Egret

This woodcut print features the Great White Egret during mating season in the Maurepas Swamp. Both the female and male egret grow long delicate feathers called aigrettes, and a patch of their beak turns neon green. Their fabulous plumage almost led to their extinction in the late 1800’s as they were hunted to adorn womens hats. Early conservationists appealed to women's fashion and put an end to these killings, later adopting the Great Egret as the symbol for the National Audubon Society. 

“Egret”, Woodcut and Watercolor, Archival printmaking paper (BFK), 42.5”x 42.5”, 2020