Spangler moved to New York City in 1999 where the rural ethos in his bas relief carvings was born. Best known for his largescale scenes of rural life filled with action and conflict, this new body of work is a quiet departure from his previous imagery; he remarks, "This show is about going back to the landscape." The carvings in Ramble Tamble tell just one story at a time, acting chiefly as portraits of place.

Shannon Stratton is the Curator, Executive Director of Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists’ Residency and Director of Post-Bacc Painting & Drawing at The School of the AIC.