In what is destined to be the Desert Light Gallery ’ s most unique exhibit to date , Seattle artist Shelly Smith ’ s ‘ Cell Portraits ’ ( http :// www . studiocornix . com ), uses carefully collected water and soil samples , an electron microscope and gouache watercolor technique to showcase the desert ’ s microscopic denizens . With her joyful illustrations of this unseen aspect of the Mojave , she gives us a deeper understanding of the grandeur found in the tiniest components of this fragile and precious landscape .
In what is destined to be the Desert Light Gallery ’ s most unique exhibit to date , Seattle artist Shelly Smith ’ s ‘ Cell Portraits ’ ( http :// www . studiocornix . com ), uses carefully collected water and soil samples , an electron microscope and gouache watercolor technique to showcase the desert ’ s microscopic denizens . With her joyful illustrations of this unseen aspect of the Mojave , she gives us a deeper understanding of the grandeur found in the tiniest components of this fragile and precious landscape .
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Mar / Apr 2017 | THE DESERT LIGHT 5