Illustrated Explanation - Lake in Limbo

Lake in Limbo. Illustrated explanation in small picture-book form analyzing Bde Maka Ska lake-renaming litigation. 2019. Published in Hennepin Lawyer Magazine, January/February 2020.

The illustrations were created using painted watercolor paper collage on ink drawings. The text was created to explain the litigation based on Maddy’s research.

This illustration shows the Minneapolis city skyline with Bde Maka Ska in front of it. The illustration is crested using collaged bits of watercolor paper the that been painted. There is no ink, it is entirely collaged. The colors are blue for the w

The photo shows an excerpt from Maddy Buck’s illustrated explanation of the Bde Maka Ska naming litigation. We see some judges, a Bde Maka Ska lake name, and some procedural steps with lots of words.

This illustration includes a collage of the Minneapolis city skyline with a view of in front of Bde Maka Ska. On the left, the text says, “3 (or so) miles around, surrounded by walkers, runners, bikers, sitters, loungers, fishers, volley-ballers, an

This illustration includes two pages from Maddy Buck’s illustrated guide to the Bde Maka Ska lake litigation. The text says, “Many call it by the name it has had for over a century - named after a 19th century Secretary of War, Senator, and Vice Pre

Maddy Buck legal illustration Bde Maka Ska litigation

The illustrated text on this page of the guide to Bde Maka Ska litigation explains statutory interpretation. It says, “Let’s pause for a moment to talk about statutory interpretation. This is a technical term for how the court chooses to read a stat

This is a mood page. It says “pause for soothing blobs….or are they lakes?” The blobs are relatively large. On the left page, there are three ovals that are wide and on top of each other, yellow, blue, green. On the right, there are four different o