Sue Springer | The World is On Fire

September 3 – 26, 2026

Opening/First Thursday Art Walk: September 3, 5-8 pm
Bookmaking Workshop: Sunday, September 13, 12-3pm*
Arts & Culture Week (September 19-27): Artist book display and drop-in book arts**

Sue Springer’s installation “The World is On Fire” transforms global instability and climate change into an immersive constellation of suspended ceramic spheres. Varying in size, surface, and texture, the rotating forms invite close examination, revealing raised flames, map-like imagery, and unexpected details that suggest a world in motion and under pressure.
The installation presents the viewer with a rich variety of visual surfaces. Each globe can be explored and rotated, with unexpected elements at every point. By inviting viewers to experience and examine each sphere, the work transforms passive observation into a tactile encounter with a world shaped by instability, urgency, and change.

Events

*The artists will be offering a Bookmaking workshop Sunday, September 13 from 12-3 in the gallery. Led by Dodi Fredericks, the workshop will cover simple techniques for making sketchbooks and notebooks involving folding, glueing and stitching. Materials will be provided; however, participants have the option to bring any paper materials they may want to incorporate. No experience is necessary. This is a free event; however, it will be limited to 12 participants, please contact Sue Springer at sespringer2008@gmail to reserve your spot.

**As part of Art&Culture Week, September 19-27, handmade artist books will be on display in the gallery and a workstation will be set up for drop in opportunities to paint, draw, collage and write in the books.