Sneak Peek Aaron Birk
AARON BIRK GRAPHIC NOVELIST
THE POLLINATOR'S CORRIDOR
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| Cover Art for the Pollinator's Corridor- Aaron Birk |
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| Sample page- The Pollinator's Corridor |
“A good idea is timeless”, Dianne Parmalee from Flanders Nature Center, recently said to me. She should know since she has lots of them!
A good idea and a good story are the critical ingredients in artist Aaron Birk’s
graphic novel. Eight years in the making, through the labor intensive processes
of drawing and collage is what it took to bring his ecological adventure story
to fruition.
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| Aaron Birk- Photo Randa Jarra |
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| Sculpture Installation by Aaron Birk |
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| Detail Image of Sculpture by Aaron Birk |
“The Pollinators Corridor” combines the popular genre of the
graphic novel with a compelling narrative that sheds light on significant environmental
issues. What is key in Aaron’s work is that through the images and text this artist
illustrates how the average person can be a steward of change. It provides
scenarios of hope gleaned from Aaron’s own personal involvement with restoration
ecology.
Aaron Birk graduated as a theater major from Oberlin College
in 2003, but began his own self training in horticultural science soon afterward.
It was during his work directing an ecological restoration project in the Bronx
where the seeds of his novel were planted.
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| Detail Image of Sculpture by Aaron Birk |
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| Sample Page by Aaron Birk |
Aaron has been awarded an Independent
Artist grant for this work and has given lecture presentations throughout the
east coast discussing his story and the concept of ecological restoration. The
Pollinator’s Corridor was included in the Bronx Museum of Art in 2009. We are
so excited that Aaron has participated in this call. This work exemplifies the
fusion between art and science, and the power of image to communicate important
ideas. Aaron‘s life work, as a creative and active participant in change, is an
inspiration to other artists who try and make a difference on our planet.
For more information
on Aaron Birk or how to obtain a copy of The Pollinators Corridor by visit his website www.aaronbirk.com
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| Sample Page by Aaron Birk |
Some great Articles on Birk’s work!
For more info on the field of Restoration Ecology
Visit the Society for Ecological Restoration ser.org
Conservation Magazine’s-Nectar Trailsof Migratory Pollinators; Restoring Corridors on Private Lands
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