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POETRY BY ERICA ANDERSON-SENTER | WING HAVEN. YEAR 7 OF 200.

Erica Anderson-Senter
Transmutation As Virtue.
A Collection of Poetry.

Erica’s love and appreciation of nature are clearly visible in her work. As a child, she watched nature-y cartoons like David the Gnome, and she spent a lot of time exploring the outdoors with her grandparents. She attributes her love of nature to the large pine tree in her yard, her sturdy companion growing up: “I appreciate that my grandparents taught me to be empathetic toward all living things. Even plants have Life with a capital L.”

“My grandmother insists that as a child, I never went anywhere without a notebook and pencil,” Erica said. “She knew I was going to be a writer.”

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ARTWORK BY HANNAH BURNWORTH | WING HAVEN. YEAR 3 OF 200.

Hannah Burnworth
Connected
Mixed Media

“Crunching leaves underfoot, winding trails, twittering wildlife, and blue sky reflected on the Gentian Lakes all make Wing Haven Preserve an alluring place to connect with nature. What makes Wing Haven truly unique though, is the story of the people who made Wing Haven accessible to the rest of us.

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ARTWORK BY GWEN GUTWEIN | WING HAVEN. YEAR 1 OF 200.

Gwen Gutwein
Morning Mist on Seven Sisters
Oil on canvas

“Several years ago I visited Wing Haven for the first time. 

I was enamored by the old log cabin buried in the woods and the caretaker’s home nestled in its beautiful setting with a dense canopy of trees behind.  At that time I didn’t take the trek down to the little lake.  Instead I set up my easel and did a painting of a beautiful teepee dappled with dancing light.  It was a lovely warm day and I left there satisfied with my painting.

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ACRES Launches 200 Year Ecological Reflections Art & Science Initiative

ACRES Land Trust kicks off a 200-year Ecological Reflections art and science initiative with a celebration, 2 pm, Saturday, August 12 at Wing Haven, located at 180 W 400 N, Angola, IN 46703. Indiana’s oldest and largest local land trust will commission and share two centuries of work by artists and scientists investigating and reflecting on Wing Haven over time.

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