"Earthly Coat"
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
"Dirt-O-Rama" – 2012 outdoor exhibition
June 2 – October 14, 2012
Designer:
Wendy J. Johnson, Saga Hill Designs
Collaborators:
Colleen Werdien (The Cat That Walks on Water)
Clark Babler (West End Welding)
Materials being used:
Coat – Wool felt; dyed and undyed protein and cellulose fibers. Armature – steel pipe and wire.
Artistic Statement:
It’s a perfect circle of life: As soil beautifully clothes the earth's mantle, soil also clothes us. Fibers used in clothing originate in the soil (directly or indirectly) and eventually become soil again. Earthly Coat encourages us to think about how we dress with “dirt” every day.
Check out my blog & follow the process of creating this exhibit.
Alumni Invitational Exhibition
"High Voltage Above Wisconsin"
Hillstrom Museum of Art, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota: November 22, 2012 – January 28, 2011.
"1 in 10,000"
Stainless Steel Gazing Globes
 from my site installation "1 in 10,000" as seen at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Summer 2008.
For a limited time, Saga Hill is selling remaining globes from the actual "1 in 10,000" exhibit. They are available in 4, 6, and 8-inch sizes and are welded on stainless steel rods that extend 15 inches into the ground so that the globe rests flat on the ground. Since quantities and sizes are limited, and conditions vary (these were the actual globes used in the exhibit so there is some wear shown on many globes), these globes are not available through my website and prices vary. Please contact me, Wendy at Saga Hill, if you would like to purchase this piece of art history.
"1 in 10,000" refers to the statistical fact that only 1 out of 10,000 acorns survives to become a tree. Using 100 gazing globes resting under a majestic oak, this exhibit reflects on the incredible odds of this tree's existence and encourages the viewer to see themselves as present in the life of the tree.
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