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"Sentinels" consists of a recent series of mixed media drawings in which Lucinda Bliss employs a playful visual language to speak to grave ecological, and other, concerns. Menageries of bandaged deer, rabbits, ostriches and birds balance in odd clusters in ephemeral habitats. Classifications and alliances are confused in the absence of definable place and natural order. The exploration continues in the altered book series, "Atlas of American Wars, Books I-IV," in which the visual language of playing cards is utilized.

In this work Bliss is reconsidering "monumental," exploring whether it might be applied to delicate, representational work, and asking how a playful, even beautiful, visual language can speak to urgent social issues.