Join Hanford Mills for Plant Discussion

InterActions series continues 

Hear about the importance of place, native plants, the landscape, and 30 years of art inspired by the Catskills at the next InterActions. The online program on Thursday, March 4 at 7 pm features artist Ellen Wong and SUNY Delhi Associate Professor Lisa Tessier.

Ellen Wong will reflect on her work as an artist living part time in the Catskills for 30 years. "Looking back has helped me to see the constancy and through line that runs like the rivers and roads through most of my work," she says. Wong focuses on the rural and working local landscape, especially that of the agriculture surrounding her home in Roxbury. She also co-hosts "The Farm Hour," a weekly radio show on WIOX in Roxbury.

Lisa Tessier teaches at SUNY Delhi, where her classes include "The Art ofPhoto by Lisa Tessier of Solidago and Aster  Healing Landscapes," "Environmental Art in America," and "Sustainable Design and Planning." Tessier's place-based artwork includes landscape designs with native plants, watercolor landscapes, basketry, and watercolor botanical sun prints. On Thursday, she will share her passion for using native plants in garden design and in the sun printing process.