• Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

    Indiana Dunes

    National Lakeshore Indiana

2006 Artist-in-Residence Tom Virgin

silhouette of man standing behind a tripod with camera on to, trees and sky in background

by Artist in Residence Volunteer

Tom teaches art at Hialeah Senior High School in Miami, Florida.

During his residency he collected images and information that he is using to create a book. He will make several 16" X 20" woodcut plates and then use them to make the prints.

Here are excerpts from Tom's recent letter about fond memories of his residency. He enjoyed "....hiking most of the trails and being given tours by the excellent interpretive staff.... the sunsets over Lake Michigan will always be with me."

 

Did You Know?

Close-up of flames burning a prairie

Without fire, there could be no prairie at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Non-prairie plant species would crowd out native prairie grasses. These rare grasslands are maintained through periodic controlled burns.