In Remembrance
Alyssa Enriquezcyanotype on Arches Platine For Ronnie, Tori and Justin The forest is a haven, your memory lingers there.
Boreal Tribute
Alyssa Enriquezcyanotype, birch charcoal, birch ink and birch board For my dear friend, Justin Germann “In the boreal forests there …
Arborist Watering Cans
Teresa Shannon earthenware This work is inspired by the life of snowshoe hares in the boreal forest but also by …
Boreal Conversations
Teresa Shannon with ITOC Participants and Bonanza Creek LTER collaboratorsceramic tile, steel, birch Boreal Conversations is a reflection and a …
The Arborist
Teresa Shannonearthenware I am inspired by the lives of snowshoe hares in the boreal forest and by fictional stories that …
Castle
Sara Tabbertnatural and dyed wood veneer, woodcut print I have long paid attention to beaver dams and lodges, admiring them …
Weasel & Redpoll
Todd Shermanbirch, baltic birch plywood, acrylic, pencil This is a small portrait of predator and prey, a cutout of a …
Wolf Profile
Todd Shermanbirch, baltic birch plywood, acrylic, pencil This wolf is intent on a scene we can only imagine. Most of …
Lynx Resting
Todd Shermanbirch, baltic birch plywood, acrylic, pencil This cutout is of an autumnal cat, our most common yet seldom-seen wild …
Behind Birch
Todd Shermanbirch, baltic birch plywood, acrylic, pencil In a continuation of my explorations of the boreal forest, the box frame …
Aspen Target Canker
Mary Bee Kaufmanwatercolor, pen On a warm summer day there is a tinder-dry feeling in the boreal forest. Spruce limbs …
Boreal Contemplations
Susan Campbellfoldable artist books with original poems When I began thinking about creating work for this project, Boreal Echoes, I …
Invitation
Susan Campbelloriginal poem, found objects Living in the heart of Alaska’s boreal forest, I continually encounter moments of awe. Sometimes …
Aspen Duet
Molissa Udevitz, Dana Lindauer, and Oralee Nudsonflitch book using Aspen wood, Aspen leaves, paper, waxed linen Aspen Duet is a …
Circuli
Oralee Nudsonpaper, bookboard, waxed linen, magnets, LED lights, and Pochoir stenciling technique Like rings of a tree, salmon scales grow …
Rift
Marianne Stoltzrepurposed wood “Rift” represents the divide between the human-created world and the natural world. Drawing inspiration from plate tectonics, …
Lichen Advice: Un-Square Yourself
Marianne Stoltzwood from the boreal forest The boreal forest is filled with lichens. They are familiar to everyone yet known …
Miner Problem
Nancy Hausle-Johnson clay, tile, iron The aspen forest is infested with leaf miners. A silver hue radiates from the hillside …
Spruce Bark Beetles
Ree Nancarrowfiber: quilt Bark beetles have gone from obscurity to a household word in central Alaska since 2016. They are …
Invisible Danger
Ree Nancarrowfiber: quilt I have driven through actively burning wildfires that crossed main highways in Alaska, seen the resulting charred …
The Gift
Connie StricksCanson Mi-Tientes, Niyodo kozo paper, digital reproduction of poem, photographs, drawings, birch bark, willow branches, wire In John Haines’ …
Boreal Elements
Connie Stricksbirch bark, twigs, willow, wire, glass and ceramic beads, stone, caribou ribs, Niyodo kozo paper with digitally reproduced ESEM …
Salmon in the Trees
Ree Nancarrow and Margo Klassart quilt This collaboration sprang from lively conversations about how two iconic elements of our boreal …
Wild Salmon, Wild Forest
Margo Klassmixed media, including sticks from river and forest; salmon skin, various papers This piece responds to the research and …
Boreal Whispers
Boreal forest, Marianne Stoltz, Jennifer Mosscardboard, forest plants and animals, paper, acrylic “Boreal Whispers” is a kinetic sculpture crafted from …
Wetland Patterns
Nancy Hausle-Johnson, Jennifer Mossceramic tile, acrylic Special Thanks to Benjamin Maglio Wetlands are areas where the water table is near …
Boreal Lexicon
Jennifer Mossgouache, acrylic, mica on board, plexiglass Boreal Lexicon is inspired by forest ecologies and the complexity of their varied …