Ann Thering Photography
News and Exhibits
• "All that Glitters: Swallowtails, Admirals, Blues and Beetles" exhibit at the Lowell Center in Madison (610 Langdon Street). March 1 through April 29, 2012. Many insects sparkle like jewels. Their iridescent scales shimmer and change colors as your angle of view alters, along with your view of just how amazing insects are! Ann's painterly, carefully composed portraits of tiny creatures will capture your imagination.
The lobby is open 24 hours a day unless the Center is closed for a holiday. Call the lobby front desk at 608-256-2621 to check on the building schedule.
• Wings and Petals: How to Attract Butterflies to Your Yard, a butterfly gardening class at Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison, Tuesday, May 8, 7 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. Register through Olbrich by May 1. http://www.olbrich.org/education/classes.cfm
• August 2011. "Bugs" at the Madison Children's Museum, featuring five closeup images of amazing caterpillars, moths, and butterflies.
• On March 10, 2011, Ann presented a Butterflies of Wisconsin talk at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum Winter Enrichment Lecture Series.
• Butterfly Gardening Classes available. Ann has been butterfly gardening for 15 years, and has thousands of hours of field experience observing butterflies in their native habitats. In her current city garden, she has spotted more than 40 species, including several rare Wisconsin finds: Striped Hairstreak, American Snout, Sachem Skipper, Pipevine Swallowtail, Variegated Fritillary, Milbert's Tortoiseshell, and Little Yellow. Classes are periodically offered at Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison, and will be offered again in May 2012.
• The Xerces Society's magazine, Wings, included two butterfly images of Ann's: a Purplish Copper and a Field Crescent (a western species) (Spring 2010).
• In 2010, Ann gave a presentation at The Prairie Enthusiasts' annual conference on "Butterflies on the Prairie."
• The Bindley Collection Gallery closed on Dec. 28, 2011. Farewell to a wonderful gallery!
• The Wisconsin State Journal featured Ann's work in 2010: go to article.
• Ann's "Backyard Buckeye" is featured on the back cover of the summer 2011 issue of Butterfly Gardener. "Regal Fritillary," an image Ann made in 2009, is featured on the cover of the fall 2009 issue of Butterfly Gardener (publication of the North American Butterfly Association), and her "Aphrodite" is on the back cover.
• Ann's photograph, American Copper and Berry Blossoms, placed third in the North American Butterfly Association's biennial photo contest (see fall 2008 issue of American Butterflies magazine).
Resources
If you are thinking about trying to rear a caterpillar, read Ann's Notes on Rearing Caterpillars.
To find out more about what plants will attract butterflies to your backyard, read Ann's Butterfly Gardening in Wisconsin article, which she developed for the Southern Wisconsin Butterfly Association.