As homages to women in the artist’s community and family, each is encircled by a lavish arrangement of cast glass flowers native to Nigeria. Bright’s newest glass works allude to masks and caryatids. Water in Yoruba culture is the dominion of the spirits, a liminal space where life and death coalesce. Also included in the exhibition is The Thorns and Roses, 2022, a working fountain blown in a luminous black glass. Her glass paintings, composed in panels, merge kiln-fused glass with grounds covered in Ghana-must-go bags (named after the 1983 decree that forced Ghanian immigrants from Nigeria), cheap woven nylon totes that characterize forced exodus and consider global displacement. The handed down fabrics personify the memories of friends and family, advancing their stories forward. Bright adorns her ceramics with gele, West African head ties, symbols of beauty and culture. This series, begun shortly after the murder of Breonna Taylor, honors female Black power in the wake of historic injustice. The origin of the exhibition’s title can be found in two blown glass busts, each named Dawn or Dusk, of a singular woman. Her portraits in blown and kiln-formed glass and pottery are tributes to the women in her life. MK Thompson is assistant for education, volunteer programs and visitor information services for San Juan Mountains Association, a nonprofit dedicated to public land stewardship and education.Bright chooses materials that express geopolitical and biographical resonance to spotlight themes of matriarchy and migration. So if you still are uncertain about a particular animal’s sleeping habits, don’t lose sleep over it. Animals’ habits can vary depending on season and temperature. Other animals in this broad category include frogs, wolverines, coyotes, mountain goats and black bears.Īlso, the animals listed above are not necessarily confined to one category. While we tend to think of cats as nocturnal, they also see well during the day.īobcats, as well as cougars, lynx and house cats, might best be classified as cathemeral or arrhythmic. Some sources claim they are nocturnal in the summer but transition to diurnal in the winter. Most raptors (hawks, eagles, falcons), most lizards, bull snakes, squirrels (tassel-eared Aberts, chicory, ground), pikas, butterflies. If you see one out in the daytime, stay away from it and call the nearest state wildlife organization. Raccoons are so nocturnal that, if seen during the day, they are potentially rabid. Head out at dawn or dusk, and keep your eyes peeled for these animals.Ĭrepuscular mammals: cottontail rabbits, jackrabbits, ungulates (mule deer, elk, moose), bison, ferrets, mice and rats, beavers, river ottersĬrepuscular reptiles: rattlesnakes, gila monstersĬrepuscular birds: chimney swifts, many song birds, hummingbirdsĬrepuscular bugs: mosquitoes, many moths, many beetlesįoxes, most owls, nighthawks, skunks, bats, snowshoe hares, porcupine, badgers, milk snakes, raccoons. The list is long, so let’s stick with creatures found in the Four Corners. Climate also can dictate sleep patterns.Ĭrepuscular animals are found around the globe. Animals have adapted to either avoiding predation or enhancing hunting prowess. Some creatures are defined as “cathemeral” or “arrhythmic,” meaning they are sporadically active during any time of day.Īll of these sleep habits are behavioral adaptations. These sleep patterns that are dictated by light and dark generate a circadian rhythm within animals that keeps them in time with a 24-hour cycle. “Diurnal” refers to animals that are most active during the day and sleep at night. “Nocturnal” refers to animals that are most active at night and sleep during the day. Other creatures are crepuscular in order to avoid the heat of midday. In turn, some predators have adapted to being crepuscular as a means of better tracking their prey. The coarse light of twilight makes it challenging for both nocturnal and diurnal predators to see. Scientists believe that some animals have evolved these patterns of activity as anti-predator adaptations. Matutinal animals are most active in the morning while vespertine animals are most active at dusk. The word “crepuscular” is derived from the Latin word for “twilight.” There are subdivisions of crepuscular animals. Read on to learn why this is an efficient way for them to live and what local creatures live this way. This differs from animals that are nocturnal or diurnal. They tend to sleep at night and lay low during midday. With all this variety, what are the common traits that make them crepuscular?Ĭrepuscular creatures are most active at dawn and dusk. They live in the high mountains, sage plains, ponderosa forests, desert canyons and everywhere in between. MK Thompson/San Juan Mountains AssociationĬrepuscular creatures abound in Southwest Colorado.
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