoyle, a bottle house and an ark-type boat. Walk through the "Gateway of Wonder" and stroll the forked stone path. The installation, which fills two back yard lots, is an ongoing and ever-changing adventure for the artist and the viewer.