Springtime at the Wildling Museum of Art & Nature

Spring time means new beginnings. A new iteration of the Fox Tales windows arrives at the museum before the re-opening in April. The Wildling opened their doors again April 17th with two new shows and a refresh of the papercuts “wintering” windows. There are cubs at play and new color for daylight hours. STILL, the best viewing times are after dark when there is drama at play.

Wildling Museum of Art & Nature

1511 Mission Drive, Solvang California

Springtime Fox Tale large papercuts

Springtime Fox Tale large papercuts

Springtime Fox Tale large papercuts

Springtime Fox Tale large papercuts

Outside In at the Wildling Museum

Art Through the Window: A Conversation with Holli Harmon & Nicole Strasburg

In case you missed it, you can still watch the zoom presentations for The Nature of Clouds and Wintering: A Fox Tale on the Wildling Museum YouTube channel.

Thank you to the Wildling Musem as well as the Santa Barbara News Press, Santa Maria Sun and Lance Orozco with KCLU News for the wonderful coverage and support of the new installations at the museum.

Thank you to Caleb Wiseblood for his wonderful article in the Sun.

Thank you to the Newspress.

Thank you Lance Orozco and KCLU

Nesting quarrantine style

There is always that revolving list of things that need doing around the house. Usually they can be easily tabled because life is busy and there are places to go and people to see. We’re coming up on a year in captivity and the excuses have run dry for NOT getting to that list.

It was at last time to finish choosing and hanging my ever growing collection. One of my reasons for not committing is that I have a huge map drawer (or two) of beautiful images collected over the years and I just couldn’t decide which ones would win the lottery and claim a space on the wall.

I needed to rip off the band-aid and just hang the work that was framed. It’s been a pleasure to finally have the work committed to the wall and to sit amongst so many friends in my reading corner.

What have you been putting off?

making a plan

Enjoy!

A Fox Tale @ The Wildling Museum in Solvang

Wildling Museum unveils new Tower Gallery exhibition by Holli Harmon and window installation by Nicole Strasburg, encouraging sidewalk viewings during closure 

Tower Gallery Exhibition: Holli Harmon: The Nature of Clouds  |  On view: Now through Fall 2021

Window Installation: Wintering: A Fox Tale by Nicole Strasburg  |  On view: Now through Spring 2021

Location: Both installations on view from sidewalk, Wildling Museum, 1511-B Mission Drive, Solvang, CA 93463

 Accompanying the new Tower Gallery exhibition is a window art installation titled Wintering: A Fox Tale by artist Nicole Strasburg. The series of papercut fox silhouettes was specially designed by Strasburg to bring joy and wonder to passersby during the museum’s extended closure.

 “We wanted to create something exciting for the windows that would let everyone know we were only hibernating, not closed forever,” says Strasburg. “With my love for animals and the fox being the Wildling Museum mascot, it seemed fitting to do something with a fox theme.”

 Strasburg’s intricate papercutting technique transformed the museum’s windows into a dramatic winter landscape once lit.

“Wintering and hibernating are not always a dormant time, it’s also a time of great imagination and rejuvenation, a time to recharge,” says Strasburg. “Designing and cutting the paper images as well as configuring the armature to hold the creation were a wonderful way to pass the time in quarantine with the added benefit of bringing attention to the museum.”

ON THE SIDE

Did you know that I have a small rubber stamp company that was inspired by my two border collies?

You can find an Etsy shop with many loving renditions of my dogs and dogs from the local park. I also have an island collection as well as Los Padres Outdoor collection. Take a peek HERE.