Faux taxidermy; 'When Hell Freezes Over': Crafty exhibition inspired by 'sad earnestness' of small museum.(VISUAL ARTS)(Column)

Byline: Reyhan Harmanci

Artist Lauren Davies went to Newfoundland two years ago looking for an iceberg. She came back with a polar bear.

Well, that's not entirely accurate. She came back with a project idea about a polar bear, which has grown into her latest solo show, "When Hell Freezes Over."

"I was working on a project on icebergs and I went looking for images. I found this National Geographic calendar that had an iceberg of the month," Davies says. "Apparently, on the southern shore of Newfoundland, you could see icebergs breaking off. I thought I had to go there."

Unfortunately, because of climate change, the icebergs had melted …