Artists Cynthia Camlin wants to slow 'glacial speed'

The idea for this show came to me in the words 'glacial speed,'" Cynthia Camlin says as she surveys the paintings in her ambitious solo array at the 1708 Gallery.

"'Glacial speed' used to mean the epitome of slowness. Now some scientists are telling us that all polar ice will be gone by year 2100, just 90 years from now. That's what they say, and I hope they're wrong. I hope we can slow down global warming caused by carbon emissions, but I know that's politically difficult."

Camlin, who teaches painting at Western Washington University in Bellingham and sports a hefty résumé of solo and group exhibitions, feels a duty to call attention to the danger.