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Living in northern Wisconsin on the Manitowish River, artist Mary Burns has always felt a connection to water.
“It’s just been part of my life since I was born,” said Burns.
Burns wants to use her artwork to shed light on issues facing water today.
“Our water globally is in crisis and we need to address this issue,” she said.
The fiber artist is currently working on her next series, ‘Women and Water, a Global Exhibit.’
“I wanted to utilize my weaving capabilities to weave portraits of women who are working with water, advocating for it, protecting it, because I feel that women have not been given enough credit for the work that they do,” said Burns.
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Anyone with a dog for a pet can probably knows the special connection between dogs and humans, even if they can’t put it words.
Patricia McConnell has spent her career studying and trying to understand that connection.
“The bond between us is just sort of a biological miracle,” said McConnell.
McConnell has studied the relationship between dogs and humans for more than 25 years. She has a PhD on the subject and is a certified applied animal behaviorist.
“We’re both mammals, but we’re not as closely related to dogs as we are to a lot of other animals. And yet, we’ve brought them into our families, and they’ve brought us into our families,” said McConnell.