| 1. Scott Hocking Celestial Ship of the North (Emergency Ark), aka The Barnboat, #0271, 2016 from the site-specific sculpture and photography series Celestial Ship of the North (Emergency Ark) aka The Barnboat, 2015 courtesy of the artist and David Klein Gallery, Detroit scotthocking.com Artist's Instagram: @scotthockingdetroit
The Celestial Ship of the North (Emergency Ark) aka The Barnboat, is a site-specific installation and permanent sculpture in the farmlands of Michigan's Thumb, standing along Oak Beach Road, between Port Austin and Caseville. Based on ideas of ancient vessels, duality, alchemical symbolism, destruction myths, and deluge stories, and shaped by the site's history and incredibly consistent winds, the Barnboat was built over the course of 3 months in 2015 and made entirely from the beams and boards of a collapsing 1890s barn that stood in its place. Built on the Goretzki family farmland, the Ship will continue to age and decay, just as the barn it was made from did over the last century.
2. Clinton Snider Deliverance, 2017, oil on canvas, 23 x 29 inches courtesy of the artist clintonsnider.com Artist's Instagram: @clinton_snider
3. Joseph Ferraro Jagged Ambush Bug on Coneflower, 2020, macro photography, 20 x 15 inches courtesy of the artist joseph-ferraro.com Artist's Instagram: @josephferraro
The jagged ambush bug is a true bug photographed in a public park in Ann Arbor. As its name states, it hunts by ambushing its prey, waiting patiently in flowers and plants. It is one of my favorite insects to photograph and generally a patient model. My images highlight the subjects' natural beauty, pushing past the viewers' aversions to most insects, inspiring them to appreciate their beauty.
4. Barb Weisenburg The Sunrise Hasn’t Failed Us Yet, 2020, acrylic on canvas courtesy of the artist blackberrymountainstudio.com
5. Mary Bajcz Snowdrops, 2010, machine pieced and quilted cotton, 48 x 50 inches courtesy of the artist scrap-happy.biz ScraphappinessStudio@etsy.com Artist's Facebook: Mary Bajcz Scrap Happy Snowdrops popping up from the frozen earth are a welcome sign of the warmer weather to come.
6. Nikki Trim On the Way to Glencoe, 2019, acrylic on canvas 24 x 36 inches courtesy of the artist Artist's Facebook: NikkiTrimArt Artist's Instagram: @nikkitrimart
This was painted based on a photo taken by a dear friend while she was backpacking in the Scottish Highlands. The mirror reflection of the sky on the pond was what originally drew me to the photo. I loved all the yellows and greens dancing out across the distance and tried to incorporate that into the piece.
7. Beverly Larsen Toonsis, 2020, acrylic on canvas 30 x 28 inches courtesy of the artist Artist’s Facebook: Larsenbeverly Toonsis the cat. My strong, independent, beautiful boy. RIP
8. Jerome Brown Air, because, 2017, collage courtesy of the artist Artist’s Facebook: stilljerome Artist’s Instagram: brownjeromeart
"Air;" is about simultaneity, the butterfly effect, the ability to carry more than one contradictory notion in mind at the same time.
9. Wendy Willihnganz Love, Dave, 2020, watercolor, 14.5 X 17.5 inches courtesy of the artist I’ve been driving my friend to Meadow Lodge, a long-term care facility, in Howell for about a year now. Since COVID-19 they talk through the window almost every day. This is love even if she doesn’t always remember him.
10. Nicholas Sikma Stretch, 2020, fabricated steel, 20 x 27 x 115 inches courtesy of the artist nsculpture.com A pyro at heart, I love melting metal into a sculpture! When I work I use what is there to create volume in the negative and positive space. My work is often about the interaction of two or three objects, I like to think of the forms as people interacting with one another. What kind of connections do they make? Together what do they create?
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