A solo exhibition of new textile and fiber sculptures from my Bird Brains series will be on view at Sweet Lorraine Gallery from September 4 – 29, 2024. The show includes 14 new textile and wall sculptures that are inspired by colloquial expressions in the English language that point to bias and faulty logic. More about this exhibition and my concurrent show, Tentacular Threads, can be found in the full press release.

Hours: Sat/Sun 12–5pm or by appt. (Email info (at) nataleadgnot.com)
Opening reception: Thurs. 9/12, 6–8pm
Artist Talk: Sat. 9/21, 2-3pm
Closing reception: Sat. 9/28, 3–5pm

Artworks in the Exhibition

• Don't Count Your Chickens Before They Hatch – birth

• The Early Bird Gets the Worm – early life

• Kingfisher Nests (Halcyon Days) – the glory days of youth

• Birds of a Feather Flock Together – finding one’s tribe

• Goose Flight – hopeful ambition

• Wild Goose Chase: Migration – striving and looking for meaning in adulthood

• Magpie's Plunder – amassing wealth

• Canary (Still) in the Coal Mine – warning signs of future demise

• Swan Song – final masterpiece before retirement

• Crazy as a (Red-Eyed) Loon – loss of faculties

• Rise From These – cause of death

• Eating Crow – death

• Like a Phoenix (study) – hope of rebirth

• Phoenix from the Ashes – rebirth