Night Wings

Yesterday while waiting for my rig to get fixed at the Nissan shop in Great Falls, I chose to be dropped off at the Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art. http://www.the-square.org/ It is located in an old high school building downtown... I was the only visitor during the hour and a half I was there, making it a great, peaceful time to for me to walk around. It's very small, and only had 5 small scale exhibits.. But they were all very enjoyable... Especially Night Wings: Moths in Sight and Sound, by Joseph Scheer. He has taken photos, digitally enhanced and enlarged them (some up to 4 x 8 feet) to the point that you can see every individual hair on the moth... To get a great interview see... http://www.photoinsider.com/pages/scheer/scheer.html
Most of the display was set up as prints in frames, but one small room was set up with the prints on canvas, hung randomly with tiny speakers inset in the canvas. The sounds of moths and other forest music was played as you walked through-out the room... Very peaceful and relaxing... What a cool experience.. I highly recommend the show if anyone is lucky enough to find it in their area.

Another great exhibit they have permanently at the museum is Lee Steen's Menagerie... It is a collection of Tree sculptures from cottonwood branches and found objects he collected near his home in Roundup, Montana. One of the most unique exhibits I've seen in a while. A true Montana original. All of you who know my Dad, this exhibit is right up his alley..