Thanks Gallery 114 for the opportunity to put up a comprehensive exhibit featuring the Balch Creek as it flows along Lower Macleay Trail. And for the chance to talk about the renaming effort about the creek.
Simple version: Dan Balch was a white colonizer who was given his land for free during the period of 1850-1855, when the US Government was trying to get the land settled by White Men as they actively displaced the Native People. The stealing and redistribution of the land was through the system of the Donation Land Act.
Anyway here is a link to a more fleshed out explanation:
But as the exhibit images may be removed soon, I wanted folks to see the paintings.
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Can you really enforce a boundary on flowing water? acrylic on panel, 36" x48"
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Flowing dipping and spraying over the basalt, acrylic on panel, 30" x 30"
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Next to the rush, quiet pools may form, acrylic on panel, 36"x36"
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Catching the rush, turning the corner, slowing the pace, acrylic on panel, 36" x36"
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Towering trees tumble, acrylic on panel, 30"x30"
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| The creek narrows and picks up speed, acrylic on panel, 24"x24" |
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| The engineered disappearance of a living creek, acrylic on panel, 30"x30" |
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| Map of Balch Creek and surrounding area, mixed media, acrylic on panel, nails, thread, key tags, 10'x6' |
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