More Environmental Futures: Maxwell Fertik

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He has designed a public scratching post made of pumice and a time capsule encased in 10 pounds of beeswax. Artist and industrial designer Maxwell Fertik came from heavily forested New England and, there, learned to appreciate and love natural materials. He specializes in transforming material from local biota into usable items and art that celebrates the environment. Fertik’s co-exhibit with painter Meg Lagodzki, no_innocent_landscape, runs from September 5th through October 31st at the Process Gallery in IU’s Cook Center.

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