As our exhibition slipped into the final weeks there was great enthusiasm for moving them. Two museums and three cities actively recruiting funds. In the end Muskegon Museum of Art in Michigan, and partners throughout the city, rolled out the red carpet for The Avian Avatars, our five haulers, and the Myth Makers. What a grand entry into the city and a fine installation we had.
Generous volunteers, a proficient team, and visionary Judith Hayner, Muskegon Muesum of Art Director made fast work of the installation.
See this for more fun images: http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2015/04/take_a_virtual_tour_with_the_a.html#0
At the entry of the Muskegon Museum of Art:
The Scold
A raucous
chatterbox who dresses in ever chic, uncompromising Artist Black, the crow is a
gregarious gadfly and a peripatetic poet who has an opinion on everything.
“I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of
life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came
to die, discover that I had not lived.”
-Henry
David Thoreau
The Realist
The most
common of raptors, the Red Tail Hawk is a determined competitor. Everyone has a
killer instinct, a desire to fly and an ambition to achieve their fifteen
minutes of fame.
“When it
comes to luck, you make your own.” -Bruce Springstein
The Great Spirit
The Owl
sees it all and embraces both the strengths and weaknesses of humanity. The
Great Spirit is an advocate who seeks out the best in each of us. A humble
leader and a mystic, the Owl inspires from a spiritual perspective.
“Not all of
us can do great things. But we can [each] do small things with great love.”
-Mother
Teresa
At the Muskegon Chamber of Commerce round about:
The Tourist
A close
relative of the common and often debased city pigeon, the Victoria
Crowned Pigeon has recently arrived from far away. Like many who are visiting Muskegon for the first time this lively bird wants to experience it all. Drawn to
the vivid, gaudy and seedy, the Tourist has big eyes for the larger world and
does not miss a detail of what this city has to offer. The Tourist is forgiven
for not knowing the social mores. An immigrant like the common pigeon earns no
such generosity. Unfazed by highbrow convention, the Tourist is prepared to
shape culture with its spontaneous taste making and impulsive choices.
“Who we are
cannot be separated from where we're from.”
-Malcolm
Gladwell
At the Muskegon Farmer's Market:
The Taste Maker
An
uncompromising harbinger of taste, the Critic is not a populist. The Falcon is
an idealist, a philosopher and an opinionated vocalist with a social
vision. The revered place of the falcon
in many cultural traditions lends virtue to this sacred avian gathering.
“The truth is not for all ... but only for
those who seek it.” -Ayn Rand
Next for the Myth Makers:
Chesterwood Stockbridge MA
2015 highlights include the exhibition “Boston Sculptors Gallery at Chesterwood 2015”,
Chesterwood, the former summer home,
studio and gardens of Daniel Chester French, America’s foremost
sculptor of public monuments, announces its 2015 schedule of
exhibitions, programs, and events. Chesterwood will open the first three
weekends in May for one-hour guided tours only of the studio and
residence at 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., before opening
daily for the season from Saturday, May 23 to Monday, Oct. 12 (Memorial
Day Weekend through Columbus Day), from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Special Exhibition, May 23 to Oct. 12
“Boston Sculptors Gallery at
Chesterwood 2015” features 24 contemporary sculptures by 25 sculptors,
which were created specifically for and in response to sources of
inspiration discovered at Chesterwood. The exhibition reflects the wide
range of sculptural media and styles that represent the members of
Boston Sculptors Gallery, which was founded in 1992 to present and
promote innovative, challenging sculpture and installations. I will be
exhibiting a contemporary presidential monument: Madam President
is a conceptual interpretation, of the first woman president of the USA
and homage to Daniel Chester French's Lincoln Memorial in Washington
DC.
Join us on June 6th, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free with admission.
“A Walk in the Woods”. Explore
outdoor sculptures in “Boston Sculptors Gallery at Chesterwood 2015”
with The Myth Makers: Donna Dodson and Andy Moerlein, whose individual,
solo and collaborative works are in the exhibition. The Myth Makers are
exhibiting a new work on site for this exhibition: Forest Grace, based
on the iconic stance of the ruffed grouse.
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