Butterflies are again on the Cascade Park Neighborhood Library, the place they’re assured to remain lovely — and immobile — within the entryway show case in the course of the month of Might.
Papier-mâché artist Jeff Hill, who has adopted butterfly science and artwork as his retirement pastime, has put in a brand new model of his periodic butterfly exhibit on the library. Earlier butterfly reveals by Hill, that includes his meticulous and correct papier-mâché portrayals of Pacific Northwest butterflies, have been proven on the downtown and Cascade Park libraries in recent times.
The brand new exhibit focuses on the butterflies of Mount Hood. Hill stated some springtime butterflies we might even see at low altitudes right here in Vancouver and east within the Columbia River Gorge are additionally discovered later within the season excessive on Mount Hood close to Timberline Lodge and Mount Hood Meadows. Different butterflies are discovered solely at that prime altitude, he stated.
“I have been exploring this butterfly culture (on Mount Hood) for the last three seasons,” Hill stated.
His new papier-mâché show fashions painting what he’s seen. The exhibit consists of greater than 35 butterflies representing 18 completely different species, he stated. The library is offering supplies so patrons can connect their very own butterfly creations to a poster on web site.
The exhibit will run for a month by means of June 1.
The Cascade Park Neighborhood Library is at 600 N.E. 136th Ave., Vancouver.
