Ice Station Quellette at HOUSE OF ETERNAL RETURN
AN EVOLVING STORY OF SCIENCE & WONDER
Ten years ago, the climate emergency seemed like an open call for all hands, on deck.
I created the Ice Station Quellette world to make our challenge feel personal, for those who had developed an immune reaction to all the doom and gloom.
I envisioned an alternative future where we cast our conflicts aside and pulled together to save ourselves – and our beautiful planet.
I brought a science degree in natural resources from Berkeley and decades as a career creative in entertainment. The three exhibits included my original art and photography and sculpture, vintage and manipulated ephemera, science, narrative, and a cast of charismatic characters set in an adventure setting.
I threw my heart and soul into my Ice Station Quellette project. ISQ was everything to me, my prayer of hope for the world amidst this deepening crisis, maybe my life's work.
The reaction validated the years of research, development, hard work, and soul-searching. The angelic Space Owls, the silent defenders of the Earth, possessed an odd, sentient presence, inspiring joy and intrigue, and provided the vital emotional connection I had only hoped to create.
Thank you wyattwizard, I did too.
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THANK YOU: Katherine Lee, Yon Hudson, Tuscany Wenger, Caity Kennedy, Chris Hilson, Cris Brodsky, Jake Snider, Chris Clavio, Kate Russell Photography, Ann Jag, and of course, all the artists, volunteers and staff who provided so much support!
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