totem at the tidewater

Fiberwork sculpture | Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Art Center, Solomons, Maryland | Summer 2022

Held in the permanent collection of Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Art Center in Solomons, Maryland, Totem at the Tidewater was created during the summer of 2022 as part of the institution's Artist in Residence program to engage the public in a dialogue about art in nature. Inspired by the totemic traditions of the indigenous peoples of this area, the work bridges themes of community and ecological responsibility while standing as a testament to the diversity of the protected Tidewater bioregion and calling on the spirit of the sea birds that keep ever vigilant eyes on this coastline. With an intention to let the work evolve with the coastal woodland ecosystem over time, the hope is that this mostly biodegradable sculpture will come to serve as habitat for birds, insects, lichen, and other such members of the natural community, while serving as an example for the humans who encounter it to think more deeply about how art can exist not just within but as part of the landscape.