Falling
Why are birds falling from the sky? National Geographic

Falling through Seven Generations C.24
Started in 2022, the series Falling acts as a point of entry for the viewer of the loss and wanton destruction of birds and their habitat. Holding birds as a cultural symbol of peace and strength throughout human civilization, our current behaviors of profit and comfort pivots to war with fires, drought, habitat loss and floods.
The Seventh-Generation exhibition presents an opportunity to engage the front. Selecting two images from the Falling series, Impact c 24 and Fleeing c24, archival prints on Arches paper is a layered meditation. Its fragile nature slips, shifts and reappears suggesting geological time. The limited archival prints are hand signed leaves of the Falling series of origin: burnt organic habitat and abandoned nests on torched wood.
Noreen Dean Dresser and Absent Winged Collaborator C24
Dimension: 28"H x 45"W
Each leaf is signed and layered 4 inches between culminating in Leaf Four from Impact C 24

RUSHING C.22
Absent Winged Collaborator
Media: Fire drawing, Wisconsin/Iowa nest of horsehair, smoke, ash, feathers, pens, inks, acrylic inks on torched wood panel
Dimension: 36” H x 48” W

MOON FIRE C.22
Absent Winged Collaborator
Media: Fire drawing, Wisconsin/Iowa nest of twigs, smoke, ash, pens, acrylic inks, torched wood panel
Dimension: 36” H x 24” W

REMEMBER THE DEEP FOREST C.22
Absent Winged Collaborator
Medium: Fire drawing, Wisconsin/Iowa nest, smoke, ash, feather, pencils, pens, acrylic inks, on torched wood panel
Dimension: 36” H x 24” W

REMEMBER THE WOODLAND HABITAT C.22
Absent Winged Collaborator
Medium: Fire drawing, Robin nest, shamrocks, ash, feather, pencils, pens, acrylic inks, on torched wood panel
Dimension: 36” H x 24” W

FIRELIGHT C.22
Absent Winged Collaborator
Medium: Fire drawing, Robin nest, smoke, ash, feather, pens, acrylic inks, on torched wood panel
Dimension: 48” H x 36” W

FIREFLIGHT C.22
Absent Winged Collaborator
Medium: Fire drawing, feathers, smoke, ash, pens, acrylic inks, on torched wood panel
Dimension: 48” H x 36”W

Harvest Fields I’ve Not Flown C.22
Absent Winged Collaborators
Medium: Fire drawing, NYS Robin nest, egg and failed chick, feathers, leaves, ash, acrylic inks, on torched wood panel
(Nest gifted from L. Victoria Coronato, D.V.M)
Dimension: 60” H x 40” W

Burned Harvest Fields We Flew C.22
Absent Winged Collaborators
Medium: Fire drawing, NYS Robin Nest, burned feathers, rye berries, leaves, ash, acrylic inks, on torched wood panel
(Nest gifted from L. Victoria Coronato, D.V.M)
Dimension: 60” H x 40” W

IMPACT C.22
Winged Collaborator killed on Impact NYC
Medium: Fire drawing, Nest, feathers retrieved from dead birds, burned leaves, ash, acrylic inks, on torched wood panel
(Nest gifted from Virginia Yearling)
Dimension: 48” H x 36” W X 4” D

FLEEING C.24
Winged Collaborator
Medium: Fire drawing, Nest, feathers retrieved from dead birds, burned leaves, ash, acrylic inks, on torched wood panel
(Nest gifted from Virginia Yearling)
Dimension: 48” H x 36” W X 4” D

FALLING THROUGH SEVEN GENERATIONS C.24
Started in 2022, the series Falling acts as a point of entry for the viewer of the loss and wanton destruction of birds and their habitat. Holding birds as a cultural symbol of peace and strength throughout human civilization, our current behaviors of profit and comfort pivots to war with fires, drought, habitat loss and floods.
The Seventh-Generation exhibition presents an opportunity to engage the front. Selecting two images from the Falling series, Impact c 24 and Fleeing c24, archival prints on Arches paper is a layered meditation. Its fragile nature slips, shifts and reappears suggesting geological time. The limited archival prints are hand signed leaves of the Falling series of origin: burnt organic habitat and abandoned nests on torched wood.
Noreen Dean Dresser and Absent Winged Collaborator C24
Dimension: 28"H x 45"W
Each leaf is signed and layered 4 inches between culminating in Leaf Four from Impact C 24

THE SUMMER SMOKED BLUE C.24
Absent Winged Collaborators
Media: Fire drawing, nest, feathers, burned leaves, ash, acrylic inks, on torched wood panel
Dimension: 36” H x 24” W

BURNED OUT C.24
Absent Winged Collaborators
Media: Fire drawing, nest, feathers, burned leaves, ash, acrylic inks, on torched wood panel
Dimension: 36” H x 24” W

SEE NO EVIL C.24
Deceased White throated Sparrow Collaborator on Glass Impact
Medium: Fire drawing, dead wings and feathers from a White- throated Sparrow, smoke, ash, acrylic inks, on torched wood panel. (Bird found in front of New York Glass Condominium)
Dimension: 24 H x 36” W

MIGRATING AIR TO NOT C.24
Deceased Golden Crested Kinglet Collaborator on Glass Impact
Media: Fire drawing, dead wings and feathers from a Golden Crowned Kinglet, acrylic inks, on wood panel. (Bird found in front of New York Glass Condominium)
Dimension: 24 H x 36” W

GLASS EYED NO MURMURATION C.25
Deceased Collaborator Dark Eyed Junco on Glass Impact
Media: Fire drawing, dead wings and feathers from a Dark Eyed Junco, acrylic inks, on wood panel. (Bird found in front of New York Glass Condominium)
Dimension: 24 H x 36” W

FIRE, SMOKE AND A WINGED PRAYER C. 24
Absent Winged Collaborators
Media: Fire drawing, robin’s nest, smoke, egg shells, acrylic inks on torched wood
Dimension: 12” H x 12” W x 3”D

WORLDS ON FIRE FOR GENERATIONS C.25
Absent Winged Collaborators
Media: Fire drawing, nest and nesting materials, quail eggs, smoke, acrylic inks on torched wood panel
Dimension: 12” H x 12” W x 3” D

FOOL'S GOLD C.25
Absent Winged Collaborators
Media: Fire drawing, gold acrylic ink, robin’s nest and nesting materials, quail eggs, smoke on torched wood panel
Dimension: 12” H x 12” W x 3”D

ROSE BOWL 2025 C. 25
Absent Winged Collaborators
Media: Fire drawing, torched nest and nesting materials, rose petals, eggs, ash on torched wood panel
Dimension: 12” H x 12” W x 4” D

NOT ONLY MY HOME WILL BURN C.25
Absent Winged Collaborators
Media: Fire drawing, torched nest and nesting materials, eggs, smoke, Wells Fargo burned papers on torched wood panel
Dimension: 12” H x 12” W x 3”D