Dane County Watershed
Glass beads, acrylic yarn, silver plated wire
Ashley Grace Dureke, University of Wisconsin-Madison
In Collaboration with Anne Nardi, UW-Extension
My water partner focuses a lot on communication with water professionals, so I pivoted more to creating understanding. My piece is a very ‘watered down’ version of the Dane County watershed map, but I wanted to also add more playful elements to the piece with color and textures with the beads and the crocheted piece. One thing that I really thought about with this piece was scale, because with beads you can lose detail, which was something I struggled with in this piece. This piece is a combination of my water partner’s work and my artistic passions.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Ashley-Grace Dureke is a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison majoring in Genetics and Genomics and Spanish. Outside of research, she spends a lot of time outside and also indulging in the arts, specifically the fiber arts, jewelry making, pottery, and sewing. Her work has been featured on campus in the WSB Art Gala. She has a jewelry business (@madewithgracebyag on Instagram) and you can check out her previous works on her website, www.madewithgracebyag.com.
ABOUT THE WATER PARTNER
Anne Nardi is an environmental communicator working for UW-Madison Division of Extension.
MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUPPORT FROM
