Hanging on a Thread
Water color & thread on paper
Installation view 9 x 12 feet
Graphite on paper
48 x 107 in
Water color & thread on paper
Installation view 9 x 12 feet
Graphite erased
11 x 14 inches
Graphite on paper
48 x 107 in
Found photo on antique hook
8 x 10 inches
Graphite erased
11 x 14 inches
Graphite & plastic on paper
12 drawings @ 22 x 30 inches
Back in the 1950s and early 60s it was common to see and catch really big fish — stripers regularly 50+ pounds and lobster by the thousands everywhere — it was paradise. The fishing, clamming and seafood industries and all the businesses connected to them flourished and had a great influence on the development of eastern Suffolk County.
Fast forward to now. Most of the species of fish, birds, lobster, oyster, clams and mussels are gone – rarely seen or heard of any more. The mussel banks that held the sand and helped against erosion and 95 percent of the eelgrass are gone.
Long Island shorebirds, including saltmarsh sparrows and piping plovers, are facing habitat loss and decline due to sea level rise, coastal development, and human activity, threatening their populations and potentially leading to extinction. This is not a climate fiction story it is true.