Kevin Reid is a retired Mayo Clinic Consultant in Orofacial Pain and Clinical Ethics. Subsequent to retirement from Mayo, he completed MFA studies at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design where he focused on abstract acrylic painting and fabrication of abstract salvaged metal sculpture. Kevin’s studio and sculpture shop are deep in the woods of southern Minnesota. His art is influenced by many years of poignant interactions with suffering people, in addition to his experiences in the practice of clinical ethics. This sculpture is titled “Kin”, underscoring his observations of the remarkable diversity among family members who share a similar foundation and background.
Lydia Hansen Stump Life 2 Fiber art, wood. 2024 $100
Lydia Hansen is a fiber artist based in Rochester and creating art around SE MN. Her work is driven by curiosity and exploration of texture and color through yarn. Across the last 5 years, she's been intrigued by the way crochet's 3D qualities can mimic shapes and patterns found in nature and draws inspiration from much of her work from things she's seen or touched. Although crochet and textile art are her primary mediums, she also draws on art forms such as painting, woodworking and collage to challenge conventional ideas of what crochet can be.
Stump Life 2 is inspired by fungi and lichen growths the artist studied in preparation for her ongoing public art installation near Chatfield, MN, the Lost Creek Fungi Hunt. This piece captures fungi life in miniature form on a foraged tree stump. Find shelf fungus, brown-capped mushrooms, and two kinds of lichen.