My booth description for the event:Kathleen Sheard, Wildlife Glass Artist, joined Alligator Point Sea Turtle Patrol in 2008. Starting with the tropical storms of 2009 and then the BP oil spill in 2010, in the Gulf of Mexico, the intention of her cast glass sea turtles would change. She is creating a new body of work that emphasizes the human-initiated threats that marine wildlife currently face. Using her cast glass sculptures, she brings into focus how these obstacles impact sea turtles and other aquatic wildlife daily. She will exhibit some of her recent works, along with other kiln formed and cast glass artwork. Drawings, prints and environmental photographs of her adventures with sea turtles and other marine life on a beach and in the ocean will be included. Bill Wargo, director of APSTP, sets up a table locally around Alligator Point, Florida with pamphlets and other informational objects to educate the children and adults about what we can do to help save turtles. Kathleen will have literature and books that she has found inspiring and educational on ways to save our threatened and endangered sea turtles. www.kathleensheard.com www.facebook.com/AlligatorPointSeaTurtlePatrol www.facebook.com/TheCycleOfLife2016
