This image is an interpretation of the melting ice in the Arctic Sea. I was inspired and saddened by the loss of habitat for native species, especially polar bears. They now have to swim long distances between ice floes. "In completely open water, or in an environment free of sea ice, however, polar bears cannot survive for very long; they are entirely dependent on sea ice from which to hunt from." Here they are not pictured ; I did not want to give a recognizable scale to the piece, but rather to present it as an alien landscape. It is inhospitable to us, but is home to the bears.
Stephanie Stigliano contributed to a limited edition book inspired by Susan Roney-O’Brien’s poem, The Edge of the Ocean, which was displayed at Zea Mays Printmaking in Florence, MA.
Her book, Current Events, was included in Building Books at The University of Southern Maine. Together with three other artists she produced an artist book, Four Women for Freedom, which was created for the FREEDOM Project exhibition shown at the Book Art Museum / Fundacja Correspondance Des Arts in Łódź from October, 2023 and is now part of their permanent collection. Her books were included in Page Turner at ArtsWorcester and Fresh Ink: Contemporary Explorations in Printmaking at the Umbrella Arts Center in Concord, MA, fall, 2023. In June of 2024, Bromer Booksellers of Boston, MA hosts an exhibit of her books and prints. She co-founded of New England Book Artists. She is a long time member of The Boston Printmakers and has served on the board. Stigliano teaches Making Prints/Making Books at Boston College.
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