Fayette Iron 1

One of a series of pieces created at Ox-Bow School of Art on the shore of Lake Michigan inspired by a visit to Fayette Historic State Park on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Iron mining and smelting shaped immigration, economic and cultural development, and the landscapes of the upper Midwest. Slag, the glassy byproduct of smelting, is neither pure glass nor metal and remains a significant component of the beaches near historic industrial centers. These pieces were created as an exploration and reflection on the memory of the industrial processing of iron ore.

Fayette Iron 2

One of a series of pieces created at Ox-Bow School of Art on the shore of Lake Michigan inspired by a visit to Fayette Historic State Park on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Iron mining and smelting shaped immigration, economic and cultural development, and the landscapes of the upper Midwest. Slag, the glassy byproduct of smelting, is neither pure glass nor metal and remains a significant component of the beaches near historic industrial centers. These pieces were created as an exploration and reflection on the memory of the industrial processing of iron ore.

Fayette Iron 3

One of a series of pieces created at Ox-Bow School of Art on the shore of Lake Michigan inspired by a visit to Fayette Historic State Park on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Iron mining and smelting shaped immigration, economic and cultural development, and the landscapes of the upper Midwest. Slag, the glassy byproduct of smelting, is neither pure glass nor metal and remains a significant component of the beaches near historic industrial centers. These pieces were created as an exploration and reflection on the memory of the industrial processing of iron ore.