https://annmarieschneider.com Ann Marie Schneider Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:10:09 +0000 https://annmarieschneider.com en https://annmarieschneider.com/Home Wed, 09 Jul 2025 17:51:59 +0000 Ann Marie Schneider https://annmarieschneider.com/Home https://annmarieschneider.com/Erosions Mon, 29 Jun 2026 23:19:13 +0000 Ann Marie Schneider https://annmarieschneider.com/Erosions EROSIONS Works on/with paper - watercolor, image transfer.&nbsp; Each piece includes a jar of image transfer detritutus. Text, image, and boundary are eroded and deposited as material, provocation, and territory ripe for cultivation.&nbsp; Exhibited in unsettled with mixed media and installation at CORE Gallery, June 2026. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img width="2579" height="3868" width_o="2579" height_o="3868" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8f84682a28e8ded190ff5aa58580baf136d0bce4b6cd0d8f78f761c6170f57a1/Erosion-17-OchreAutobahn-MD.jpg" data-mid="249910994" border="0" alt="Erosion 17 Ochre Autobahn, 36 x 24 in.,&nbsp; 2026" data-caption="Erosion 17 Ochre Autobahn, 36 x 24 in.,&nbsp; 2026" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8f84682a28e8ded190ff5aa58580baf136d0bce4b6cd0d8f78f761c6170f57a1/Erosion-17-OchreAutobahn-MD.jpg" /> <img width="2531" height="3796" width_o="2531" height_o="3796" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/01eb09174f93a29e3dc0fdfd6e2092d4804f2f36e51893d0c699e6d7527038ce/Erosion-22-Peach-Legs_MD.jpg" data-mid="249910992" border="0" alt="Erosion 22 Peach Legs, 36 x 24 in., 2026" data-caption="Erosion 22 Peach Legs, 36 x 24 in., 2026" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/01eb09174f93a29e3dc0fdfd6e2092d4804f2f36e51893d0c699e6d7527038ce/Erosion-22-Peach-Legs_MD.jpg" /> <img width="2408" height="3398" width_o="2408" height_o="3398" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/671e9b6080849ddbda317082372c7f87e1e07dd5018fbf24a57d9ef42f1909b4/eROSIONS-19-PinkAnthropic-MD.jpg" data-mid="249905221" border="0" alt="Erosion 21 Spider Pie, 25 x 18 in.,&nbsp;2026" data-caption="Erosion 21 Spider Pie, 25 x 18 in.,&nbsp;2026" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/671e9b6080849ddbda317082372c7f87e1e07dd5018fbf24a57d9ef42f1909b4/eROSIONS-19-PinkAnthropic-MD.jpg" /> <img width="2366" height="3286" width_o="2366" height_o="3286" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ba478258d9c5e6ab1818a0afde02e1922355aeaf1b8298e5b0eb9d6233b32c65/Erosion-21-Spider-Pie-MD.jpg" data-mid="249910987" border="0" alt="Erosion 19 Pink Anthropic, 25 x 18 in.,&nbsp;2026" data-caption="Erosion 19 Pink Anthropic, 25 x 18 in.,&nbsp;2026" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ba478258d9c5e6ab1818a0afde02e1922355aeaf1b8298e5b0eb9d6233b32c65/Erosion-21-Spider-Pie-MD.jpg" /> <img width="2394" height="3325" width_o="2394" height_o="3325" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c4794c2bd69fd8c9a914f57100e1f12d4c0aed0dcd294c4aacb25b30b598ee05/Erosions-20---Deep-Gold_MD.jpg" data-mid="249905220" border="0" alt="Erosion 20 Deep Gold, 25x18 in., 2026" data-caption="Erosion 20 Deep Gold, 25x18 in., 2026" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c4794c2bd69fd8c9a914f57100e1f12d4c0aed0dcd294c4aacb25b30b598ee05/Erosions-20---Deep-Gold_MD.jpg" /> <img width="2624" height="3826" width_o="2624" height_o="3826" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/815155a7693b897269408d2ef1f447406122913553c365a5ef4fb2b2938fa61a/Erosions-05-Library_MD.jpg" data-mid="249910744" border="0" alt="Erosion 05 Library, 17.5 x 12.5 in., 2025" data-caption="Erosion 05 Library, 17.5 x 12.5 in., 2025" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/815155a7693b897269408d2ef1f447406122913553c365a5ef4fb2b2938fa61a/Erosions-05-Library_MD.jpg" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/96a7d09d01c522d7abfc202df93a1029918810772a7b83fe0bd5de9d39e26014/IMG_1128_msging.jpg" data-mid="249911385" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/96a7d09d01c522d7abfc202df93a1029918810772a7b83fe0bd5de9d39e26014/IMG_1128_msging.jpg" /> <img width="2353" height="3432" width_o="2353" height_o="3432" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5fb3030b6bf9e4c3ca67d6f0c0fe71bc88dceedfec24f37b07fb77fcebfaa955/IMG_1136_msging.jpg" data-mid="249911384" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5fb3030b6bf9e4c3ca67d6f0c0fe71bc88dceedfec24f37b07fb77fcebfaa955/IMG_1136_msging.jpg" /> <img width="4284" height="5712" width_o="4284" height_o="5712" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1f637fd3d22f7c0defed0091b809bc5fec7ad82dd4fe07dc3a6cf20a824dda1c/IMG_1163.JPG" data-mid="249905228" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1f637fd3d22f7c0defed0091b809bc5fec7ad82dd4fe07dc3a6cf20a824dda1c/IMG_1163.JPG" /> <img width="4284" height="5712" width_o="4284" height_o="5712" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b7d0e9bf383ed35b9757bedaade1282ff74789db5766b6d4833869407974aae9/IMG_1172.JPG" data-mid="249905229" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b7d0e9bf383ed35b9757bedaade1282ff74789db5766b6d4833869407974aae9/IMG_1172.JPG" /> https://annmarieschneider.com/The-Lifeline-Project Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:10:09 +0000 Ann Marie Schneider https://annmarieschneider.com/The-Lifeline-Project THE LIFELINE PROJECT <img width="1920" height="1416" width_o="1920" height_o="1416" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/63a5e1c9c0de9f1c9f4db5394082d0d96f828e868e619a9186a3adb694d574ac/250604-Mockup-Study_R002555.jpg" data-mid="251165075" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/63a5e1c9c0de9f1c9f4db5394082d0d96f828e868e619a9186a3adb694d574ac/250604-Mockup-Study_R002555.jpg" /> The Lifeline Project is an ongoing body of work that explores transforming ubiquitous, scribed property lines (often a dash-dot-dot-dash on plat maps) from superimposed dividing boundaries into thickened stitches of abundance with the power to spur collaborative care and action at the scale of the neighbor. <img width="3213" height="4284" width_o="3213" height_o="4284" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fa1abb0ba9168cbfce9b764fe4465eb1a234f4620aab326990f01db29858b49a/Lifeline-Installation-IMG_0788_med.jpg" data-mid="251164992" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fa1abb0ba9168cbfce9b764fe4465eb1a234f4620aab326990f01db29858b49a/Lifeline-Installation-IMG_0788_med.jpg" /> <img width="4284" height="5712" width_o="4284" height_o="5712" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fdbd0677f4fc02e1d54f484b83dc8ffeaa7645edc8ad3ed75f2915431d0874a1/Lifeline-Detail_0798_med.jpg" data-mid="251164991" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fdbd0677f4fc02e1d54f484b83dc8ffeaa7645edc8ad3ed75f2915431d0874a1/Lifeline-Detail_0798_med.jpg" /> <img width="6240" height="4160" width_o="6240" height_o="4160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/98fe4b5f2417f6add7f61ba38d7fa4f0ec5f2dad7ee617d944422ad6d4d2e3ed/AMS_CORE_6_4_26_26.JPG" data-mid="251164987" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/98fe4b5f2417f6add7f61ba38d7fa4f0ec5f2dad7ee617d944422ad6d4d2e3ed/AMS_CORE_6_4_26_26.JPG" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2c29c3a3ac0154b01fb20685c9f7fbb3724cd988f5fe3be6a63caf09f9c6e028/IMG_1675.jpg" data-mid="251164989" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2c29c3a3ac0154b01fb20685c9f7fbb3724cd988f5fe3be6a63caf09f9c6e028/IMG_1675.jpg" /> <img width="6240" height="4160" width_o="6240" height_o="4160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f387e26af238176f3457917fb68dd920c564784ece7f7caab0ab75b68130777b/AMS_CORE_6_4_26_54.JPG" data-mid="251164988" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f387e26af238176f3457917fb68dd920c564784ece7f7caab0ab75b68130777b/AMS_CORE_6_4_26_54.JPG" /> Lifeline 2.0 Neighboring Ear (Auricularia finitima) —CORE Gallery 2026. Inspired by the agency of fungi, and their symbiotic partners, lichen, to break down matter and generate vitality through connection. Like wood ear mushrooms fruiting along a fallen log, these forms listen at the boundary, consuming what divides and returning it as nourishment to plants, soils, creatures, each other. <img width="5711" height="3808" width_o="5711" height_o="3808" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/80bdd9df344447f545731f3baedf870431ffcb177a2a0191433c3a95dee5a95e/DSCF0190crop.jpg" data-mid="251165042" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/80bdd9df344447f545731f3baedf870431ffcb177a2a0191433c3a95dee5a95e/DSCF0190crop.jpg" /> <img width="1800" height="3601" width_o="1800" height_o="3601" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d33da96c1a62fac041ce4aa43f7029b9326c001a118ccc34cb1d33783337d3b1/unBound-Study-4-Watercolor.jpg" data-mid="251164997" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d33da96c1a62fac041ce4aa43f7029b9326c001a118ccc34cb1d33783337d3b1/unBound-Study-4-Watercolor.jpg" /> <img width="2576" height="3412" width_o="2576" height_o="3412" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f7c45dcc37875a90a7731d833e2839e1e31e6280009f3726999de19b23b3c2ad/Unbound-Ink-on-mylar-study-1-8k.jpg" data-mid="251164996" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f7c45dcc37875a90a7731d833e2839e1e31e6280009f3726999de19b23b3c2ad/Unbound-Ink-on-mylar-study-1-8k.jpg" /> <img width="2323" height="3033" width_o="2323" height_o="3033" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1f8a2af2b6e33fbe2894c2f07f570a90917a986d3462a0720ed054d32288501f/Equi-Unbound-1-8k.jpg" data-mid="251164995" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1f8a2af2b6e33fbe2894c2f07f570a90917a986d3462a0720ed054d32288501f/Equi-Unbound-1-8k.jpg" /> 2-D explorations. &nbsp; <img width="4160" height="6240" width_o="4160" height_o="6240" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0b76d54fd188f6cfee411f064edce8067e051ef0821b87b63ca9837a6544371f/Lifeline-CocA-Opening_DSF4119.jpg" data-mid="251164990" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0b76d54fd188f6cfee411f064edce8067e051ef0821b87b63ca9837a6544371f/Lifeline-CocA-Opening_DSF4119.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e55d326ddb6b4ca4bde8e4c77bf5f1b27ef2d33da2abbab09ef2716607cd9cf1/Schneider_Image1.jpg" data-mid="251164993" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e55d326ddb6b4ca4bde8e4c77bf5f1b27ef2d33da2abbab09ef2716607cd9cf1/Schneider_Image1.jpg" /> <img width="2681" height="3575" width_o="2681" height_o="3575" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/62019b7ad5ef801835e720541ab1cd918488f587810325652cb3f1c039f66a9b/Schneider_Image3.jpg" data-mid="251164994" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/62019b7ad5ef801835e720541ab1cd918488f587810325652cb3f1c039f66a9b/Schneider_Image3.jpg" /> For the 2025 exhibition at CoCA Gallery, Byproduct &amp; Prototype, UnBound (Lifeline 1.0) considered socio-political boundaries from the perspective of migrating species, flowing water, and deep time to imagine new paradigms for territorial boundaries. &nbsp; The group exhibition showcased artists whose work emphasizes problem-solving, research-based approaches, and a search for innovation and imaginative solutions to issues. Red vinyl tape, ink monoprints, watercolors, and renderings. &nbsp;&nbsp; https://annmarieschneider.com/Breaking-Ground Tue, 30 Jun 2026 02:42:54 +0000 Ann Marie Schneider https://annmarieschneider.com/Breaking-Ground BREAKING GROUND Works on/with paper - watercolor, New Yorker collage. &nbsp; &nbsp; Exploring our relationship to land over deep time through ruptured grounds, shifting structures, layered narratives, and artifacts. Exhibited at CORE gallery Seattle, 2025. <img width="2562" height="3415" width_o="2562" height_o="3415" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ec71115fefa7e1354ff6144df61409b51fe2a8c9432a06f87e65cee60915c35a/GeoCake-08-AM-040.5x.jpg" data-mid="249911402" border="0" alt="GeoCake #8, 12x9, 2025" data-caption="GeoCake #8, 12x9, 2025" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ec71115fefa7e1354ff6144df61409b51fe2a8c9432a06f87e65cee60915c35a/GeoCake-08-AM-040.5x.jpg" /> <img width="5099" height="6799" width_o="5099" height_o="6799" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aa9b61cdfd72eceb83b9c065f821e999cca4268eedfad461e1df188d9cfdf262/GeoCake09-med.jpg" data-mid="249911395" border="0" alt="GeoCake #9, 12x9, 2025" data-caption="GeoCake #9, 12x9, 2025" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/aa9b61cdfd72eceb83b9c065f821e999cca4268eedfad461e1df188d9cfdf262/GeoCake09-med.jpg" /> <img width="2076" height="3012" width_o="2076" height_o="3012" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f1336ecdbb295956e01b27f7fc9c8b7c5522ee98ade2de31da17952fec3cd921/GeoCake11-3753.jpg" data-mid="249911397" border="0" alt="GeoCake #11, 10x7, 2025" data-caption="GeoCake #11, 10x7, 2025" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f1336ecdbb295956e01b27f7fc9c8b7c5522ee98ade2de31da17952fec3cd921/GeoCake11-3753.jpg" /> <img width="2208" height="2940" width_o="2208" height_o="2940" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4d86b6bb1bf4bbc2f5aa7f0aebd745bb8abfa2181bf18435820ed66d3b9815ff/GeoCake10_3751.jpg" data-mid="249911396" border="0" alt="GeoCake #10, 12x9, 2025" data-caption="GeoCake #10, 12x9, 2025" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4d86b6bb1bf4bbc2f5aa7f0aebd745bb8abfa2181bf18435820ed66d3b9815ff/GeoCake10_3751.jpg" /> <img width="2012" height="2874" width_o="2012" height_o="2874" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a212038fee5433462a9ac5ffaea73a327e191c46f2412a0589fc8790a63f8b73/usGS-WOP-10-SpM010.5x.jpg" data-mid="249911404" border="0" alt="(us)GS-WOP-10, 10x7 in, 2024" data-caption="(us)GS-WOP-10, 10x7 in, 2024" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a212038fee5433462a9ac5ffaea73a327e191c46f2412a0589fc8790a63f8b73/usGS-WOP-10-SpM010.5x.jpg" /> <img width="2553" height="3914" width_o="2553" height_o="3914" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cf1427a12ec2b7f49a5fb8d7bb91acf78d690606de227e4e648cf471d6443d9c/GeoCake-03-AM-090.5x.jpg" data-mid="249911403" border="0" alt="GeoCake #3, 23x15 in, 2025" data-caption="GeoCake #3, 23x15 in, 2025" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cf1427a12ec2b7f49a5fb8d7bb91acf78d690606de227e4e648cf471d6443d9c/GeoCake-03-AM-090.5x.jpg" /> <img width="4210" height="6315" width_o="4210" height_o="6315" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f50be63600690695e6eb54e815dbe4a6c3490cd397e62f7a4c09c58acbcee158/GeoCake-05-med.jpg" data-mid="249911392" border="0" alt="GeoCake #5, 23x15 in, 2025" data-caption="GeoCake #5, 23x15 in, 2025" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f50be63600690695e6eb54e815dbe4a6c3490cd397e62f7a4c09c58acbcee158/GeoCake-05-med.jpg" /> <img width="6249" height="8212" width_o="6249" height_o="8212" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/29e4a2388fcc80f8d8fdc557ab3d188bdfe3cdcd55033d53cce36e4d07d81f19/GeoCake-2-med.jpg" data-mid="249911391" border="0" alt="GeoCake #2, 30x22 in, 2024" data-caption="GeoCake #2, 30x22 in, 2024" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/29e4a2388fcc80f8d8fdc557ab3d188bdfe3cdcd55033d53cce36e4d07d81f19/GeoCake-2-med.jpg" /> <img width="4053" height="5790" width_o="4053" height_o="5790" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f4f15e70a1777d8ed68ef104130c9b65075c49efd69d7974647a26c8ef32cd51/GeoCake-07-AM-03-MED.jpg" data-mid="249911571" border="0" alt="GeoCake #7, 14x11 in, 2025" data-caption="GeoCake #7, 14x11 in, 2025" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f4f15e70a1777d8ed68ef104130c9b65075c49efd69d7974647a26c8ef32cd51/GeoCake-07-AM-03-MED.jpg" /> <img width="5195" height="7871" width_o="5195" height_o="7871" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3fd4825d6e621c99793d6a8e06d6e7b9a7a47c85b45f06dba48b39cbe3adae15/usGS-WOP-09-med.jpg" data-mid="249911400" border="0" alt="(us)GS-WOP-09, 23x15, 2024 (sold)" data-caption="(us)GS-WOP-09, 23x15, 2024 (sold)" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3fd4825d6e621c99793d6a8e06d6e7b9a7a47c85b45f06dba48b39cbe3adae15/usGS-WOP-09-med.jpg" /> <img width="5135" height="7874" width_o="5135" height_o="7874" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b59cce9cdebd5a04a05f76f9d8fffc32d0265795406a6b6f0f44cfa9876831ed/usGS-WOP-08-med.jpg" data-mid="249911398" border="0" alt="(us)GS-WOP-08, 23x15, 2024 (sold)" data-caption="(us)GS-WOP-08, 23x15, 2024 (sold)" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b59cce9cdebd5a04a05f76f9d8fffc32d0265795406a6b6f0f44cfa9876831ed/usGS-WOP-08-med.jpg" /> <img width="1586" height="2106" width_o="1586" height_o="2106" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/016b312f4b563be36cf17188167a864fd22177e7fcc4284608e27a6726a8c782/usGS-WOP-070.25x.png" data-mid="249911408" border="0" alt="(us)GS-WOP-07, 35x27 in, 2024 (sold)" data-caption="(us)GS-WOP-07, 35x27 in, 2024 (sold)" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/016b312f4b563be36cf17188167a864fd22177e7fcc4284608e27a6726a8c782/usGS-WOP-070.25x.png" /> <img width="2504" height="3338" width_o="2504" height_o="3338" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bf1decdf0a6424774daccc1766cff453673dee31da121803f672aaf5b2a43295/usGS-WOP-011-DSCF3494.jpg" data-mid="249911401" border="0" alt="(us)GS-WOP-011, 12x9in, 2024" data-caption="(us)GS-WOP-011, 12x9in, 2024" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bf1decdf0a6424774daccc1766cff453673dee31da121803f672aaf5b2a43295/usGS-WOP-011-DSCF3494.jpg" /> <img width="4051" height="5788" width_o="4051" height_o="5788" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8310251a3a78e6f8df03ec5b8ebcbcfbba160ad635657bea23d107a800496dc6/GeoCake-6--SM02-med.jpg" data-mid="249911393" border="0" alt="GeoCake #6, 14x11 in, 2024" data-caption="GeoCake #6, 14x11 in, 2024" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8310251a3a78e6f8df03ec5b8ebcbcfbba160ad635657bea23d107a800496dc6/GeoCake-6--SM02-med.jpg" /> https://annmarieschneider.com/West-Duwamish-Wet-Weather-Facility-Public-Art Wed, 09 Jul 2025 17:52:01 +0000 Ann Marie Schneider https://annmarieschneider.com/West-Duwamish-Wet-Weather-Facility-Public-Art KING COUNTY WEST DUWAMISH WET WEATHER FACILITY&nbsp; ART PANELS &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img width="2181" height="1213" width_o="2181" height_o="1213" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/919fc9dfa6f17e1df2911d613a5fb3fca9b3590b6ad4bd1fe829ffb3eceea7a8/250908-NW-Port-v4.png" data-mid="243689114" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/919fc9dfa6f17e1df2911d613a5fb3fca9b3590b6ad4bd1fe829ffb3eceea7a8/250908-NW-Port-v4.png" /> Above:&nbsp; Artist rendering of east facade panel series. I’m currently commissioned by King County to create create community-focused, large-scale permanent artwork for their new 1.25-million-gallon stormwater facility along the Duwamish River in Seattle. Titled "Communities of Future-Past," the artwork honors five forms of the river-site over time: tidal-emergent, fir-terrace, settlement, industry, and infrastructure. Through extensive community engagement—including neighborhood events, tribal conversations, and surveys asking residents to envision the future valley—the panels reveal intricate connections between water, land, livelihood, habitat, and community across generations. Designed to read at multiple scales for pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers, the integrated artwork merges municipal function with timeFUL storytelling. Construction slated for 2026.&nbsp; More information at West Duwamish Wet Weather Storage - King County, Washington. The design and public outreach summary (below) was shared with the South Park Neighborhood Association in November 12, 2024. PUBLIC FEEDBACK SUMMARY <img width="1275" height="1650" width_o="1275" height_o="1650" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5141f1c1a1173b8075b486e553617a300292f85d66938008b5006845ed3b657e/241104-SPNA-Survey-Handout.png" data-mid="235583276" border="0" data-scale="42" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5141f1c1a1173b8075b486e553617a300292f85d66938008b5006845ed3b657e/241104-SPNA-Survey-Handout.png" /><img width="2024" height="2659" width_o="2024" height_o="2659" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2055fc41864e3ac2ea65a25323055afafd7c1a5101191b72c4870d06d8b47ccd/8_WDWWF_Fir-Terrace-Panel-DETAIL.jpg" data-mid="235583271" border="0" data-scale="40" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2055fc41864e3ac2ea65a25323055afafd7c1a5101191b72c4870d06d8b47ccd/8_WDWWF_Fir-Terrace-Panel-DETAIL.jpg" /> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; https://annmarieschneider.com/us-GS Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:01:59 +0000 Ann Marie Schneider https://annmarieschneider.com/us-GS (us)GS&nbsp; Mixed media on Claybord. Each work imagines deep time, both forward and back, from imaginary grounds and geologies. &nbsp; <img width="2409" height="1132" width_o="2409" height_o="1132" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6508eca8e12f6bdf3e777dbdd47307bf3caa4a9f18a050bc80f96ec5c697a793/IMG_4879-Sea-Glacier_sm.jpg" data-mid="249912412" border="0" alt="(us)GS 10 SeaGlacier, 12x24 x 1.75 in, 2025" data-caption="(us)GS 10 SeaGlacier, 12x24 x 1.75 in, 2025" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6508eca8e12f6bdf3e777dbdd47307bf3caa4a9f18a050bc80f96ec5c697a793/IMG_4879-Sea-Glacier_sm.jpg" /> <img width="3207" height="1599" width_o="3207" height_o="1599" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f44b385066724fa98ca0089a78b0a7a738ed566bd3a94fea50cb2d0f91ced0a8/usGS-09-Produce-cropmgn.png" data-mid="249912404" border="0" alt="(us)GS 09 Produce, 12x24 x 1.25 in, 2023" data-caption="(us)GS 09 Produce, 12x24 x 1.25 in, 2023" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f44b385066724fa98ca0089a78b0a7a738ed566bd3a94fea50cb2d0f91ced0a8/usGS-09-Produce-cropmgn.png" /> <img width="5359" height="2362" width_o="5359" height_o="2362" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a8148da1562a792c52cbff7fac91bed6bdef59c57be6211136cff95bcb6c6146/usGS-08-Haribo-3k.jpg" data-mid="249912406" border="0" alt="(us)GS 08 Haribo, 8x18in, 2021" data-caption="(us)GS 08 Haribo, 8x18in, 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a8148da1562a792c52cbff7fac91bed6bdef59c57be6211136cff95bcb6c6146/usGS-08-Haribo-3k.jpg" /> <img width="5350" height="2344" width_o="5350" height_o="2344" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3e9a6195ad39357afff882a0894e857775b1bdc23e396d886db2bda6abc35fbb/usGS-07-SeaSlide-3k.jpg" data-mid="249912405" border="0" alt="(us)GS 07 SEAslide, 8x18in, 2021" data-caption="(us)GS 07 SEAslide, 8x18in, 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3e9a6195ad39357afff882a0894e857775b1bdc23e396d886db2bda6abc35fbb/usGS-07-SeaSlide-3k.jpg" /> <img width="5155" height="2292" width_o="5155" height_o="2292" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3eba5406693c73984c881afd0c50f08fb6a5f95cbfc604d12e60bd5e50f1092f/usGS-03-Ink-JTNY-3k.jpg" data-mid="249912410" border="0" alt="(us)GS 03 Joshua Tree NY, 8x18 in, 2021" data-caption="(us)GS 03 Joshua Tree NY, 8x18 in, 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3eba5406693c73984c881afd0c50f08fb6a5f95cbfc604d12e60bd5e50f1092f/usGS-03-Ink-JTNY-3k.jpg" /> <img width="5319" height="2330" width_o="5319" height_o="2330" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ef085fd3525cd7c29adc23bf899179c74b25cf382d305a77bb190e156a357e36/usGS-04-SEAbluff-6k.jpg" data-mid="249912408" border="0" alt="(us)GS 4 SEAbluff, 8x18in, 2021" data-caption="(us)GS 4 SEAbluff, 8x18in, 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ef085fd3525cd7c29adc23bf899179c74b25cf382d305a77bb190e156a357e36/usGS-04-SEAbluff-6k.jpg" /> <img width="5295" height="1765" width_o="5295" height_o="1765" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/15707f6b41c926b682c460892d9215c386e13af6dcb7871865e275b045084f1d/usGS-06-JTNY-2k.jpg" data-mid="249912407" border="0" alt="(us)GS 06 Joshua Tree NY, 6x18in, 2021" data-caption="(us)GS 06 Joshua Tree NY, 6x18in, 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/15707f6b41c926b682c460892d9215c386e13af6dcb7871865e275b045084f1d/usGS-06-JTNY-2k.jpg" /> <img width="9427" height="2301" width_o="9427" height_o="2301" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9217f73262d6c16d06718c43f6aca4e7a5fd672825d23e00201f0d09ef019e4f/usGS-05-JTNY-5k.jpg" data-mid="249912409" border="0" alt="(us)GS 05 Joshua Tree NY, 4x16 in, 2021" data-caption="(us)GS 05 Joshua Tree NY, 4x16 in, 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9217f73262d6c16d06718c43f6aca4e7a5fd672825d23e00201f0d09ef019e4f/usGS-05-JTNY-5k.jpg" /> https://annmarieschneider.com/Totem-Lake-Gateway-Art Wed, 09 Jul 2025 17:52:04 +0000 Ann Marie Schneider https://annmarieschneider.com/Totem-Lake-Gateway-Art TOTEM LAKE GATEWAY ART AND URBAN DISTRICT PUBLIC ART PLAN <img width="3300" height="2550" width_o="3300" height_o="2550" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6c505c13632de4bc5d7660e1e7122e14fe6abad79f0f95c9d6086c8e59927959/2506-TL-Composite.png" data-mid="235583301" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6c505c13632de4bc5d7660e1e7122e14fe6abad79f0f95c9d6086c8e59927959/2506-TL-Composite.png" /> Creation, outreach, and development of public art for&nbsp; a rapidly growing urban district in Kirkland, WA. Details Building on Kirkland’s 2018 Totem Lake Urban Enhancement Plan, Ann Marie worked with the City and community to develop public artwork and guidelines for five significant gateways with the goal of strengthening the identity of the rapidly developing urban district.&nbsp; Three concepts were developed with a vision of innovation and ‘dispersal’, where artworks are related yet unique to each site, inviting similarity without sameness and flexible responses to contexts.&nbsp; Two concepts were advanced based on positive public and City feedback: “Innovation Triangle”&nbsp; is inspired by Totem Lake’s historic shingle mill and its role in the transformation of the local landscape, ecology, and economy.&nbsp; Mosaic patterns emerge from a traditional&nbsp; process of splitting timber into shingles overlaid with tree ring growth patterns.&nbsp; The resulting icon will inspire a suite of artwork that can respond to individual contexts and allow for site-specific variations. “All That Glitters” capitalizes on the district’s existing monumental infrastructure, particularly the I-405 underpasses that divide the neighborhood, and proposes transforming them into welcoming corridors that also reflect their economic value.&nbsp; Several ideas for integrating the icon with luminescent materials, gold colors, and subtle lighting were outlined for initial discussions with WSDOT and the City. Top image:&nbsp; Proposal for “All That Glitters” installation at the CKC underpass. &nbsp;Lower Images:&nbsp; Several versions of the Totem Lake Icon https://annmarieschneider.com/Water-Ways Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:10:04 +0000 Ann Marie Schneider https://annmarieschneider.com/Water-Ways WATER WAYS Works on paper -sumi ink and watercolor on paper.&nbsp; This is an ongoing and grounding facet of my studio practice that explores land over time through processes of structural erosion, time, and scale. <img width="4500" height="3300" width_o="4500" height_o="3300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e46cdead7c597d6aff34a2f7dbcdded92c33a289487a00dd9d1362f5fa28a85f/WaterWays-01-IMG_6271-100k-wCR.jpg" data-mid="249912460" border="0" alt="Water Ways 01, 22x30 in., 2024" data-caption="Water Ways 01, 22x30 in., 2024" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e46cdead7c597d6aff34a2f7dbcdded92c33a289487a00dd9d1362f5fa28a85f/WaterWays-01-IMG_6271-100k-wCR.jpg" /> <img width="9000" height="3000" width_o="9000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/abee2965a5334b1b9bb16e7f235d88dfe57e9718af472e56022c56495759c5ef/Water-Ways-04-2K-wCR.jpg" data-mid="249912462" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/abee2965a5334b1b9bb16e7f235d88dfe57e9718af472e56022c56495759c5ef/Water-Ways-04-2K-wCR.jpg" /> <img width="9000" height="3000" width_o="9000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/abee2965a5334b1b9bb16e7f235d88dfe57e9718af472e56022c56495759c5ef/Water-Ways-04-2K-wCR.jpg" data-mid="249912462" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/abee2965a5334b1b9bb16e7f235d88dfe57e9718af472e56022c56495759c5ef/Water-Ways-04-2K-wCR.jpg" /> <img width="3403" height="2602" width_o="3403" height_o="2602" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/41d94b7ef927c18a76c4c7fa749757db1dfa81ec7be4e6e83a7086f79adee715/WaterWays-13-IMG_7437.jpg" data-mid="249912572" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/41d94b7ef927c18a76c4c7fa749757db1dfa81ec7be4e6e83a7086f79adee715/WaterWays-13-IMG_7437.jpg" /> <img width="2701" height="3600" width_o="2701" height_o="3600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f90b0629709e2bf033e45784841a91b6042c70b454ea10be90f3a5ff63327fb8/Water-Ways-05-1k-wCR.jpg" data-mid="249912463" border="0" alt="Water Ways 05, 12x9, 2024" data-caption="Water Ways 05, 12x9, 2024" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f90b0629709e2bf033e45784841a91b6042c70b454ea10be90f3a5ff63327fb8/Water-Ways-05-1k-wCR.jpg" /> <img width="3590" height="2693" width_o="3590" height_o="2693" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1c2570ef27b9f8d481a3249ca043428178d4a8c7a3cc28cb1f181324be14430d/Water-Ways-06-3k-wCR.jpg" data-mid="249912465" border="0" alt="Water Ways 06, 12x9 in., 2024" data-caption="Water Ways 06, 12x9 in., 2024" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1c2570ef27b9f8d481a3249ca043428178d4a8c7a3cc28cb1f181324be14430d/Water-Ways-06-3k-wCR.jpg" /> <img width="2579" height="1373" width_o="2579" height_o="1373" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/94251b0fea91f8c580f64119c0be3f5fde69b479a3bfef2e38dcad6e3d78d3af/Water-Ways-08-2k-wCR.jpg" data-mid="249912466" border="0" alt="Water Ways 08, 19x26 in., 2024 " data-caption="Water Ways 08, 19x26 in., 2024 " src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/94251b0fea91f8c580f64119c0be3f5fde69b479a3bfef2e38dcad6e3d78d3af/Water-Ways-08-2k-wCR.jpg" /> https://annmarieschneider.com/Chatham-Garden-Gates Wed, 09 Jul 2025 17:52:09 +0000 Ann Marie Schneider https://annmarieschneider.com/Chatham-Garden-Gates CHATHAM GARDEN GATES&nbsp; <img width="1650" height="1275" width_o="1650" height_o="1275" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a19d1b568796357b0e5a250a1387a2465222ea0f96ba7d25d78ac6417270e1e4/2506-Chatham-Gate-Comp-WEB.jpg" data-mid="239349621" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a19d1b568796357b0e5a250a1387a2465222ea0f96ba7d25d78ac6417270e1e4/2506-Chatham-Gate-Comp-WEB.jpg" /><img width="1650" height="1275" width_o="1650" height_o="1275" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0974b5506bd98b5d31c3f4ec67a2d0e131fc491a74b4fde17de43243e9f1f988/2506-Chatham-Gate-Comp-WEB3.jpg" data-mid="239349619" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0974b5506bd98b5d31c3f4ec67a2d0e131fc491a74b4fde17de43243e9f1f988/2506-Chatham-Gate-Comp-WEB3.jpg" /><img width="1650" height="1275" width_o="1650" height_o="1275" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f9fadbd5ad60134689e7cc47a83060f03b06d4a8d8db5c1e4a45470befb1127f/2506-Chatham-Gate-Comp-WEB4.jpg" data-mid="239349633" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f9fadbd5ad60134689e7cc47a83060f03b06d4a8d8db5c1e4a45470befb1127f/2506-Chatham-Gate-Comp-WEB4.jpg" /> Weathered steel gates reveal the hidden geology and hydrology of Chatham University’s Sustainability Campus. DetailsWorking with Mithun I created gate facades for the wastewater demonstration garden at Chatham University’s Eden Hall Sustainability Campus. &nbsp;Inspired by site research and the campus mission, I used local watershed and geologic data to visualize the site’s relationship to its greater ecological contexts.&nbsp; The south gates use nearby boring data to translate the sites’ unique underlying strata, such as the 300-million-year-old Pittsburgh Redbeds that are vulnerable to landslides.&nbsp; The north gate incorporates USGS stream reach data for the two watersheds straddled by the campus, which eventually drain to the Gulf of Mexico.&nbsp; The weathered steel patina will change over time, in concert with the transformation of the landscape.Role: Artist/designer and fabricator liaison within a collaborative interdisciplinary team. 1. &nbsp;Full scale weathered steel mockup with corresponding geologic section.2.&nbsp; North gate layout and overlaid mockup of reach codes and river names.3. Detail of wood mockup for north gates.4. Installed gates, image copyright Mithun.5.&nbsp; Detail of pattern created for back side of gates.&nbsp; 6. Wood mockup of one of three geologic gate panels.7. Two of the north gate panels installed.&nbsp; Image copyright of Mithun. https://annmarieschneider.com/Equisetum-Returns Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:58:17 +0000 Ann Marie Schneider https://annmarieschneider.com/Equisetum-Returns EQUISETUM (aka HORSETAIL) RETURNS Works on paper - sumi ink monoprints, watercolor, and pen/india ink. A series of monoprints that envision a neobotanical future by resurrecting the megaflora of the paleobotanical past as a disruptor to the built environment - raising questions about how we plant, cultivate, build and restore.&nbsp; <img width="2616" height="3589" width_o="2616" height_o="3589" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0d437cca490bd00560c296edb4491dde28e9e97df00d50f497381fe2486d3fbb/ER08-Master.png" data-mid="251161391" border="0" alt="ERMP 08, 12x9 (sold)" data-caption="ERMP 08, 12x9 (sold)" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0d437cca490bd00560c296edb4491dde28e9e97df00d50f497381fe2486d3fbb/ER08-Master.png" /> <img width="2618" height="3603" width_o="2618" height_o="3603" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/30fdcf9e21de1529fb5d47ce419e2648658c7088b07f960f0115c1d6c5560a5e/210827-ER6-5k-300-01.jpg" data-mid="251161377" border="0" alt="ERMP 06, 12x9 (sold)" data-caption="ERMP 06, 12x9 (sold)" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/30fdcf9e21de1529fb5d47ce419e2648658c7088b07f960f0115c1d6c5560a5e/210827-ER6-5k-300-01.jpg" /> <img width="2618" height="3603" width_o="2618" height_o="3603" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d659d7dba8ac7e76a4c3679494277ca74a5efc3845714960f579a6a7e1fb5857/ER04-Master.png" data-mid="251161392" border="0" alt="ERMP 04, 12x9" data-caption="ERMP 04, 12x9" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d659d7dba8ac7e76a4c3679494277ca74a5efc3845714960f579a6a7e1fb5857/ER04-Master.png" /> <img width="2618" height="3603" width_o="2618" height_o="3603" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4604fd2cb26fa1a3c7a3520027277120d51283fbb001090ed1e87f13ee0c49ed/ER01-ADJ.png" data-mid="251161386" border="0" alt="ERMP 01, 12x9 (sold)" data-caption="ERMP 01, 12x9 (sold)" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4604fd2cb26fa1a3c7a3520027277120d51283fbb001090ed1e87f13ee0c49ed/ER01-ADJ.png" /> <img width="4128" height="6487" width_o="4128" height_o="6487" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f212597f15afeee63fe4375258dcd1f31edab7119fc54c2f6674366e6446b378/ER23-5k.jpg" data-mid="251161379" border="0" alt="ERMP 23, 11x7" data-caption="ERMP 23, 11x7" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f212597f15afeee63fe4375258dcd1f31edab7119fc54c2f6674366e6446b378/ER23-5k.jpg" /> <img width="5212" height="8190" width_o="5212" height_o="8190" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0f3b3491ea634e22acaa9329ba6fc4c6ef13c0026aaee2fda7a07669e6b144e4/ER20-8k.jpg" data-mid="251161385" border="0" alt="ERMP 20, 12x9" data-caption="ERMP 20, 12x9" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0f3b3491ea634e22acaa9329ba6fc4c6ef13c0026aaee2fda7a07669e6b144e4/ER20-8k.jpg" /> <img width="3268" height="5083" width_o="3268" height_o="5083" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/485a5513bf93bbfba127b6a1b30b13e8cba5bf2c74f21cd161c1300229bdb652/ER027-4k-watermarked.jpg" data-mid="251161382" border="0" alt="ERMP 27, 11x7" data-caption="ERMP 27, 11x7" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/485a5513bf93bbfba127b6a1b30b13e8cba5bf2c74f21cd161c1300229bdb652/ER027-4k-watermarked.jpg" /> <img width="3287" height="5114" width_o="3287" height_o="5114" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3b83dab46e828e5546584fab77aab21f43863041517ce51181f5a422495bcf49/ER028-3k-watermarked.jpg" data-mid="251161381" border="0" alt="ERMP 28, 11x7" data-caption="ERMP 28, 11x7" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3b83dab46e828e5546584fab77aab21f43863041517ce51181f5a422495bcf49/ER028-3k-watermarked.jpg" /> <img width="2537" height="3383" width_o="2537" height_o="3383" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e22a3ce67355b2b707926cb6773036c7cb69057629348dedb72f546ed357c168/ER13-Master.png" data-mid="251161388" border="0" alt="ERMP 13, 12x9 (sold)" data-caption="ERMP 13, 12x9 (sold)" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e22a3ce67355b2b707926cb6773036c7cb69057629348dedb72f546ed357c168/ER13-Master.png" /> <img width="2618" height="3603" width_o="2618" height_o="3603" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fec8a269d33ebc5de3a4fbe3b83f562d76491e8cbbec05e07d50d3800d2c2d8f/210903ER9-5k-300-01.jpg" data-mid="251161374" border="0" alt="ERMP 18, 12x9" data-caption="ERMP 18, 12x9" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fec8a269d33ebc5de3a4fbe3b83f562d76491e8cbbec05e07d50d3800d2c2d8f/210903ER9-5k-300-01.jpg" /> <img width="2550" height="5101" width_o="2550" height_o="5101" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/98abeb2e355b909386e40888ffa303b80ab6b7245d6575ec8730b441133bd436/ER25-3k-watermarked.jpg" data-mid="251161384" border="0" alt="ERMP 25, 12x6 (sold)" data-caption="ERMP 25, 12x6 (sold)" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/98abeb2e355b909386e40888ffa303b80ab6b7245d6575ec8730b441133bd436/ER25-3k-watermarked.jpg" /> <img width="4738" height="9476" width_o="4738" height_o="9476" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/379fcb30c669fd471bd8a050a7300ec8590d4b8e46265355678ac888aba5a918/210709-Equisetum001-MD.jpg" data-mid="251161370" border="0" alt="ER Axon 01, Claybord, 8 x 4 (nfs)" data-caption="ER Axon 01, Claybord, 8 x 4 (nfs)" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/379fcb30c669fd471bd8a050a7300ec8590d4b8e46265355678ac888aba5a918/210709-Equisetum001-MD.jpg" /> <img width="5506" height="3654" width_o="5506" height_o="3654" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3d59fb9b6b0b220cfeb0e47dcf5e73353278e1977f6bf6c10cb191066455cd68/ER029-ORIG-LG.jpg" data-mid="251161390" border="0" alt="ERMP 29, 12x18" data-caption="ERMP 29, 12x18" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3d59fb9b6b0b220cfeb0e47dcf5e73353278e1977f6bf6c10cb191066455cd68/ER029-ORIG-LG.jpg" /> On Equisetum (Horsetail):&nbsp; This “weedy,” prehistoric, and architecturally intriguing plant has a tall tale to tell. 350 million years ago, horsetails (genus Equisetum) reached heights of 50-100 feet.&nbsp; These ancestors, called calamites, were a key species of the lush swamp forests that became coal deposits through milllennia of decomposition and alchemy.&nbsp; Ironically, these mammoth plants sequestered high levels of carbon from the atmosphere, creating an oxygen rich environment that could support humans.&nbsp; That same carbon is now being returned to the atmosphere by humans through the consumption of fossil fuel.&nbsp; Equisetum still exist today, though&nbsp; much smaller.&nbsp; They are uniquely resilient survivors—thriving in the disturbed, nutrient-poor soils created by human settlement, quietly persisting as living links to our planet's ancient past and unknown futures.