Arctic-Antarctic
A World of Change in Antarctic Ice
This science art quilt, a collaboration of Sandra and Robert Winfree and Ruth Kalerak, shows Antarctica from a point in space above the South Pole. Multiple layers, delicate stitching, and a detailed legend interpret current research into past present and future ice change in Antarctica, while celebrating the accomplishments of Arctic and Antarctic explorers.
Size: about 50" x 50"
Cloth fabrics and silk
Completed 2015
This science art quilt, a collaboration of Sandra and Robert Winfree and Ruth Kalerak, shows Antarctica from a point in space above the South Pole. Multiple layers, delicate stitching, and a detailed legend interpret current research into past present and future ice change in Antarctica, while celebrating the accomplishments of Arctic and Antarctic explorers.
Size: about 50" x 50"
Cloth fabrics and silk
Completed 2015
Denali's Reflection Pond: Past, Present, and Future
These three paintings were designed and painted to support climate change science interpretation at Denali National Park and Preserve. They depict Denali's Reflection Pond (a popular spot for photographing the mountain) near the end of the last great ice age, today, and a couple of hundred years in the future after permafrost has thawed and the pond has drained. Northwest, north, and northeast views of the Alaska Range span the panorama, with iconic Mount Denali (formerly named Mt. McKinley) anchoring the center panel. The skeleton of a steppe bison rests in the foreground of the left panel, while a herd of wood bison is shown in the right (future) panel. Caribou (left panel), moose (center panel) and brown/grizzly bears (right) are all found in the park today, but bison are not found in the park today. In the past, Denali's landscape was dominated by ice and snow, but vegetation is greatly expanding at lower altitudes today, setting the stage for more fires in the future.
Original triptych size: 24" x 42"
Acrylic on three canvases
Completed in 2016
Original triptych size: 24" x 42"
Acrylic on three canvases
Completed in 2016
Ice Age Landscapes
The first painting in the panoramic 3-panel Noatak Wilderness time series that I painted for the Western Arctic National Parklands. This scene is set about 11,000 years ago and shows a short-faced bear watching a herd of Steppe Bison (probable ancestors of Alaska wood bison) grazing near a mammoth skeleton that is eroding from thawing permafrost.
Completed in 2015
Original painting size: 18" x 24"
Acrylic on canvas
The first painting in the panoramic 3-panel Noatak Wilderness time series that I painted for the Western Arctic National Parklands. This scene is set about 11,000 years ago and shows a short-faced bear watching a herd of Steppe Bison (probable ancestors of Alaska wood bison) grazing near a mammoth skeleton that is eroding from thawing permafrost.
Completed in 2015
Original painting size: 18" x 24"
Acrylic on canvas
Where is the Ice Going?
Arctic sea ice is melting fast, and the ocean is now reclaiming much of the land on which Barrow and several other villages were built. Rapid environmental change also portends changes to traditional lifestyles. Thin ice and open water conspire to make the life of a marine hunter more difficult and dangerous than ever.
Original painting size: 20" x 30"
Acrylic on board
Completed 2011
Sunset over the Bering Sea
I found this wood-ribbed umiaq (whaling boat) on a visit to the
Native Village of Gambell, on Alaska's St. Lawrence Island.
Original painting size: 24" x 36"
Acrylic on board
Completed 2017
I found this wood-ribbed umiaq (whaling boat) on a visit to the
Native Village of Gambell, on Alaska's St. Lawrence Island.
Original painting size: 24" x 36"
Acrylic on board
Completed 2017