Honoring The Futureさんのイラストまとめ

Suzanne Yurdin’s Riverview depicts a landscape in transition. She layers paint, then marks and scrapes away strata, mimicking natural erosion. She suggests horizons and physical forms, but challenges us to find our own storyline, our own response to nature’s vanishing wonders.

#Rainforests are one of nature’s best bulwarks against climate change. Rosemary Cooley captures the dynamic movement of air, wind, water and gas exchange (absorption of carbon dioxide, release of oxygen) that makes rainforests so vital to our planet’s health. @AthenaeumNVFAA

A dye made from foraged fennel adds a sunny golden tone to silk strands. Chie Hitchner uses the foraged plants to add color to the intricate patterns on her hand-woven silk wall hangings. See thread below and https://t.co/d6VE8xhWpj. #CraftInAmerica @CraftShowSWC

Diane Burko traveled to Hawaii, American Samoa, and Australia’s Great Barrier Reef to learn from marine biologists and witness how rising sea levels and warmer, acidic oceans impair #CoralReefs. Her Coral Fan poignantly highlights the beauty of what is at risk. @AUMuseum_Katzen

The Great Arctic Cyclone of 2012 was the strongest #Arctic summer storm on record. Diane Burko’s dynamic painting captures the storm’s energy, power and magnitude. Storms like this can tear off large chunks of ice, expediting the speed of glacial melting. @AUMuseum_Katzen

#CraftOptimism Trivia: What would you do with a scrap propane tank? Broken zipper? Worn bicycle tire? Used coffee filter? Share your ideas and stay tuned this week to see how Craft Optimism artists creatively repurpose these wastes. @CraftShowSWC @EarthOptimism