tooled-leather relief print on 1982 Exxon CO2 Report; 10×10” (image 6×6”)

“Exxon scientists studied the state of knowledge on fossil fuel impacts and wrote a report to their management in 1982. Exxon knew that carbon emissions contribute to warming of the atmosphere. Substantial climate changes were expected to occur when ‘global temperature rises at least 1oC.’ Exxon knew that mitigation of these effects ‘would require major reduction in fossil fuel combustion’.”

ARTIST BIO: Jim Weaver grew up among the tree-lined streets of upstate New York; on the edge of state forests, farmers’ fields, and the region’s wetlands. His interest in nature and the outdoors led to a career in environmental restoration. Along the way, he began tooling leather with the goal of producing fine craftwork. Lately he has developed techniques to use tooled leather in printmaking, bringing a unique set of marks to paper. He has worked as an artist-in-residence at three National Parks.