Lisa Myers Bulmash: The Natural State of Imaginary Things
October 2 – 30, 2025
Please welcome artist Lisa Myers Bulmash for our October exhibit, entitled “The Natural State of Imaginary Things.”
From the artist:
I grew up with an appreciation of nature that was mediated by words and books. Reading widely and voraciously filled my head with words for certain plants years before I ever saw them in person. Then, when I began to read gardening and botany books in preparation for this exhibition, I was drawn to descriptions that anthropomorphized nature, like referring to categories of plants as “families.”
The work in this exhibition is the result of a generous interpretation of “nature.” Birdsong emerges from a human throat; flowers grow hands and faces.
The exhibit runs October 2-31 during library open hours. The artist is hosting a reception in the library on Saturday, October 11 from noon to 2 pm.
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