Title: Geography of Hope: San Francisco Bay
Year: 2002
Dimensions: 32” h x 25” w x ¼"d
Cotton, acid silk dyes, silk charmeuse, silk dupioni, cotton batting, heat transfer photographs, nylon monofilament and cotton threads.
The San Francisco Bay is a globally unique, yet threatened resource. Lands bordering the Bay are essential to the health of the region’s fish and wildlife populations as well as the human residents. San Francisco Bay is one third smaller than it was in 1850. When California became a state, the Bay was approximately 680 square miles; today it has been reduced to about 430 square miles. 90% of the Bay’s original wetlands have been diked and filled for farming, grazing, salt extraction and development. A 1959 Army Corps of Engineers map showed the Bay being filled to nothing but a deep water ship channel by the year 2020.
The Bay is an estuary that supports more than 750 species of fish, animals and birds. The wetlands surrounding the bay filter toxic pollution and excess nutrient runoff. Restoring these lands will lead to recovery of endangered fish and wildlife, improved water quality and increased flood protection.
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Detail image of: Geography of Hope: San Francisco Bay
Techniques: Silk Painting, fusing, heat transfer, machine quilting
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Exhibition History:
January 12 - March 1, 2004 No Swimming, Center for the Performing Arts, Mountain View, CA.
July 31 – September 1, 2002, Transparent Trespasses, The Main Gallery, Redwood City, CA.
Additional info: in a private collection