My artist residency in October 2014 was in Ginestrelle on Mount Subasio near Assisi, the Italian birthplace of St. Francis. During my month long stay, I created a canvas banner 5.5’ x 33”, the largest single piece I have ever done. Called Perilous Majesty, it represents the two faces of Mother Nature.

Humans revere the majestic outline of mountains against the sky. But the volcanic eruption of such a mountain brings magma flowing down, burning everything in its path. Beneath Mount Vesuvius are the ruins of Pompeii. The earth itself regenerates, but those humans who could not escape perished.

Environmental Banner: Perilous Majesty
LiDoña Wagner 2014

PERILOUS MAJESTY Detail

ARTIST RESIDENCY PROCESS BOOK Exterior

ARTIST RESIDENCY PROCESS BOOK Interior