Mississippi Flyway: Alive in the Sky
Many of us venture south to escape the polar vortices of winter, or we flee north from the heat of summer. Typically, these trips involve frantic airports, stuffed suitcases, massive 747s, hot coffee, and - if you’re lucky - the occasional bag of peanuts.
Now imagine that instead you weigh less than your cell phone, your body’s covered in feathers, and you’re making the same journey with thousands of your closest friends and family. No plane, no coffee shop, and no luggage, but endless miles of stunning forests and rivers.
Each year, nearly half of all North American bird species travel north and south on the Mississippi Flyway. This installation, co-created with Joan Game, celebrated the journey of these amazing birds. We featured 17 priority conservation species, selected from the Bird Conservation Network conservation of concern list for this region. Each species was visually represented twice, from below, and a partial side view, as soaring kites, constructed from kozo paper with a bamboo frame, stylized painting, and hung with fishing line. The 34 birds were connected by ribbon tails, illustrating their flight path along the flyway.
View images of this installation from ArtPrize 2014 in Grand Rapids, MI.
Like the "Mississippi Flyway: Alive in the Sky" Facebook page.
Many of us venture south to escape the polar vortices of winter, or we flee north from the heat of summer. Typically, these trips involve frantic airports, stuffed suitcases, massive 747s, hot coffee, and - if you’re lucky - the occasional bag of peanuts.
Now imagine that instead you weigh less than your cell phone, your body’s covered in feathers, and you’re making the same journey with thousands of your closest friends and family. No plane, no coffee shop, and no luggage, but endless miles of stunning forests and rivers.
Each year, nearly half of all North American bird species travel north and south on the Mississippi Flyway. This installation, co-created with Joan Game, celebrated the journey of these amazing birds. We featured 17 priority conservation species, selected from the Bird Conservation Network conservation of concern list for this region. Each species was visually represented twice, from below, and a partial side view, as soaring kites, constructed from kozo paper with a bamboo frame, stylized painting, and hung with fishing line. The 34 birds were connected by ribbon tails, illustrating their flight path along the flyway.
View images of this installation from ArtPrize 2014 in Grand Rapids, MI.
Like the "Mississippi Flyway: Alive in the Sky" Facebook page.
eARTh actions
In a year long celebration of Earth Day, 75 friends and I united to creatively change our actions to have a positive impact on the environment. We sampled actions ranging from food preservation to 300 second showers to using handkerchiefs. The group's artistic reflections of the experience are now visually represented on one 24"x36" art poster print. The design mimics a quilt, symbolizing the coming together of many different types of people, reactions, and artwork in the project.
Collaborators voted to further the impact of their work by donating this piece to a non-profit to sell as a limited edition, fundraiser print. The Global Alliance of Artists is honored to have been selected as the recipient of such a donation, and hopes you will join in "eARTh actions" by purchasing a print and adopting the project's environmental actions. "eARTH actions" is printed with petroleum-free inks on fade-resistant paper from sustainably harvested forests.
To purchase a print, visit www.globalallianceartists.org.
Collaborators voted to further the impact of their work by donating this piece to a non-profit to sell as a limited edition, fundraiser print. The Global Alliance of Artists is honored to have been selected as the recipient of such a donation, and hopes you will join in "eARTh actions" by purchasing a print and adopting the project's environmental actions. "eARTH actions" is printed with petroleum-free inks on fade-resistant paper from sustainably harvested forests.
To purchase a print, visit www.globalallianceartists.org.
Recipes for Legacies
This installation, created in collaboration with Joan Game, celebrates nine women who changed the course of our planet through their environmental leadership. Each woman and her impact is visually represented through 1) a three dimensional wire globe with paper cut-outs symbolizing her achievements/ingredients, and 2) a “recipe” card listing the ingredients of her achievements. Featured women include Rachel Carson, Vandana Shiva, Jane Goodall, Wangari Maathai, Lois Marie Gibbs, Julia "Butterfly" Hill, Dai Qing, Marina Silva, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas.
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This installation, created in collaboration with Joan Game, celebrates nine women who changed the course of our planet through their environmental leadership. Each woman and her impact is visually represented through 1) a three dimensional wire globe with paper cut-outs symbolizing her achievements/ingredients, and 2) a “recipe” card listing the ingredients of her achievements. Featured women include Rachel Carson, Vandana Shiva, Jane Goodall, Wangari Maathai, Lois Marie Gibbs, Julia "Butterfly" Hill, Dai Qing, Marina Silva, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas.
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