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This February, visit Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center's Art Gallery to take in the work of Professor Scott Lawrence Angus MA MFA. Professor Angus will be displaying his photographs from his upcoming book the "Rugged Spirit."
In Missouri there is an ancient land that holds the story of stoic conflict between the elements of the natural world. Once mountains, a shallow sea and glaciers dominated our land. These forces deconstructed and created and the lands. Today we see exposed glades, hills, bluffs, rounded mountains, canyons, sinkholes, caves and waterways including springs, rivers and underground lakes that makes Missouri an enchanting wilderness to explore. Often the sights of awe are hidden, and one must seek out and explore to find the magic of our State.
About the Artist: Angus is an avid adventure photographer and academic who has let wonder lust dictate his life. Angus has lived, travelled and taught all over the world. He holds degrees from the University of Missouri, the University of New South Wales in Australia, and California State University – Fullerton. Working in the genres of street photography, travel and humanitarian documentation he has lived an exciting life capturing images of combat zones, impoverished hospitals, humpback whales in Tonga, and Tigers in Thailand. His research is in the forgotten stories that photography tells of American Civil War Soldiers and the History of Travel Photography and Escapism. Recently he produced a film about the Dental Crisis of Rural Children in Missouri and continues to champion those who most need the care of others in the World including the fragile landscape of Earth (His first) book Snake Medicine won Best Photography for the Green Book Awards). Angus has won many awards for his teaching including CSUF Arts and Science Student Association Educator of the Year Award, and the 2013 MU award for Global Awarness2020 the Presidential Award for Diversity and Inclusion. His upcoming book is titled "Rugged Spirit" and is about the ancient landscape of Missouri.
On exhibit in the Runge lobby are enlarged copies of newspaper editorial cartoons by Jay Norwood "Ding" Darling (October 21, 1876 – February 12, 1962). Darling, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist was an important figure in the 20th century conservation movement. The exhibit can be viewed through February.
Darlene Spell will exhibit her nature-inspired photography in our lobby in February 2025. Visit us all month to view her photography.
Stop by on Saturday, February 22 from 12 pm to 2 pm for a meet and greet with Darlene in our lobby.Raccoons trap to cap: First steps in hair on tanning
Raccoon season is here! Our ancestors utilized animal fur for making clothing, blankets, hats, and more. For this clinic, you are encouraged to bring 2 raccoon hides to class to scrape and salt. We will have demonstration hides in various stages for you to learn from also. By the end of the clinic, you’ll have enough knowledge and fur to finish tanning your hides and to make a hat or other small item.
Whether you trap or utilize calls to harvest raccoons, the hides are a valuable resource that can be used to make many items. In this hands-on clinic, you will bring along one or two raccoon skins (preferably partially frozen) to scrape and salt. At the clinic, we will review how to skin a raccoon, then you will flesh your raccoon hide(s) and salt them to take home and process further. We will provide fleshing beams and knives to use during the class, but feel free to bring along your own.
After your raccoons are scraped and salted, you will see and assist with the remaining steps of hide preparation and learn how to lay out a simple hat pattern to make from your hides once you finish processing them over the next few days (or whenever you have time, since hides are paused once they are well salted.)
Wear old clothes and bring a rubber apron, if you have one. A heavy trash bag can be used in place of an apron. If you have a fleshing knife, bring it along. We will have fleshing knives and beams available for use during the program. You will take home plans to build a simple fleshing beam and frame.
After harvesting your raccoon(s), skin and roll them flesh side to flesh side. Place each hide in a leakproof bag and freeze. Remove hides from freezer the night before the clinic, being mindful to place in a bucket to avoid leaks. Bring along a bucket or plastic tub to transport your salted hides home.
If you are having challenges obtaining a raccoon hide, please email for guidance and still come along to learn.
Please bring a sack lunch, drinks, and snacks. Dress in layers to adjust between indoor and outdoor portions. Participants 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult.