[TheForge] Kirsten Skiles exhibit

[Fiorini & Skiles]

The UW-Madison Arboretum's Steinhauer Trust Gallery presents the exhibit, 
Nature Expressions in Metal and Megapixels,  with artwork by Kirsten Skiles 
and  Linda Grimmer, May and June 2006.
A reception with the artists will be held at the Gallery on Sunday May 7th, 
1:00 to 3:30pm.

Kirsten Skiles will be exhibiting new bas-relief work in steel, copper and 
bronze.  Kirsten uses the ancient techniques of chasing and repoussé to 
express the ornate wilderness of river, garden and life. Inspired by the 
natural beauty of Wisconsin's Driftless Region, she brings nature into the 
melodramatic realm. Leaves, animals, and even weeds seem to rise out of the 
surface of the metal with a life of their own. Examples of recent work can 
be seen online at http://x2c.xanga.com/34eb635b5613048484400/b32592716.jpg 
and http://x63.xanga.com/f2cb7746c733342601997/b28924601.jpg

The Steinhauer Trust Gallery is located within the Arboretum Visitor Center 
which is open weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and from 12:30 - 4 p.m. on 
weekends. Admission is free. Telephone: 608-263-7888. Web site: 
www.uwarboretum.org

Located between Lake Wingra and the West Beltline Highway at 1207 Seminole 
Highway, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum features the restored 
prairies, forests and wetlands of pre-settlement Wisconsin. This 1,260-acre 
arboretum also houses flowering trees, shrubs and a world-famous lilac 
collection.