Winter People is primarily a series of street placed woodcuts based on and inspired by the the cold midwestern weather and the way we change ourselves to cope. I am somewhat fascinated by hats, scarves and big heavy coats and the way they hide, cover and protect. This series in part explores this idea and the aesthetics of urban winter. The material used to create these is found/salvaged from Chicago streets and alleys so in many ways when I place these I am just returning them to their original home. The idea is to keep doing them as long as the weather is cold and I keep finding the material needed to make them.

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