PLANT AND ANIMAL RELATIONSHIPS
Jim McCormac
Juliet Mullett

NOVEMBER 2-DECEMBER 29

Artist Bios

Jim McCormac

Jim McCormac worked for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for 31 years as a botanist, and later specializing in wildlife diversity projects, especially involving birds. He has authored or coauthored six books, including Birds of Ohio (Lone Pine 2004); and Wild Ohio: The Best of Our Natural Heritage (Kent State University Press 2009). The latter won the 2010 Ohioana Book award. He is a coauthor of the Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas II book. His latest book, coauthored with Chelsea Gottfried, is Gardening for Moths (Ohio University Press 2023). Jim writes a column, Nature, for the Columbus Dispatch, and regularly publishes a natural history blog. He has written numerous articles in a variety of publications and has delivered hundreds of presentations throughout the eastern United States. He was named 2015 Conservation Communicator of the Year by the Ohio League of Sportsmen. Jim is an avid photographer, shooting a range of natural history subjects. He has had hundreds of photos published in various forums. His photography can be sampled at https://www.jimmccormac.com/

Juliet Mullett

Juliet was born in a small town north of Akron called Cuyahoga Falls. We lived in the city grid, but just behind our house was a small park called The Gorge with trails following the Cuyahoga River. My parents schooled me and my brothers on the various plants and animals in this wild setting. We learned respect and reverence for nature. “All shapes come from nature and are based on either a line or a circle,” my mother said.

The lessons of nature continued when my family moved to a farmhouse and acres of land in rural Tuscarawas County. Wild animals outnumbered humans. Our little life in the farmhouse was insignificant to the vast wildlife around us, and we became part of their world. Not everyone would like this quiet lifestyle, but I did and no matter where I have lived since then, I have sought out nature.

My husband and I live in the Columbus area near Battelle Darby Creek Park. I retired from teaching in 2020 and began illustrating the animals of the park. My bison book Born on the Prairie appears on their Storybook Trail and my art is in galleries around Columbus. More information on Juliet at https://ohiowildlifeartist.com/

PLANT AND ANIMAL RELATIONSHIPS

The most recent collaboration between wildlife illustrator Juliet Mullett and wildlife photographer and writer Jim McCormac is called “Plant and Animal Relationships.” 

This art and photography exhibit features specialized interactions between some of Ohio’s plants and animals. Juliet illustrates the plant and animal interactions with vivid watercolor pencil drawings and Jim photographs sweeping views of the habitat in which these interactions happen.

The exhibition reception is Nov. 16th, 5:30p-8:00p.
Jim McCormac will deliver a 45 minute slide presentation with additional photographs and details about these marvelous relationships at 7:00pm.  Registration for this special event is FREE but registration is required.  REGISTER HERE

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