Patterns in Atmosphere
date: 2016
size: 6'x3'
Medium: single use disposable plastic

The reclaimed used material was sourced from a local commercial agricultural company and was fused with heat into the shape of the stretched globe. Employing the NASA database of atmospheric conditions, the folds were fused into place to mimic atmospheric patterns. This work highlights concerns of deforestation for agricultural purposes contributing to climate change.

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Join us for Ebb & Flow on June 18th! This year’s Ebb & Flow public art project is being designed and led by local artist Heidi Cramer, who is creating her piece as part of her summer residency in the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History’s Art Works program.​

These salmon-shaped banners highlight the myriad of characteristics using poetry in haiku form and stretch for 500-feet upstream along the river levee. These white salmon symbolize the spirit of the endangered coho and steelhead salmon and honor the hundreds of lives that depend on the health of the river. This work will be installed along the west levee using the lamp posts installed between the Soquel Avenue and Water Street bridge on Saturday June 18th. ​

Erosion Sculpture
2016
sand, car tire, river water.

This temporary sculpture was an interactive piece to highlight naturally occurring and human-influenced erosion. Composed of compressed sand collected from local sand quarry, river water, and a car tire, this piece was a symbol of the impact that roads made alongside river tributaries within a watershed. Each day river water was poured onto the sand, slowly eroding the sculpture into the tire basin. 

Build collaborative sculpture with Heidi Cramer about the San Lorenzo River. Share your scar stories and create prints with Nanci Amaka. Create your own mythologies with masks and divination with MissTANGQ.
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Meet the Art Works artists with a dynamic talk. Dance to live music from Matador + Friends. Enjoy an all-ages art activity in the classroom.
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