“The background of Ray Schutte’s large photographic print “Lichen Gun Boat” invites us into a scene of otherworldly beauty. Schutte has zoomed in on the blue, green and white forms of a lichen garden on his deck. But superimposed on this graceful world is a bold, graphic circle — we are looking through the sights of a weapon. The implications are immediately clear but also expansive, touching on questions of perspective, partnering organisms, potential violence and the environment.”

Gayle Clemans,  Seattle Times May 17, 2013