"Central Wisconsin Artists" at the Carlsten Art Gallery, Noel Fine Arts Center, UW Stevens Point. A two person exhibition featuring 18 new prints and sculptures by yours truly.

A couple autumns ago as I was driving through country fields, I witnessed thousands of starling birds flying in flocks. The flocks moved like swarms of insects or schools of fish and created interesting moving forms. I was inspired by this phenomenon and started on a series of prints. During the process, I noticed that the starling formations resembled storm clouds. They were beautiful and slightly menacing. Intrigued by this duality I created shelters to protect the inhabitants of these environments. At first the shelters stood alone and in small groups. As the series progressed, the swarms became more ominous and the shelters became a metaphor for the many ways in which people cope with their internal and external tribulations.

(Please click on below images to enlarge)

Fortified, screenprint, collage, sewing, wood, 2010

(detail of Fortified)

Go With the Flow, screenprint, collage, sewing, wood, 2010

Rising Above, screenprint, collage, sewing, wood, 2010

Swept Away, screenprint, collage, sewing, wood, 2010

(Detail of) Circle of Friends, screenprint, collage, sewing, wood, 2010

Green Zone, screenprint, collage, sewing, pochoir, 2010

(Detail of) In Denial, screenprint, collage, sewing, wood, 2010

On the Offense, screenprint, collage, sewing, wood, 2010

Higher Power, screenprint, collage, sewing, wood, 2010

Camo, screenprint, collage, sewing, pochoir, 2010

To the Rescue, screenprint, collage, sewing, 2010

Abandoned, screenprint, collage, sewing, wood veneer, brass nails, 2010

On the Offense II, screenprint, collage, sewing, 2010

(detail of) This Too has Passed, screenprint, collage, sewing, 2010

Play Dead, screenprint, collage, sewing, wood, 2010

Self Contained, screenprint, collage, sewing, acrylic, 2010

Old Habits Die Hard, screenprint, collage, sewing, pochoir, 2010

Out on a Limb, screenprint, collage, sewing, wood, 2010

(detail of) Green Zone II, screenprint, collage, sewing, 2010