On The Wing

By Alex Berens (Sudbury, Ontario)

100 Brian McKee Lane
August 2021, Up Here 7

 
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Artist Statement

Few birds can beat the agile, acrobatic flight skills of the Barn Swallow. Skimming low across the meadows and marshes of Northern Ontario, these aerial insectivores eat insects in flight, or “on-the-wing.”

This mural is for those who go hunting for new opportunities, devour their ideas, and can't help but to stay on the wing.

Alex Berens

Alex is a feral tattoo artist, illustrator, and graphic designer from Sudbury. A naturalist devoted to the flora and fauna of her beloved Northern Ontario, her detailed work aims to cultivate attentiveness and appreciation of the natural world at all sizes and scales.