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THE ARTWORK BELOW, TITLED "ARTSPACE ICON: RECLAIM, REPURPOSE,
REINVIGORATE" WAS CREATED ON REQUEST FOR THE GROUNDBREAKING OF THE HARVESTER ARTSPACE LOFTS,
AN INNOVATIVE ARTISTS' LIVE/WORKSPACE BUILDING CURRENTLY BEING CONSTRUCTED IN COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA. ARTSPACE PROVIDED
THE 18" X 18" STEEL PLATE. THE ARTIST ADDED GLASS, BARBED WIRE, ALUMINUM, MASONITE, MDF, SILVERLEAF AND ACRYLIC
PAINT. TEXT INCLUDES STAMPED WORDS ATTACHED TO THE NEST AREA, AND PAINTED QUOTES FROM ARTISTS/WRITERS/PHILOSOPHERS
CONCERNING THE NATURE OF ART AND CREATIVITY.
I WAS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN "THE LANDFILL ART PROJECT" -- A GLOBAL ARTIST RECLAMATION INITIATIVE.
THE PROJECT WILL INVOLVE 1,041 ARTISTS WORLD-WIDE AND HAVE A TARGET COMPLETION DATE OF 2012. EACH ARTIST RECEIVES AN
OLD METAL HUBCAP (FROM THE 1930'S THROUGH THE 1970'S) AND TRANSFORMS IT INTO ART, THUS KEEPING IT OUT OF THE
LANDFILL. SINCE I OFTEN WORK WITH FOUND OBJECTS AND DISCARDED MATERIAL, I WAS IMMEDIATELY INTRIGUED. THE PIECE
I DID (BELOW) CONTINUES RECENT EXPLORATIONS WITH NEST - EGG - FEATHER IMAGERY. THE TITLE REFERS TO THE CYCLE OF LIFE
AS WELL AS THE IMPETUS FOR THIS PROJECT.
(The text painted in the center of the hubcap is from "Spring" from
WALDEN by Henry David Thoreau.)
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| Mixed media, 25.5" x 21" x 5", 2009 |
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THE MOSAIC BELOW WAS INSTALLED AND DEDICATED
ON APRIL 23rd, 2009, AT TARA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN PAPILLION, NE, TO HONOR ANN DANNER, THE OUTDOOR EDUCATION TEACHER.
IT HANGS ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING ABOVE THE BUTTERFLY GARDEN WHICH SHE INITIATED. IN A RESIDENCY FUNDED
BY THE NEBRASKA ARTS COUNCIL, THE ARTIST WORKED WITH KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS AND STAFF TO CREATE INDIVIDUAL
CERAMIC FACE TILES WHICH COMPRISE THE WINGS AND BODY OF THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY. THE SIXTH
GRADE STUDENTS DID RESEARCH, PRELIMINARY DRAWINGS, AND DETERMINED THE THEME. THEY ALSO ARRANGED AND ADHERED THE CLAY
TILES AND GLASS NUGGETS IN THE MONARCH WINGS AND BORDER DESIGN.
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TARA HEIGHTS MOSAIC
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| glass, stoneware ceramic, copper wire, 43.75 x 61" x 2.5", 2009 |
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THREE CULTIGEN SCULPTURES
ARE INCLUDED IN "GROUNDS FOR ART"
PUBLIC SCULPTURE PROJECT IN CEDAR RAPIDS IOWA. THEY ARE ON DISPLAY 2008 THORUGH 2009.
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| cement, glass, 2007 |
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THE SCULPTURES ARE SITED IN GREENE SQUARE PARK, CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA.
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IN 2008 OMAHA WAS THE SITE OF THE OLYMPIC SWIM TRIALS. MUTUAL OF OMAHA INSURANCE
COMPANY INITIATED AND FUNDED THE "REACH FOR YOUR DREAMS" PROJECT WHICH PAIRED THREE DIFFERENT ARTISTS WITH
THREE YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS IN OMAHA TO CREATE COLLABORATIVE ARTWORK BASED ON THIS THEME. I WAS SELECTED TO WORK WITH
THE YOUTH AT GIRLS, INC. TO CREATE TWO 72" X 72" MIXED MEDIA CANVAS PANELS.
I MET WITH SIX DIFFERENT
AGE GROUPS, AGES 5 THROUGH 18, TO CREATE INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF "MY DREAM" IN A VARIETY OF MEDIA AND TECHNIQUES.
THEN A CORE GROUP OF HIGH SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BRAINSTORMED A DESIGN, PAINTED THE BACKGROUND, COLLAGED THE
INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS TOGETHER AND ADDED PATTERN, ORGINAL POETRY, AND TEXT. THESE PANELS WERE ON DISPLAY DURING
THE SWIM TRIALS AT THE QUEST CENTER AND WERE LATER INSTALLED AT GIRLS, INC.
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| mixed media, 72" x 72" (each panel), 2008 |
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| mixed media, 72" x 72", 2008 |
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| mixed media, 72" x 72", 2008 |
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AQUAZONE AT THE
QUEST CENTER |
MUTUAL OF OMAHA BOOTH
AT THE SWIM TRIALS
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WORKING ON THE PANELS
AT GIRLS,
INC. |
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VIEW ARTWORK DONE WITH GIRLS, INC. FOR MUTUAL
OF OMAHA'S "REACH FOR YOUR DREAMS" PROJECT FOR THE 2008 SUMMER OLYMPIC SWIM TRIALS IN OMAHA, NE |
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VIEW MUTUAL OF OMAHA'S "REACH FOR YOUR
DREAMS" VIDEO INCLUDING ARTISTS AND PARTICIPANTS INTERVIEWS (Girls, Inc. begins 2/3 of the way through)
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THE FOLLOWING DIPTYCH WAS CREATED FOR THE OMAHA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM WHILE THE ARTIST
WAS IN RESIDENCE. VISITORS AND STAFF CREATED THE FACE TILES AS WELL AS ADDING SIGNATURES ON THE BACKGROUND
SPACES.
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GILL IN GOLD: OCM ICON (DIPTYCH)
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| glass, brass, sculpey,acrylic, permanent marker, gold leaf, 24" x 16" (each panel, unframed), 2007 |
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| Gill in Gold: OCM Icon -- Detail 1 |
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| Gill in Gold: OCM Icon -- Detail 2 |
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| Gill in Gold: OCM Icon -- Detail 3 |
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| cement, cast & fused glass, & glass mosaic, 11' x 4' x 3', 2004 |
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"MISSOURI RIVER TRANSIT"
IS PART OF THE LEWIS AND CLARK ICON INTERPRETIVE SCULPTURE PROJECT. IT DEPICTS THE VESSELS USED ON THE JOURNEY AND
THE PAST AND PRESENT RIVER CHANNEL. IT IS LOCATED AT DODGE RIVERSIDE GOLF CLUB IN COUNCIL BLUFFS.
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| cast & fused glass & glass mosaic, 23.5" x 56.5", 2004 |
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SENTINELS
(LAURITZEN GARDENS)
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| Sentinels at Lauritzen Gardens |
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"SENTINELS"
ARE A SERIES OF 13 CEMENT AND GLASS MOSAIC SCULPTURES RANGING IN SIZE FROM 77" X 12" DIAMETER TO 14" X 7.5"
DIAMETER. 9 WERE EXHIBITED AT "ELEMENTS: AN ENVIRONMENTAL ART EXHIBIT" AT
FONTINELLE FOREST NATURE CENTER (Omaha, NE), 2003, AND 3 WERE EXHIBITED AT "ART IN BLOOM",
LAURITZEN GARDENS (Omaha, NE) 2003.
SENTINELS
(FONTINELLE FOREST)
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| Elements Art Exhibit, Fontinelle Forest, Omaha, NE |
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| winterstone, cement, glass mosaic, 70.5" x 24" diameter, 2002 |
"DILUVIAN" WAS
EXHIBITED IN "ELEMENTS: AN ENVIRONMENTAL ARTS EXHIBIT" AT FONTENELLE
FOREST, (OMAHA, NE)
IN 2002.
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"EMERGING"-- PART OF OMAHA'S J. DOE PUBLIC ART PROJECT.
SPONSORED BY AND EXHIBITED IN FRONT OF THE INDIAN OVEN RESTAURANT IN THE OLD MARKET. MAY THROUGH SEPTEMBER, 2001.
NOW ON DISPLAY IN THE ART CENTER, IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
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| on site in front of the Indian oven in Omaha's Old Market |
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| mixed media, 81.5" x 48" x 7.5" |
PHOENIX HOUSE COMMISSION--RELIEF
SCULPTURE ON DISPLAY IN THE LOBBY OF PHOENIX HOUSE WOMEN'S SHELTER, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA
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