Ellen Sandbeck
Duluth, Minnesota
Papercut artist, environmental writer/illustrator, organic landscaper, and vermicomposting specialist, who has lived and worked in California and Minnesota.
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scissors-cut, multi-layered, muticolored paper
Eight layers of scissors-cut paper form a mandala desig,n featuring species that might be able to survive a global environmental catastrophe. Starting in the center, and working out, the species are: Tardigrade sp. (Water bear); Musca domestica (Housefly);
Dreissena polymorpha (Zebra mussel); Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat); Eichornia crassipes (Water hyacinth); Turritopsis dohrnii (Immortal jellyfish)
- Subject Matter: nature
- Created: July 31, 2022
- Inventory Number: MA1
- Current Location: Duluth, Minnesota
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