Kendra Aldrich - (She/Her)
“Great Blue Heron Reflection”
Acrylic on Canvas
24x36
2022
$800
The Great Blue Heron can commonly be found in the many coasts, marshes, lakes, and ponds of the Pacific Northwest. They slowly wade in shallow water stalking their prey, striking out quickly at the right moment to stab with their bills. Great Blue Herons are a priority species in Washington and locally the Post Point Heron Colony is protected. This particular Heron was foraging in Birch Bay, where at low tide viewers are likely to see upwards of ten Herons grouped together!
Kendra Aldrich - (She/Her)
“Pileated Woodpecker Perched”
Acrylic on Canvas
16x20
2021
$450
A large striking forest bird, the Pileated Woodpecker stands out with its red crest and bold stripes. They gravitate towards areas with dead trees and downed logs to roost, forage, or nest. The Pileated Woodpeckers is considered a Keystone Species due to its creation of nesting cavities used by other species. The removal of dead trees can really impact their habitat, so consider leaving them on your property to attract this large bird.
No longer endangered, the Bald Eagle is a pleasant sight to see. In late fall or early winter the Pacific Northwest is packed with Bald Eagles, specifically, in the Skagit Valley where they are on the hunt for salmon. Time your visit right and you could see an upward of 50 feeding, roosting, or soaring! This Eagle is transitioning from roosting to soaring, hopping out of a tree and using its powerful wings to propel itself forward.
The Osprey is a unique and beautiful bird. The majority of their diet is medium-sized fish which they catch with their adaptable talons which they can position differently – three forward and one back or two forward and two back. When flying with a fish, they line up the catch head-first for more agile flying. Adaptably nesting on manmade structures, platforms have been important in reestablishing their presence in areas after losing great numbers due to DDT.
The Killdeer is a common local sight, you may have seen them running along the ground or soaring making their common “kil-deee” call. Nesting on the ground, often in gravel, you may stumble across one of their nests, so be careful! Commonly they use the “broken-wing display” to move you away from the nest, drooping their wings and fanning their tail. In non-breeding season, Killdeer can be found on beach habitats, feeding using visual cues and stirring up prey in shallow water.
KENDRA ALDRICH STATEMENT AND BIO:
Artist Statement- In my painting I observe, document, and explore, learning about the subject by painting it. I wish to examine the moments that are here today and may be gone tomorrow. Seeking a deeper understanding of the natural world and the intersections of our encounters with it, I hope to inspire people to explore their natural surroundings, learn who they share space with, and become invested in the overall health of the ecosystem.
Artist Bio- Kendra Aldrich is a fine art painter in Birch Bay, Washington with a focus on animal portraiture. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting from Western Washington University in 2011, and her Master of Arts in Biology from Miami University in 2021. In her graduate work she focused on nature connection through art, imagery, and inquiry. Through her studies, she gained insight into local ecology, community, and conservation, moving forward she strives to evolve as a wildlife painter and an environmental advocate.
Kells She/Her/Hers
High upon the Mountaintops
Oil on Canvas
8 x 10 inches
2020
$75
Instagram @lovely_trees_
Kells She/Her/Hers
Lake 22
Oil on Canvas
16 x 20 inches
2021
$125
Instagram @lovely_trees_
KELL MCDONALD ARTIST STATEMENT AND BIO:
Artist statement: Exploration into how one can exaggerate nature’s beauty in a 2D medium, just as one does when editing a photo to post online. I amplify the painting’s otherness as in painting the water too blue and making it feel over-saturated. I mimic popular hiking destinations in my paintings. I used my paintbrushes as my “photo editing tool” to play up nature’s beauty that I saw around me. My goal with my paintings is to make one want to go outside and see the real thing, because nothing beats the real thing. Hiking lake 22, I was inspired by the lake’s crystal clear reflection, especially when the wind picked up and warped its reflection, inspiring me to recreate what I saw. In my “High on the Mountaintops” painting I was inspired to play with perspective since I had such a tiny canvas, I had to make the most of it.
Artist Bio:
I’m Kell McDonald, a Bellingham-based painter. I started oil painting during the pandemic as a way to pass the time cooped up in my apartment. My work is inspired by the hiking trails in the pacific northwest. Recently began to experiment with portraits that exaggerate one’s facial features.
Follow me on Instagram at @lovely_trees_
Birds are Missing
The bird images in this series repurpose nine photos from a site-specific installation at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden that focused on human imposition of value on different species according to our narcissistic views of them. These purebred racing pigeons against a clear blue sky were installed above on the ceiling, while photos of common rock doves (city pigeons) littered the floor in dingy, dark tones.
Although these are hand-reared pigeons, they read well as “every bird”. In these collage prints, I assail the flying birds with swirling elements from Indian Marble Paper and my own ink marks, visualizing them in crisis, in danger.
The title connects my imagined bird-dangers to the drastic drop in bird populations, with an anxious, personal voice… not dry data or statistics… Because I am anxious. We all should be anxious for all the missing birds.
8″ diameter, giclee print on watercolor paper. Series of 9 in round-cut mats and 10x10” wooden frames.
Miranda Maher she/her
Birds are Missing series
Archival print on watercolor paper of cut paper collages
Each – 8” round
2022
Print, framed and matted: $200.00
Print only:$165
Print,with conservation mat(no frame):$175 (mat offered at cost)
MIRANDA MAHER ARTIST STATEMENT AND BIO:
Maher settled in Brooklyn shortly after receiving her MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art (Detroit) in 1990. Before that she received her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design. Maher’s studio practice has traveled a varied path over her 30-year practice that includes installations, artist books and work on paper addressing human warfare and violence as well as more contemplative explorations of consciousness and embodiment. Her current work centers on ink, gilding and drawing on paper as well as unique and editioned books.
In 2016 she was awarded studio space in Chashama’s “Space to Work” program and maintains that studio in South Brooklyn’s “Brooklyn Army Terminal”, an industrial building constructed in 1918. For the last 20 years, Maher has pursued her studio practice alongside Japanese martial methods and Chinese meditative and healing arts. In 2013, she retired from training “Amagakure no Sato Ryu” a rigorous Japanese martial art, holding a rank of Okuden Kaiden (black belt), and shifted her focus to Qigong, Taiji, Reiki and Chinese Taoist practices. Currently, she is a teacher of those disciplines and maintains a consulting and healing practice in South Brooklyn. Committed to continuously refining both her artistic skills and her teaching skills, she travels to Italy every year and Japan and Thailand every other year to deepen her Taiji skills and immerse herself in the art history of those places.
Miranda Maher she/her
Birds are Missing series
Archival print on watercolor paper of cut paper collages
Each – 8” round
2022
Print, framed and matted: $200.00
Print only:$165
Print,with conservation mat(no frame):$175 (mat offered at cost)
Miranda Maher she/her
Birds are Missing series
Archival print on watercolor paper of cut paper collages
Each – 8” round
2022
Print, framed and matted: $200.00
Print only:$165
Print,with conservation mat(no frame):$175 (mat offered at cost)
Maher’s studio practice has traveled a varied path that includes installations, objects, artist books and work on paper. Often starting with the discomfort of discrepancy, omission or outright lies, she has examined warfare, violence, and sanity as well as our self-involved use of other species. Recently, she has been delving into more contemplative explorations of consciousness and embodiment with ink, gilding and drawing as well as unique and editioned books.
Miranda Maher she/her
Birds are Missing series
Archival print on watercolor paper of cut paper collages
Each – 8” round
2022
Print, framed and matted: $200.00
Print only:$165
Print,with conservation mat(no frame):$175 (mat offered at cost)
Miranda Maher she/her
Birds are Missing series
Archival print on watercolor paper of cut paper collages
Each – 8” round
2022
Print, framed and matted: $200.00
Print only:$165
Print,with conservation mat(no frame):$175 (mat offered at cost)
Miranda Maher she/her
Birds are Missing series
Archival print on watercolor paper of cut paper collages
Each – 8” round
2022
Print, framed and matted: $200.00
Print only:$165
Print,with conservation mat(no frame):$175 (mat offered at cost)
Miranda Maher she/her
Birds are Missing series
Archival print on watercolor paper of cut paper collages
Each – 8” round
2022
Print, framed and matted: $200.00
Print only:$165
Print,with conservation mat(no frame):$175 (mat offered at cost)
Miranda Maher she/her
Birds are Missing series
Archival print on watercolor paper of cut paper collages
Each – 8” round
2022
Print, framed and matted: $200.00
Print only:$165
Print,with conservation mat(no frame):$175 (mat offered at cost)
Sara Dobbs
Series Title: Catfished (paper doll detail)
Materials: Prints
Dimensions
Year Made: 2021
Price: $15 for a print of the fish doll template
Description: A zine accompanied by templates for paper (fish) dolls. A short animation runs through a few of the endless transformations that the fish can undertake via human interference.
Sara Dobbs
Series Title: Catfished
Materials: Prints
Dimensions
Year Made: 2021
Price: $15 for a print of the fish doll template
Description: A zine accompanied by templates for paper (fish) dolls.
Sara Dobbs
Series Title: Catfished (paper dolls)
Materials: Prints
Year Made: 2021
Price: $15 for a print of the fish doll template
Series Title: Fishing Trip (hooked)
Materials: animations made from digitally edited pencil drawings
Dimensions
Year Made: 2021 - 2022
Price: Not For Sale
Sara Dobbs
Title: Fish Ladder (detail)
Materials: Acrylic paint, twine, greyboard, and wood
Dimensions: 104 cm x 40 cm
Year Made: 2019 - 2020
Price: Not For Sale
Description: Fish Ladder explores the interdisciplinary approach to human innovation and intervention within waterways. The imagery comes from the Bonneville Lock and Dam, downstream from The Bridge of the Gods in Oregon.
Sara Dobbs
Title: Fish Ladder
Materials: Acrylic paint, twine, greyboard, and wood
Dimensions: 104 cm x 40 cm
Year Made: 2019 - 2020
Price: Not For Sale
Description: Fish Ladder explores the interdisciplinary approach to human innovation and intervention within waterways. The imagery comes from the Bonneville Lock and Dam, downstream from The Bridge of the Gods in Oregon.
SARA DOBBS STATEMENT AND BIO:
I am an artist and a first generation farmer living on Vashon Island, WA. In 2020 my sister and I founded Wilbie Farm, a diversified vegetable farm that uses regenerative agriculture practices to supply food to Vashon and Seattle markets. My interest in the impact of food production, distribution, and consumption on the individual, community, and environment led me to start farming and also informs my art practice. My pieces in this exhibition explore Pacific Northwest waterways and the environmental impact of human involvement, via fishing, dams, and recreation, within these ecosystems.
Series Title: Fishing Trip (swim)
Materials: animations made from digitally edited pencil drawings
Dimensions
Year Made: 2021 - 2022
Price: Not For Sale
Series Title: Fishing Trip (Race)
Materials: animations made from digitally edited pencil drawings
Dimensions
Year Made: 2021 - 2022
Price: Not For Sale
Sara Dobbs
Series Title: Fishing Trip (Current)
Materials: animations made from digitally edited pencil drawings
Dimensions
Year Made: 2021 - 2022
Price: Not For Sale
Tracy Webster
River Rocks
15 x 36 inches
$500
Tracy Webster
Forest Dawn
15 x 36 inches
$550
TRACY WEBSTER ARTIST STATEMENT:
Inspired by the incredible nature of the PNW, I translate my love for water, mossy forests, and mountains into art and jewelry full of color and texture.
Tracy Webster
Salt Water
7 x 48 inches
$350