A glacier, preserved in moss
Olympic National Park's Terminus Project asked artists to memorialize the Olympic Mountains' disappearing glaciers, one glacier each. I got Akela, a rock glacier near Gray Wolf Ridge that formed somewhere between 3,000 and 5,000 years ago. My version of it landed the Spring 2024 cover of National Parks Magazine.
Spring 2024 Issue
Cover of National Parks Magazine
The Long Goodbye - Artists pay tribute to Olympic’s melting glaciers.
Between the early 1980s and 2015 Olympic National Park lost 46 percent of its glacier surface, and the rest are expected to be gone by 2070.
Creating my piece for Olympic National Park's Terminus art project was one of the most meaningful experiences I've had as an artist. To be featured on the cover of National Parks magazine was truly an honor and a highlight of my life!
Read the article here and learn more about my piece for the Terminus art project.