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Heaven and Earth 1: 2009 Heaven and Earth 2: 2010 Heaven and Earth 3: 2011 Heaven and Earth 4: 2012 Heaven and Earth 5: 2013 Printable Maps (pdf format): letter size: 8 1/2" x 11" tabloid size: 11" x 17" original size: 17.5" x 14" Sponsored by: Center on Contemporary Art Carkeek Park Advisory Council Seattle Parks and Recreation Associated Recreational Council Supported by: Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs 4CULTURE Goalzero electronics123.com contact David Francis or Ray Freeman to help support this year's show and artists. |
![]() Site 13: Susan Arthur Bainbridge Island, Washington http://susanarthur.net/ "Urban Squirrel Nests" Nests stand as a safe cocoon in the interim space between heaven and earth. People, animals, insects, birds--we are all builders of nests. Building nests satisfies, for a time, my longing for home. When building a nest (drey), squirrels typically use whatever materials are at hand. Two nests are often placed near each other in case one is disturbed and are often located near the crotch of a tree. I make conical nests out of quotidian materials, detritus that might be found in the urban landscape: yellow caution tape, wire, gut, clay, wax, landscape materials and videotape. I like the conical shape as container inverted, a teepee; upright, a funnel. Same shape, different meaning, different function, both viable as home. These particular nests are knit from materials I imagine as available to an urban squirrel, in this instance, caution tape. The caution tape also serves as a reminder of the devastation that we are inflicting on our environment. |