In response to this state of off-centeredness, Swett has created a series of off-balance, often humorous abstract mixed media sculpture, using materials including plaster, wood, and foam. Rapid shifts in contemporary culture, communication and concern for the planet can create dissonance, a dissonance that increases as changes are more deeply felt. This can throw a person off center

Straus looks forward with dread to a future when humans must flee a devastated Earth to settle on far flung, arid worlds. Yet, the artist is not packing gear for survival in a desolate landscape but, rather, offering poignant reminders of what has been left behind. Packing for Mars looks both backward and forward in time, as we each contemplate the preciousness of the environment we love.