A private artist-led tour of an exhibition of indigo batik wax works made in Bali, Indonesia last year. The series the 'Space Above the Coconut Tree' investigates the Tri Hita Karana concept of stewarding the earth, human culture, and divine culture in equal efforts to maintain a healthy society. Metaphorically and physically these trees bridge all three realms.

Over the past decade, Brian lived, studied, and worked in China, Japan, and Indonesia, and that has sculptured his sense of design and aesthetics in unique ways when overlaid with the Appalachian folk art he grew up with. He is a pictorial anthropologist who creates works of pictorial anthropology, based on experiences and interactions, recorded thoughts, and observations from lived experience of place. Core themes of my practice center around issues of sustainable water management and the inextricable dependency of cultural wisdom on the natural environment.

Please note that the gallery is located in a historic townhouse so there is no elevator in the building.
The gallery is located on the 3rd Floor, and so visitors must feel comfortable walking up the main staircase.

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