Lynn Swanson
Made of Cast Bronze
Artist statement: “Motherhood is a great gift and challenge. Nurturing and raising children is both incredibly gratifying and frustrating work, made even more so by the complexities of human thought and behavior! I am a great and passionate observer of animal behavior, and often find myself amazed by the relative simplicity of the parent/child bond as seen in the wild. There is a universal tenderness and fierceness of parenthood that transcends species.
When creating this work, I reflected on the similarities between our respective parenting worlds while also trying to capture in time and space what is often only glimpsed in the wild, and for only a brief moment. In this parent and chick I see the tenacity of life, the will to survive, and it gives me hope for all of us.
A native of Seattle, Lynn Swanson finds aesthetic satisfaction in making works that highlight the purity of the line, whether the beak of a penguin or the slope of a cat’s tail. She says “Conceptually, I hope to convey my own undying appreciation, love and respect for the incredible beauty found in nature, especially as it relates to animals.”
