First Tuesday: 2024 Mary Kiesau Community Fellowship Awardees
When: Tuesday, February 4, at 7pm
Where: Location TBD
The Mary Kiesau Community Fellowship Fund, administered by TwispWorks, supports the independent projects of artists, photographers, naturalists, and naturalist educators working to further their own creativity, professional development, and the community’s connection to the land, art, and each other. This First Tuesday is a chance to learn about the projects of the 2024 Awardees, Jack McLeod and Cal Waichler. Jack will share about his multi-year photo project documenting the slow change of seasons at the Classroom in Bloom garden through close-up photography. Cal will share about her project utilizing large format woodcut printmaking to depict the riparian complexity of the pre-colonial Methow watershed, and start conversation about what a resilient watershed might look like in a dynamic and climate-changed future.
This event is free and open to the public. Reach out to Bridger with any questions about the event.
About Cal:
Cal is a printmaker with deep roots in North Central Washington. Through woodcut printmaking, painting, and collage, she explores themes of wilderness, climate change, and the complex ecological stories that occur underfoot, overhead, and out of sight. Her creative work is underpinned by the time she spends mountaineering, commercial fishing, and working as a researcher/educator in environmental fields. Cal makes artwork to revisit and intuitively express these far-flung experiences. Learn more at clairewaichler.com.
About Jack:
Jack has had a camera in his hand since he was a kid, and has long been putting it to good use capturing forms, patterns and changing light in the natural world. His photography helps the viewer look closer at wondrous things that we often pass by without a second look. He likes finding the mysterious whether crawling in garden dirt or waiting patiently under winter night skies. You can find Jack's photos in a variety of contexts, including in his 2013 book highlighting the flora, fauna, and geology of the North Cascades Highway. Learn more at jackmcleodphoto.net.
