Slither & Seed was an exhibition of works by Quinn Faylor and David Mcguffie (birdchowart.com). All pieces below showed at KO Gallery, in Detroit, MI , August of 2021.

**Giddy In The Field**, 2021
Acrylic on Canvas
36 in x 24 in

**Swamp Dog,** 2021 
Acrylic on Canvas
 28 in x 30 in

**Under The Willows**, 2021 
Acrylic and Oil on Canvas 
54 in x 36 in

**Blue Heron,** 2021 
Textile Quilt  
29 in x 44 in

A collaboration between Quinn Faylor & David Mcguffie
**Slither& Seed**, 2021
4 Color Screen Print on French Paper
16 in x 24 in
limited edition of 10 prints

**Sumac,** 2021 
Acrylic on Canvas 
20 in x 20 in

**A Sweet Thing,** 2021 
Acrylic on Canvas 
16 in x 16 in

And then we began to notice, to hear how
they reveal themselves. Again and again

They said,
“Don’t be fooled.
See me as I am.”

A place that kindles the senses.
The soft ones found out here
in the quiet. While water
soothes bricks and fireflies
dance like stars in the grass.
This wind

carries us towards something feral.

I cross the bridge back to mainland
and for a moment I can See
where the water goes round.

~

This body of work is not about Belle Isle itself, but the ways in which it deepens our understanding of this city as Place. We are curious about what grows here and the movement across seasons. The Isle brings us in and out. From it we can locate Detroit on the river, as a moment between two great lakes. We return to it almost daily. While walking, we find ourselves in communion with an internal and external landscape. It is an intimate and curious thing, a practice as simple as stepping outside.