55th Anniversary Juried Member's Exhibit - 2023
- August 11, 2023
- Exhibition
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- Artwork
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- Artists
Online Exhibition
The Great Blue Heron Encounter
- Wood burning pyrography on live edge Red Maple
- 24 x 14.5 x 0.25 in
- Alissa OBrien
An encounter with Ardea herodias Linnaeus, the Great Blue Heron in a park in an urban setting, when a blue heron unexpectedly presented itself to a crowd of people in the park. In Native American tradition the Great Blue Heron brings messages of self-reliance and self-determination to those it encounters; where as the sturdy body of a heron is supported by long slender legs which exemplifies one's ability to stand on one's own.
- Subject Matter: Portrait of a Great Blue Heron