EntangledandIngested

Im Sommer nach meinem ersten College-Jahr, als ich in den Wäldern von North Carolina wanderte, fand ich eine perfekt unberührte, aber tote Luna Moth auf dem Weg. Ich behielt es und benutzte es in meinem ersten Druckkurs. Ich war sofort süchtig nach Insekten als Thema.

Ich mochte, dass sie oft ignoriert oder verunglimpft werden, aber wenn sie genau untersucht werden, sind sie einzigartig und schön.

Ich fing an, Insekten zu sammeln und Entomologiebücher aus der Bibliothek zu überprüfen. Freunde und Nachbarn brachten mir routinemäßig seltsame Käfer, die sie rund um das Haus fanden. Ich habe es so genossen, etwas über Insekten zu lernen, dass ich für Abschlüsse in Biologie und Anthropologie an die Universität zurückgekehrt bin. Meine Forschung konzentrierte sich auf die Wechselwirkungen zwischen Insekten und Menschen. Dies führte mich schließlich zu einem Doktortitel in Governance und Nachhaltigkeit. Jetzt recherchiere ich die Umweltpolitik und wie Menschen Entscheidungen über natürliche Ressourcen treffen.

Als Grafiker habe ich viele verschiedene Medien erkundet. Gelegentlich poste ich vielleicht einen Vintage-Artikel, den ich in meinen jüngeren Tagen gemacht habe (eine Radierung oder Lithographie), aber in meinem Heimstudio mache ich hauptsächlich Holz- und Linoleumblöcke.

Hier sind einige der Orte, an denen meine Arbeit ausgestellt wurde:
Einzelausstellungen
2014 Middletown Framing, North End Art Walk, Middletown, Connecticut.
2012 Middletown Framing, North End Art Walk, Middletown, Connecticut.
2002 Hall Gallery, Lowndes Arts Commission, Valdosta, Georgia.
1999 New Works, The College of Charleston, Albert Simons Center für das
Kunst, Charleston, South Carolina.

Gruppenausstellungen
2015
-----60th Annual Juried Exhibit and Sale, Wesleyan Potters, Middletown, Connecticut.
-----Awagami International Miniature Print Exhibition (AIMPE), Oktober-November, Tokushima, Japan.
-----Post Landfill Action Network "Die Kunst der Wiederverwendung", 11. Oktober, 3S Artspace, Portsmouth, NH.
-----Feet to the Fire: Riverfront Encounter findet am Samstag, den 9. Mai, in Middletown, CT, statt und wird vom College of the Environment der Wesleyan University gesponsert.
-----Annual Member Show, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, Connecticut.

2014
-----Atomic STEaM Photography Show, National Museum of Nuclear Science & History (ein mit dem Smithsonian verbundenes Museum).
-----59th Annual Juried Exhibit and Sale, Wesleyan Potters, Middletown, Connecticut

2013
-----58th Annual Juried Exhibit and Sale, Wesleyan Potters, Middletown, CT
-----Weird Science, Middletown Artists Cooperative, MAC650 Gallery, Middletown, CT
-----Passionate Waters, Middletown Artists Cooperative, MAC650 Gallery, Middletown, CT
-----Die Tiere, die wir lieben, Gallery Arts Guild, Lakeville, CT

2001
-----Halpert Biennale, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina.
----- The Young Contemporaries Annual Student Show, The Halsey Gallery, The College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina.

2000
-----Rocky Mountain Arts Center 43rd Annual Outdoor Art Show, Rocky Mountain, NC
----- The Young Contemporaries Annual Student Show, The Halsey Gallery, The College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina.

1999
-----The Young Contemporaries Annual Student Show, The Halsey Gallery, The College of Charleston, Charleston, SC

1996
-----The Young Contemporaries Annual Student Show, The Halsey Gallery, The College of Charleston, Charleston, SC

1995
-----The Young Contemporaries Annual Student Show, The Halsey Gallery, The College of Charleston, Charleston, SC

Gemisch
2015
-----Holzschnitt in der Wet Paint on the Weskeag Auction zugunsten des Georges River Land Trust, 16. August, South Thomaston, Maine
-----McLain's Printmaking Online and Print Catalog ausgewählte Künstler

2014
-----Kommission, handgefertigter Holzblock für Taino Smokehouse, Middletown, Connecticut
-----Dezember. Öffentlicher Druckgrafik-Workshop im Green Street Art Center, Middletown, CT, in Zusammenarbeit mit dem North End Action Team
-----. November. Öffentlicher Druckgrafik-Workshop im Green Street Art Center, Middletown, CT, in Zusammenarbeit mit dem North End Action Team
-----Oktober. "Craftivism on Main Street", öffentliche Kunstveranstaltung mit dem North End Action Team in der Main Street, Middletown, CT

The summer after my first year of college, hiking in the woods of North Carolina, I found a perfectly pristine but dead Luna Moth on the trail. I kept it and used it in my first printmaking class. I was hooked immediately on insects as a subject matter.

I liked that they are often ignored or disparaged, but when examined closely are unique and beautiful.

I began collecting insects and checking entomology books out of the library. Friends and neighbors would routinely bring me strange bugs they found around the house. I enjoyed learning about insects so much that I went back to University for degrees in Biology and Anthropology. My research focused on the interactions between insects and humans. This eventually led me to a PhD in governance and sustainability. Now I research environmental policy and how people make decisions about natural resources.

As a printmaker I've explored many different media. Occasionally I may post a vintage item made by me in my younger days (an etching or lithograph), but in my home studio I make primarily wood and linoleum blocks.

Here are a few of the places my work has been exhibited:
Solo Exhibitions
2014 Middletown Framing, North End Art Walk, Middletown, Connecticut.
2012 Middletown Framing, North End Art Walk, Middletown, Connecticut.
2002 Hall Gallery, Lowndes Arts Commission, Valdosta, Georgia.
1999 New Works, The College of Charleston, Albert Simons Center for the
Arts, Charleston, South Carolina.

Group Exhibitions
2015
-----60th Annual Juried Exhibit and Sale, Wesleyan Potters, Middletown, Connecticut.
-----Awagami International Miniature Print Exhibition (AIMPE), October- November, Tokushima, Japan.
-----Post Landfill Action Network “The Art of Reuse”, October 11, 3S Artspace, Portsmouth, NH.
-----Feet to the Fire: Riverfront Encounter held in Middletown, CT, on Saturday May 9th, sponsored by Wesleyan University’s College of the Environment.
-----Annual Member Show, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, Connecticut.

2014
-----Atomic STEaM Photography Show, National Museum of Nuclear Science & History (a Smithsonian affiliated museum).
-----59th Annual Juried Exhibit and Sale, Wesleyan Potters, Middletown, Connecticut

2013
-----58th Annual Juried Exhibit and Sale, Wesleyan Potters, Middletown, CT
-----Weird Science, Middletown Artists Cooperative, MAC650 Gallery, Middletown, CT
-----Passionate Waters, Middletown Artists Cooperative, MAC650 Gallery, Middletown, CT
-----The Animals We Love, Gallery Arts Guild, Lakeville, CT

2001
-----Halpert Biennial, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina.
----- The Young Contemporaries Annual Student Show, The Halsey Gallery, The College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina.

2000
-----Rocky Mountain Arts Center 43rd Annual Outdoor Art Show, Rocky Mountain, NC
----- The Young Contemporaries Annual Student Show, The Halsey Gallery, The College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina.

1999
-----The Young Contemporaries Annual Student Show, The Halsey Gallery, The College of Charleston, Charleston, SC

1996
-----The Young Contemporaries Annual Student Show, The Halsey Gallery, The College of Charleston, Charleston, SC

1995
-----The Young Contemporaries Annual Student Show, The Halsey Gallery, The College of Charleston, Charleston, SC

Miscellany
2015
-----Woodblock print in the Wet Paint on the Weskeag Auction to benefit the Georges River Land Trust, August 16, South Thomaston, Maine
-----McLain’s Printmaking Online and Print Catalog selected artist

2014
-----Commission, hand-made wood block for Taino Smokehouse, Middletown, Connecticut
-----December. Public printmaking workshop at the Green Street Art Center, Middletown, CT, in collaboration with the North End Action Team
-----November. Public printmaking workshop at the Green Street Art Center, Middletown, CT, in collaboration with the North End Action Team
-----October. “Craftivism on Main Street,” public art event with the North End Action Team on Main Street, Middletown, CT