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Seeking An Upward Thermal

Birds seek rising pockets of warming air, soaring upwards on the current. These thermals lift and support flight. Like these avian aerialists, we seek our own upward thermal.

Three women artists present more than 50 interpretations
in pastel, gouache, and beadwork sculpture.

A multi-sensory experience fills space with sound and color.
Artworks link to digital bird calls.

Series
A Hollow-Boned Muse

Roberta Condon presents 20 figurative paintings in pastel allowing us to escape to the restorative and magical interplay of humans with birds.

Series
At Home with Birds

Lorraine Ortner-Blake presents 20 paintings in gouache depicting birds
as enshrined icons representing our natural liaison between earth and sky.

Series
Endangered Species II:
The Raven Cries

Debra Grall presents 20 works in beaded sculpture portraying the Raven warning of past and future extinction of birds if we do not care for the earth.