Herons Embrace
“Heron's Embrace” depicts a huge blue heron engaging in hunting behavior. By creating shade with its outstretched wings while standing perfectly still, the bird is better able to spot prey, lulling frogs and fish into a false sense of security. Standing over twenty feet tall with an equally impressive wingspan, our heron eyes viewers with hypnotic intensity as they are welcomed in to sit on lilypad cushions. Constructed from vintage Volkswagen parts and over 200 feet of post consumer mailing plastic, as well as shade cloth gleaned from Burning Man, “Heron's Embrace” curates an alluring space that makes one feel small, and demands those under its wings consider their place in the natural world.
Featured at Oregon Country Fair, Pickathon, and Portland Winter Light Festival, “Heron's Embrace” is currently nested at the Tender Loving Empire warehouse and event space in SE Portland.
