A Powell High School junior’s hand-painted ornament is adorning the Christmas tree at Gov. Mark Gordon’s residence in Cheyenne.

Augusta Larsen painted the ornament as part of a new tradition started by the Wyoming Governor’s Residence Foundation, which calls on artists in all of the state’s 23 counties to decorate an ornament for the tree. First Lady Jennie Gordon said she is proud that the project represents every single county in Wyoming.

“I couldn’t be more pleased with the outcome of this project,” she said in a news release last week. “These ornaments are truly fabulous and will be admired by many for years to come.”

Gordon said she has been impressed with the quality and ability represented in the work that has gone into each ornament, with many of them depicting scenes from the county they represent.

The first lady commissioned Jackson artist Laurie Thal to make the hand-blown glass ornaments. She then asked the Legislative Spouses’ Team to help distribute the solid white ornaments to artists in counties across Wyoming.

The Wyoming Governor’s Residence Foundation is a board that works closely with the first lady to ensure that small projects around the facilities can be funded; the group also supports the first lady’s initiative, which Gordon has aimed at preventing child hunger.