Summer Huddleston
Born and raised in Salt Lake City, suffocating in a valley that traps smog and treats oil production as a friendly neighbor, I have grown to witness the physical and mental health strain this environment puts on our community. While I seek to one day personally affect these conditions, my art is a reminder of the impact our actions have if they remain unchanged. As dark and heavy as my compositions can be, I hope that you find a connection to the subjects like I have, and will choose to make changes towards
saving our earth.
saving our earth.
Air
Oil Painting, 24" x 36" Canvas
Oil Painting, 24" x 36" Canvas
Fire
Oil Painting, 24" x 36" Canvas
Oil Painting, 24" x 36" Canvas
Water
Oil Painting, 24" x 36" Canvas
Oil Painting, 24" x 36" Canvas
Earth
Oil Painting, 24" x 36" Canvas
The world isn’t black and white, but the effects of climate change are.
Oil Painting, 24" x 36" Canvas
The world isn’t black and white, but the effects of climate change are.
Domestic. Not Domesticated.
Glazed Ceramic
Glazed Ceramic
Homegrown
Bisque Fired Clay and Sunflower Bouquet
Sunflowers are a natural soil decontaminator, removing toxins like lead, arsenic, and uranium.
Bees make 2/3 of crops possible and 85% of flowering plants through pollination.
Bisque Fired Clay and Sunflower Bouquet
Sunflowers are a natural soil decontaminator, removing toxins like lead, arsenic, and uranium.
Bees make 2/3 of crops possible and 85% of flowering plants through pollination.
Ragged Edge
Second-Hand Miscellaneous Fabric Scraps and Thread, 36” x 36”
Lots of water and energy are required to create, dye, and ship fabric. It takes 2,700 liters of water to make one cotton t-shirt.
Second-Hand Miscellaneous Fabric Scraps and Thread, 36” x 36”
Lots of water and energy are required to create, dye, and ship fabric. It takes 2,700 liters of water to make one cotton t-shirt.
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Plastic Ingestion
Recycled Plastic and Coin Operated Candy Machine
Assessing Plastic Ingestion From Nature to People According to the World Wildlife Fund:
The average person could be ingesting approximately 5g of plastic every week.
(Approximately the size of a small handful of candy.)
Common foods and beverages that contain micro-plastics are water, beer, shellfish, and salt.
As many as 1,769 particles consumed come from micro-plastics in tap and bottled drinking water.
75% of all plastic produced is waste.
About 87% of mismanaged waste is leaked into nature and becomes plastic pollution.
The ocean will contain 1 metric ton (2,204.62 pounds) of plastic for every 3 metric tons of fish by 2025.
Recycled Plastic and Coin Operated Candy Machine
Assessing Plastic Ingestion From Nature to People According to the World Wildlife Fund:
The average person could be ingesting approximately 5g of plastic every week.
(Approximately the size of a small handful of candy.)
Common foods and beverages that contain micro-plastics are water, beer, shellfish, and salt.
As many as 1,769 particles consumed come from micro-plastics in tap and bottled drinking water.
75% of all plastic produced is waste.
About 87% of mismanaged waste is leaked into nature and becomes plastic pollution.
The ocean will contain 1 metric ton (2,204.62 pounds) of plastic for every 3 metric tons of fish by 2025.
Quick Fix
14" Cube Glass Tank, Tap Water, 10 lb Ice Block
The Global Sea Level According to Climate.gov:
The Greenland Ice Sheet lost 247 billion tons per year between 2012-16.
That's seven times an increase compared to 1992-2001.
The Arctic loss is up to 199 billion tons lost per year from 2012-16.
This melting and amount of sea level rise is due to thermal expansion.
Almost 40% of populations live close to coastlines and face flooding, shoreline erosion, and hazardous storms.
"By the end of the century, global mean sea level is likely to rise at least one foot above 2000 levels, even if greenhouse gas emissions follow a relatively low pathway in the coming decades."
14" Cube Glass Tank, Tap Water, 10 lb Ice Block
The Global Sea Level According to Climate.gov:
The Greenland Ice Sheet lost 247 billion tons per year between 2012-16.
That's seven times an increase compared to 1992-2001.
The Arctic loss is up to 199 billion tons lost per year from 2012-16.
This melting and amount of sea level rise is due to thermal expansion.
Almost 40% of populations live close to coastlines and face flooding, shoreline erosion, and hazardous storms.
"By the end of the century, global mean sea level is likely to rise at least one foot above 2000 levels, even if greenhouse gas emissions follow a relatively low pathway in the coming decades."
To contact, or find Summer on the internet:
Sources:
Lindsey, Rebecca. “Climate Change: Global Sea Level: NOAA Climate.gov.” Climate Change: Global Sea Level | NOAA Climate.gov, 19 Nov. 2019,
www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-global-sea-level.
“The Impact of a Cotton T-Shirt.” WWF, World Wildlife Fund, 16 Jan. 2013, www.worldwildlife.org/stories/the-impact-of-a-cotton-t-shirt.
Wit, Wijnand de, and Nathan Bigaud. “No Plastic In Nature: Assessing Plastic Ingestion From Nature To People.” WWF Analysis Int 2019, World Wide Fund
For Nature, June 2019, awsassets.panda.org/downloads/plastic_ingestion_press_singles.pdf.
Lindsey, Rebecca. “Climate Change: Global Sea Level: NOAA Climate.gov.” Climate Change: Global Sea Level | NOAA Climate.gov, 19 Nov. 2019,
www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-global-sea-level.
“The Impact of a Cotton T-Shirt.” WWF, World Wildlife Fund, 16 Jan. 2013, www.worldwildlife.org/stories/the-impact-of-a-cotton-t-shirt.
Wit, Wijnand de, and Nathan Bigaud. “No Plastic In Nature: Assessing Plastic Ingestion From Nature To People.” WWF Analysis Int 2019, World Wide Fund
For Nature, June 2019, awsassets.panda.org/downloads/plastic_ingestion_press_singles.pdf.