February 2013 Newsletter

The octopus reveals himself: curious, humorous, bold yet secretive.

The spiral paper, with its repeating ammonite-like pattern inspired me to pay tribute to a fascinating group of invertebrates known as cephalopods.

With two colors of paper, and a subject matter that easily wrapped its tentacles around my brain and my heart, Ancient Arms was envisioned and designed as a triptych that could be sold and displayed either as individual works, or a single cohesive piece. When the first octopus sold within days of its completions, my pressure to complete the other two pieces quickly lightened. Now at long last, I am able to present the finished Ancient Arms triptych.

Ancient Arms

Each work in the triptych is
4" x 9.5"
Individually framed to
12" x 15"

Ancient Arms I

Sold

Ancient Arms II

$530

Ancient Arms III

$500

"We hope you enjoy the finest selection and variety of paintings and sculpture from Colorado artists. The show continues to be one of the most prestigious exhibits of original art in the Western Untied States.

The art show is the capstone project and the largest fundraiser for these the Rotary Club of Loveland and the Thompson Valley Rotary Club, whose missions are to help local and global neighbors through active volunteerism and philanthropy. The revenues received from the sale of art provide the financial resources for both clubs’ treasured projects that enrich the lives of many in need, particularly youth."

A compendium of works inspired by the surreality and hyper-reality of nature and fantasy. Featuring the character designs of Craig Gassen and the paper sculptures of Tiffany Miller Russell, as well as other works by these two artists.

Western Interior Paleontological Society

Founders Symposium 2013:
Ice Worlds and Their Fossils

March 16th - 17th
Colorado School of Mines
The Green Center
924 16th Street
Golden, CO
More information

Symposium Registration:
Two-day - $85
One-day - $50
Student - $30
One-day Student - $15

Art Show Open to Public
No Admission Charge

Bringing the Past to Life
Artist/Scientist Panel

This will be my fifth time participating, and my third time as a committee volunteer for the Founders Symposium, as I indulge my love of paleontology and the ancient past. This year I've also been invited to speak on a paleoart panel during the Bringing the Past to Life Workshop. Although the art show is free and open to the public, registration is necessary if you'd like to attend a workshop. The two-day symposium is a great value!

"Everyone knows about 'The Ice Age'; usually a reference to Earth's most recent global cold snap that abated 12,000 years ago. Fewer people know that the last two million years may have hosted 50 or more glacial advances and retreats and glacial climates are far from a recent phenomenon in Earth's history.

Discover how glacial climates and life interact to shape evolution and the biosphere with presentations on everything from pre-Cambrian Snowball Earth to Carboniferous glaciations, to more familiar Pleistocene pulses of cold. Enjoy workshops on glaciers, ice age mammals, and artist-scientist collaborations that bring these worlds to life. The symposium will feature poster sessions, displays, and an ever-growing gallery of outstanding paleo-art."

Dream Creatures:
Annette Coleman and
Tiffany Miller Russell

Tiffany Miller Russell www.deadraccoon.com

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