Come join us on January 4th, 2025 at 5 pm for an opening of new work by Beth Robson as part of First Saturday Art Walk. There will be an artist talk at 5 pm and light refreshments will be served.
More about Beth Robson:
LOSING THE WILD
— Elisabeth Robson, Lopez Island
I’ve been an environmental activist for two decades, and have learned
through research and travel how environmental decline manifests
everywhere, including in places we think of as “beautiful” and “pristine,”
places like Lopez Island. The destruction of the natural environment has a
large impact on how I see the world, and I aspire to reflect that in my art.
This series was inspired by the recent surge in new development and the
devastating destruction of roadside habitat for utility lines here in San
Juan County. The pace of change everywhere, including here, is increasing
exponentially, and this change usually means fewer places for wildlife to
inhabit.
I hope to convey the rapid pace of habitat loss and declining wildlife
through my art and spur people to take action to protect the natural world.