Group show at University of Montana's Gallery of Visual Arts 

'The Exit'

Ecstasy of the Sandhill Cranes

This pair performing their mating dance are posed to reference Bernini's Ecstasy of Saint Teresa. Through using religious iconography and language I imbue the species with reverence and a sense of awe. Sandhill cranes are but one species of dozens that have been positively impacted by the reintroduction of wolves into the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The wolves have cause a beneficial trophic cascade that reaches all levels of wildlife and even plants that cohabitate their native range.

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Materials: ceramic, terra sig, underglaze, gold leaf