Bat Rhapsody, by Sonya Montenegro, is a 55-page booklet in color and black and white that is a poetic exploration of our relationship to this much-maligned creature, pushing through the fear and myths to see bats as beautiful, helpful friends.What are the first things that come to mind when you think of bats? Halloween? Vampires? Bloodsucking fangs and rabies?Through rich illustrations and interesting facts, Sonya hopes that readers will open their hearts and minds to bats so that we may collectively begin to embrace all creatures as family and treat them as such. Details: Published by Nina and Sonya Montenegro, The Far Woods. Digitally printed in Indiana Booklet measures 6.5” w x 8.5” h Semi-glossy interior pages with cardstock-weight cover Meet the Makers Sisters Sonya and Nina Montenegro are the designers and makers of The Far Woods. The things they make reflect their deepest desires about the world. These passionate sisters seek to contribute to a great Culture Shift in which there is a land ethic, reverence for nature, rejection of the dominant throw-away mentality, and direct connection to where our food and the things we use come from. Many of their artworks serve as educational tools and inspiration for deepening relationship to nature, food, and community. Their practice crosses disciplines to work toward an ecologically-viable and socially-just future. Sisters Sonya and Nina acknowledge and honor the Indigenous communities native to the regions in which the live and make their art. They recognize the land now known as Indiana and Kentucky as the unceded homeland of the Miami, Delaware, Potawatomi, Shawnee people, and the Eastern Band of the Cherokee, the Osage Nation, and the Shawnee, respectively.
