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The education kit entitled “Riskland: the fun way to learn how to prevent disasters” is the outcome of a joint initiative between the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). This product was developed at the end of 2002 by the ISDR Regional Unit for Latin America and the Caribbean, in cooperation with UNICEF Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF-TACRO). Initially, it was addressed for countries in the LAC region and was originally produced in Spanish, English and Portuguese.
Riesgolandia, aprendamos jugando cómo prevenir desastres tiene la intención de poner a disposición de la comunidad educativa y a los niños y las niñas de América Latina y el Caribe una herramienta innovadora e interactiva para la reducción del riesgo de desastres.
This stunning mural by Hector Ponce entitled "El Último Beso" (The Last Kiss) is located high on the west side of a building overlooking a parking lot at Westlake and 7th Street in Los Angeles. (The lot is owned by Langer's Deli, the home of L.A.'s best pastrami!)
I had to photograph it from ground level. I performed perspective correction to the cropped image. A telephone line runs directly across in front of the mural and I had to dodge the image accordingly.
I found this Spanish description of the mural:
"El Último Beso" es una pieza muy conocida de arte urbano (mural) ubicada en la zona de Westlake, justo al lado de la 7th Street (Calle 7ª) en Los Ángeles. Esta icónica obra callejera de temática romántica captura la esencia visual y cultural del vecindario de Westlake.
("The Last Kiss" is a well-known piece of urban art (mural) located in the Westlake neighborhood, just off 7th Street in Los Angeles.
This iconic, romantic-themed street art captures the visual and cultural essence of the Westlake neighborhood.)
Mural entitled "THE KID : 'No Art for poor kids'" by @mtograff seen in the 3100 Block of NW 5th Avenue in Miami, Florida.
Photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.
Edit by Teee.
ORIGINAL ACEO entitled, "RORSCHACH'S LUNCH No.5" (2009) by award winning American artist/animator Dean A. Kendrick. The piece is a 3.5" x 2.5" ink marker drawing/watercolor painting on paper.
Noted Freudian psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach developed a psychological personality test in 1921 wherein a subject is invited to view a set of paper cards that had been blotted with ink and then explain what he/she envisions these curious shapes to be, thus determining the subject's personal traits and emotional functionality by comparing responses to a set of predetermined guidelines. This series of art works resembles a little known failed test of 1919 similar to the ink blot test, co-developed simultaneously by Dr. Rorschach and one of his dopplegangers during their collective, parallel universe lunch hour.
ACEO stands for "Art Cards, Editions and Originals". These popular, collectible cards are exclusively 2.5" x 3.5" in size.
New Deal mural entitled "Landing of Swedes at The Rocks in Wilmington" painted in 1938 by Albert Pels. At the time it was painted, it hung behind the judge's bench in the US Courtroom of the Wilmington PO-CH building. With the construction of a new US Courthouse, the mural was removed to the Rodney Square Post Office in Wilmington.
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When my son, Spencer, was two, my wife and I took him to the Georgia aquarium to see some sea creatures. He was having a blast and absolute awe of all the animals we were seeing. Throughout the course of our visit, we wandered into the Georgia Explorer section which is geared toward children. It has petting tanks, a playground, and educational resources written at an elementary school level. If there was anywhere in the aquarium where kids should be given priority it's here. In fact at most exhibits any of the adults that were there would gladly stand back and let Spencer stand up front so he could get a good view. At the Sea Turtle tank though, there was a guy with a fancy professional camera and lens taking pictures, and he didn't seem to care whose view he was blocking, he was going to get his shot. At one point, shortly after the above picture was taken, Murphy (the loggerhead sea turtle) was swimming up in the tank presenting a perfect photo op. The photographer decided he needed to get that shot, so he stepped in front of me, and pushed Spencer to the side so he could have an unobstructed view of the tank. I was furious and told the guy so. He gave a less than sincere "sorry", and held up his camera as though that somehow excused his behavior.
Now, I was shooting that day too. It's how I got the photo above and the one on the left (one of my best sellers). However, I wasn't jumping in front of people to get the shot, and I certainly wasn't treating my camera as a license to be rude. Far from it, if I felt that people were stopping to avoid getting in my shot, I would often lower my camera so they aren't stuck waiting on me.
I had mostly forgotten about this particular incident, until recently when Scott Kelby made a joke on Google+ about why tripods weren't allowed inside a particular tourist attraction. As he quipped, he thought that by photographers having tripods in the attraction, the site would lose the 50 cents it makes selling postcard prints of the exhibits. In my opinion, it had nothing to do with cutting into profits on card sales and everything to do with keeping the 99% of their patrons who don't show up with a tripod happy.
I've been to numerous places where I've encountered rude photographers who will setup their shot in prime viewing locations, blocking other patrons, and disrupting the flow of traffic all so they could get the shot. For some reason they feel a sense of entitlement to get a shot. Even though they didn't pay any more than anyone else to visit that attraction, yet, they have decided that their having a camera and tripod gave them license to be inconsiderate of everyone else. No, it seems more likely, to me that "no tripod" policies often come about as a result of all the other patrons complaining about these jerks.
Most places like this will gladly allow press and other photographers access to the attraction. The problem is that most photographers would rather spend money on gear than access to a location that would get them incredible shots, so they pay the regular ticket fees and act like they own the place.
As photographers, there is no license to interfere with others' appreciation of a place; far from it, we should be especially conscientious about not disrupting others. A photographer and his gear can be a major distraction to others, and it should be our goal to adhere to rules of common courtesy and be as unobtrusive as possible.
Trailing geranium in front porch hanging basket
Seen in my set entitled ‘Pelargoniums’
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Within my collection entitled ‘The Garden’
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Pelargonium (Wikipeida)
Pelargonium is a genus of flowering plants which includes about 200 species of perennial, succulent, and shrub plants, commonly known as geraniums. Confusingly, Geranium is the correct botanical name of the separate genus which contains the related Cranesbills. Both genera are in the Family Geraniaceae. Linnaeus originally included all the species in one genus, Geranium, but they were later separated into two genera by Charles L’Héritier in 1789. Gardeners sometimes refer to the members of Genus Pelargonium as "pelargoniums" in order to avoid the confusion, but the older common name "geranium" is still in regular use.
The first species of Pelargonium known to be cultivated was Pelargonium triste, a native of South Africa. It was probably brought to the botanical garden in Leiden before 1600 on ships which stopped at the Cape of Good Hope. In 1631, the English gardener, John Tradescant the elder, bought seeds from Rene Morin in Paris and introduced the plant to England. The name Pelargonium was introduced by Johannes Burman in 1738, from Greek πελαργός pelargos = "stork", because part of the flower looked like a stork's beak.
Other than grown for their beauty, species of Pelargonium such as P. graveolens are important in the perfume industry and are cultivated and distilled for its scent. Although scented Pelargonium exist which have smells of citrus, mint, or various fruits, the varieties with rose scents are most commercially important. Pelargonium distillates and absolutes, commonly known as "scented geranium oil" are sometimes used to supplement or adulterate expensive rose oils.
Pelargonium species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Angle Shades.
Pelargoniums are believed to deter mosquitoes.
Garden geranium (Pelargonium x hortorum; syn. Pelargonium zonale) is one of the most common ornamental potted-plants, with over 200 varieties.
In 1988 the flower was described and illustrated in a comprehensive 3-volume work Pelargoniums of Southern Africa by Ellaphie Ward-Hilhorst with van der Walt and Vorster.
Cultivars
Species of Pelargonium are indigenous to Southern Africa and are drought and heat tolerant, and can tolerate only minor frosts. Pelargoniums are extremely popular garden plants, grown as annuals in temperate climates, and thousands of ornamental cultivars have been developed from about 20 of the species.
Zonal varieties, also known as P. × hortorum, are mainly derived from P. zonale and P. inquinans.
Ivy-leaved varieties are mainly derived from P. peltatum.
Regal varieties, also known as French geraniums or P. × domesticum are mainly derived from P. cucullatum and P. grandiflorum.
Scented-leaf varieties are derived from a great number of species, amongst others P. graveolens.
Structural variations
Pelargonium leaves are usually alternate, and palmately lobed or pinnate, often on long stalks, and sometimes with light or dark patterns. The erect stems bear five-petaled flowers in umbel-like clusters called pseudoumbels. The shapes of the flowers have been bred to a variety ranging star-shaped to funnel-shaped, and colors include white, pink, red, orange-red, fuchsia to deep purple.
In early 2006 a long-awaited yellow-flowered variety was launched. Called the Guernsey Flair, it was supplied exclusively to the television shopping channel QVC in the UK, and all available plants were sold within a few minutes. See photo of yellow geranium. The flower has a much yellower hue than the cream-colored varieties which some developers had called yellow previously.
Horticultural pelargoniums (as opposed to botanical, the wild 'species') fall into six major groups, with zonals subdivided further:
Angel
Ivy-leaved = hanging
Regal (or Royal) = French
Shrubby-leaved
Unique
Zonal - erect and bushy
Cactus-flowered
Deacon (mostly dwarfs, cf. infra)
Double-flowered
Fancy-leaved
Formosum hybrid
Rosebud
Tulip-flowered
Single-flowered
Stellar
Straight Zonals
It is also usual to classify small Zonals alternatively by size or odorous excellence :
Dwarfs (small)
Miniatures (even smaller)
Parfum-leaved
Entitled Triumph of Christian religion, the ceiling of the Room of Constantine (1517-1524) within the Vatican Museums was completed by the Sicilian painter Tommaso Laureti. The central panel refers to the destruction of the pagan idols and their replacement with the image of Christ, ordered by Constantine throughout the empire.
New Deal mural entitled "Plantation, Transportation, Education" painted by Abraham Harriton in 1941. In 1987, the newly appointed Postmaster had the mural removed from the wall of the post office.
When this was taken the mural was in the Augusta Visitors Center in the Enterprise Mill. It was removed in June 2018 and has been in storage with the USPS in DC since then. There are hopes to maybe return it to Augusta within the next few years and display in the Morris Museum of Art once they construct a new building.
This sculpture, entitled "Henry Dunant writing" is by the American artist George Segal.
Henry Dunant wrote "A Memory of Solferino", in which he proposed that the States should "formulate some international principle, sanctioned by a convention, inviolate in character, which, once approved and ratified, might serve as the basis for societies for the relief of the wounded" in 1862-63, which is the founding of the Red Cross.
Mural entitled "Products of Grady County" painted in 1938. The mural now hangs in the Grady County Museum, Cairo. Rebecca Cline took the picture for me.
Entitled ‘The Enemy’ and based upon the charcoal sketch originally exhibited at The Future Tense group launch show in 2010, the work was developed in collaboration with world-renowned print studio, Thumbprint Editions. Thumbprint is best known for creating etchings and woodcuts with such artists as Damien Hirst, Anish Kapoor and Tracey Emin, including her most recent release ‘The Kiss’.
Measuring a generous 100 x 70 cm and limited to a signed edition of 50 + 3 artist proofs, the print uses a traditional Polymer Gravure etching process to fully capture the unique tonal variation typically found in charcoal works on paper. This complex, highly technical process produces prints of unrivalled quality, whilst also creating an attractive embossed frame within the paper due to the extreme pressures on the plate during the printing process.
The Enemy will be available from www.thefuturetense.net from midday GMT on Thursday June 16th.
*snort*
Entitled, I know.
I saw this on the rack at Target, and I could not believe it. A
pink cocktail shift with white things that look like they were
piped from a pastry bag with a fancy decorating tip.
Now I just need to find a girdle. Because that lump around my
middle? That's no wrinkle in the fabric. That's my middle
(which is also my lower middle and my low these days, where
everything is hanging).
Any suggestions for suck-it-in-derwear that won't strangle my
organs and give me cramps all night?
the title of this photo was inspired by lyrics to the chapter in your life entitled san francisco by the lucksmiths
My first book, entitled Shorebirds of Ireland will be in your shops soon!!!
The Iceland Gull, Larus glaucoides, is a large gull which breeds in the Arctic regions of Canada and Greenland, but not Iceland, where it is only seen in the winter. It is migratory, wintering from in the North Atlantic as far south as the British Isles and northernmost states of the eastern USA, as well as in the interior of North America as far W as the western Great Lakes. It is much scarcer in Europe than the similar Glaucous Gull.
NYCHA - NYCHA Senior Benefit & Entitlement Fair - September 22, 2011 - River Bank State Park (Photo by Leticia Barboza)
Mural entitled "Present Day Education" painted in 1939 by Jacob Elshin. The mural is now "upstairs" from the public lobby, which is now in the basement. Access is limited but thanks to Colleen Jacox's charm and persistence, she was granted access for pictures. Thanks Casserola!!
The education kit entitled “Riskland: the fun way to learn how to prevent disasters” is the outcome of a joint initiative between the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). This product was developed at the end of 2002 by the ISDR Regional Unit for Latin America and the Caribbean, in cooperation with UNICEF Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF-TACRO). Initially, it was addressed for countries in the LAC region and was originally produced in Spanish, English and Portuguese.
Riesgolandia, aprendamos jugando cómo prevenir desastres tiene la intención de poner a disposición de la comunidad educativa y a los niños y las niñas de América Latina y el Caribe una herramienta innovadora e interactiva para la reducción del riesgo de desastres.
From my set entitled “Cranesbill”
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In my collection entitled “The Garden”
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geranium
Geranium is a genus of 422 species of flowering annual, biennial, and perennial plants that are commonly known as the cranesbills. It is found throughout the temperate regions of the world and the mountains of the tropics, but mostly in the eastern part of the Mediterranean region. These attractive flowers will grow in any soil as long as it is not waterlogged. Propagation is by semi-ripe cuttings in summer, by seed or by division in autumn or spring.
The species Geranium viscosissimum is considered to be protocarnivorous.
The name "cranesbill" derives from the appearance of the seed-heads, which have the same shape as the bill of a crane. The genus name is derived from the Greek γέρανος, géranos, or γερανός, geranós, crane. The long, palmately cleft leaves are broadly circular in form. Their rose, pink to blue or white flowers have 5 petals.
Cranesbills are eaten by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Brown-tail and Mouse Moth.
Confusingly, "geranium" is also the common name of members of the genus Pelargonium, which were formerly classified in the cranesbill genus. In the United States, true Geraniums are frequently distinguished from the less hardy Pelargoniums as (rather redundantly) "hardy geraniums" by gardeners and in the horticultural trade. One can make the distinction between the two by looking at the flowers: Geranium has symmetrical flowers, while Pelargonium has irregular or maculate petals. Other former members of the genus are now classified in genus Erodium, including the plants known as filarees in North America.
This sculpture, entitled "Henry Dunant writing" is by the American artist George Segal.
Henry Dunant wrote "A Memory of Solferino", in which he proposed that the States should "formulate some international principle, sanctioned by a convention, inviolate in character, which, once approved and ratified, might serve as the basis for societies for the relief of the wounded" in 1862-63, which is the founding of the Red Cross.
The mural entitled "Early Days in Payne County" was painted by Grace L Hamilton. This was the first mural to be approved by the Commission of Fine Arts outside of Washington DC. The CFA had taken over the legacy of the WPA after WWII. Hamilton was awarded the contract in February 1962 and began work on it in her studio. She finished details after it was hung in mid June 1963.
The building now holds office space.
This shoot, entitled "Enchantment" is for my friend/client, hair and make-up extraordinaire, Ms. Kay Rodriguez.
Photo Credits:
Photography: Jeff Yeo
Post Processing: Jeff Yeo
Model: Angeline
Hair and Make-Up: Ms Kay Rodriguez
Special thanks to Ms. Andrea Dalisay and family for the logistics assistance
Shot on location: Policarpio St., Mandaluyong City
***All photos are owned and copyrighted by Jeff Yeo (http://jepoyyeo.multiply.com)
2009 All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use, copy, editing, reproduction, publication, duplication and distribution of the digital photos, without his explicit permission, is punishable by law. Subject to Philippine and International Copyright Conventions on Intellectual Property Rights***
project entitled "dv stills from cannon zr70" or "running around a basement and annoying NYU security at 4am". low light, bad card, low resolution. oh well.
The current project entitled “The Support Resilience in Time of Crisis: Increase Availability of Energy at the Local Level” is funded by the Government of Netherlands and implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
The Lebanon Crisis Response Plan – LCRP identified energy as one of the target sectors. More specifically the plan states, that “Government authorities in charge of the Energy and Water Sector, in collaboration with international and local partners, will continue their strong support to the most affected local communities, particularly through infrastructure projects in electricity, water, wastewater and solid waste. This has a vital benefit in mitigating the risks of social conflict between the local host communities and the displaced persons from Syria, and will be realized through the implementation of several activities.
The project’s objective is to increase the implementation of solar photovoltaic and/or other renewable energy projects within institutions (having a social impact or serving a social cause, located within the 251 most vulnerable communities in Lebanon), as a medium-term approach to reducing the impact of the Syrian crisis on the most vulnerable portion of the population. This objective is in line with the Lebanon Crisis Response Plan for 2017 - 2020.
These are the pieces from my first solo show, entitled “The Ghost of the You Haunted Me..." held at Rotofugi Gallery in Chicago, IL on Sept 7, 2012.
This body of work is the culmination of many of the elements found in my custom toy work within my Forest of Sorrows narrative and I have strived to create a cohesive storyline that ties together many of the concepts and themes seen over the past couple of years.
In this story, when people pass onto the next life, those with unfinished business are taken to the Silva Dolorosa (The Forest of Sorrows) to begin a life anew, where the choices and decisions they make will determine how their lives turn out.
At the end of days as one’s life ebbs away, the Flederkanichen creatures arrive to shepherd these souls, manifested as a seed, and carry them to the Silva Dolorosa. Upon arriving, they drop the soul seeds down into the depths of the forest where the Saplings catch them, plant them in their heads waiting for them to bloom again, at which point they will plant them on the forest floor in the perfect place, so that the souls can begin their new lives.
On one particular day, with one particular soul seed dropped by the Flederkanichen, a big gust of wind blew the seed out of the hand of the Sapling assigned to it and it hit the ground, breaking the cardinal rule of the forest. It was at this moment that Locket, the geist girl was reborn in this limbo, confused and bewildered as to where she was. Frightened, she runs deep into the forest to discover who she was in her previous life, and what she was to become in the next.
Concurrently, at the moment at which Locket was born, the last guardian of the forest, the Hollow Knight, was awakened from deep slumber, tasked with ensuring the sanctity of the Silva and all of its denizens. He sets off on a quest to find Locket, only to encounter yet another new visitor to the forest - the ferocious and monstrous Blackwülf, who seems to be racing the Hollow Knight in a quest to reach Locket first.
This is the story of death, understanding, rebirth and redemption. I hope that the pieces I have created for this show will help to give an insight into this story that I have been telling.
Photos taken by Kirby Kerr.
Please contact rotofugi.com for availability.
Entitled 'The Fountain of Life' this war memorial window by F C Eden, shows the crucifixion, with God and the dove of the Holy Spirit above. It also features SS Mary, John, Mary Magdalene, Michael and George. The angels hide their eyes from the sight of the crucifixion. The coats of arms at the top are those of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich, East Anglia, the Haberdashers' Company, Clare and the Crown.
The exposition entitled 'African Passion' shows part of a collection of contemporary Zimbabwean sculpture from the period 1966 to 1969. More than a 1000 sculptures are distributed on two floors of the museum. The top floor concentrates on individual creations, allowing the viewer time to observe the characteristics and workmanship of each artist. The second floor captures the environment in which these talented men and women work in order to create and display their sculptures to the world.
Article entitled 'What I think about Christmas' in Glasgow University Magazine, 12th December 1934.
(Archive reference DC198/1/41)
Exhibit entitled “Protecting cultural heritage: an imperative for humanity” (in accordance to resolutions: A/RES/69/281 and S/RES/2199 (2015)).
Carabinieri Colonel Alberto Deregibus, Deputy Commander of the Carabinieri Special Unit for the Protection of Cultural Heritage.
Photo credit: UN Photo/Amanda Voisard. Please contact United Nations Photo Library for queries related to photo usage.
Sculpture entitled 'Harvester' by Florence Wyle. Circa 1940. Located in the Loring-Wyle Parkette, on the northeast corner of Mount Pleasant Road and St. Clair Avenue East. Toronto, Canada. Spring evening, 2020. Pentax K1 II.
SEPTIC FLESH considered to be one of the pioneers of the Hellenic death metal sound, were formed in the 90’s.
After a demo entitled “Forgotten Path” and a Mini Lp entitled "Temple of the Lost Race" they managed to attract the attention of the French label Holly records, gaining access to the wider underground scene.
Their first full length album entitled "Mystic Places of Dawn" was recorded in April 1994 with M.W. Daoloth (from the cult black metal band Necromantia) as Co-producer.
One year later, in June 1995, they released "Esoptron", a dark opus with deep ancient Hellenic musical influences and themes dealing with philosophy and the occult.
The album that followed two years later, was entitled "Ophidian Wheel". The band added female vocals to the formula, recruiting Natalie Rassoulis. The neo-classical experimentations gained ground, adding a more theatrical dimension to the band’s sound.
In March 1998, the band released "Fallen Temple". It was a “crossroad” that represented the past of the band (the compositions of the rare “Temple of the Lost Race” re-recorded) but also presented a glimpse to the future, with some new material. In September of the same year, was also released a limited EP entitled "D.N.A Choronzone", which included the video clip for the song "The Eldest Cosmonaut" and 4 special tracks.
In June 1999, the band invaded Sweden to record with acclaimed producer Fredrik Nordstrom "Revolution DNA". The album was launched in October 1999 and presented highly addictive material, with a more straight forward metal attitude.
The first era of the band was concluded with the release of “Sumerian Daemons” in 2002. This album was the turning point to a more brutal and bombastic sound, while the dominating choir parts in Ancient Sumerian language, created a truly demonic atmosphere.
The next chapter of SEPTICFLESH (with the two words merged together from now on) begun in 2008, as the band signed with French labor Season of Mist and released "Communion". The album was recorded once again at Fredman studios in Sweden, with Fredrik Nordstrom as producer. Music-wise, it was a bold step forwards, as the band decided to utilize for the first time a full orchestra. The Filmharmonic Orchestra of Prague was chosen for the task, while Chris Antoniou, having obtained a Bachelor's and Master's degree in concert music in Londod, was responsible for the classical arrangements. The result was a unique merge of Death Metal heaviness, with Symphonic rage.
The next album "The Great Mass" was released in 2011. This time, the band collaborated with Peter Tägtgren for the production. The songs were heavy and at the same time highly technical and experimental, as the orchestral parts were further evolved. In addition the band collaborated with two exceptional female vocalists, Androniki Skoula (Mezzo Soprano) and Iliana Tsakiraki (Soprano). The overall result was a Grand dark metal "soundtrack".
The latest effort of the band is "Titan" released in 2014. The album was produced from Logan Mader. The title of the album, pretty much sums up its sound and general atmosphere. Primordial, menacing, majestic. Besides the use of Filmharmonic Orchestra of Prague for the third time, the band worked for the first time with the Children Choir of Prague, adding an eerie tone to the songs. After long years of experimentation, Septicflesh have reached to a point that their metal and symphonic elements are fused together in a solid unity. The song "Prometheus" (that is very indicative of this balance between power and atmosphere), was chosen to visually represent the album, in the form of a video clip.
"On winds of smoke they are singing, their calling is the calling of the free, Fly with Us" - Burning Phoenix
Poem entitled Helen's Tower by Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton. This is one of several poems about the tower which were requested by or presented to Lord Dufferin, and which are displayed in the third floor reading room. The text is as follows:
On life's imperishable strand
The tides of passion rage in vain:
With pearls of song they sow the sand,
And this is our immortal gain.
So shall this love-enchanted Tower
Win music from the waves of Time -
Transfigured into Helen's bower,
Till every stone shall ring with rhyme.
These are the pieces from my first solo show, entitled “The Ghost of the You Haunted Me..." held at Rotofugi Gallery in Chicago, IL on Sept 7, 2012.
This body of work is the culmination of many of the elements found in my custom toy work within my Forest of Sorrows narrative and I have strived to create a cohesive storyline that ties together many of the concepts and themes seen over the past couple of years.
In this story, when people pass onto the next life, those with unfinished business are taken to the Silva Dolorosa (The Forest of Sorrows) to begin a life anew, where the choices and decisions they make will determine how their lives turn out.
At the end of days as one’s life ebbs away, the Flederkanichen creatures arrive to shepherd these souls, manifested as a seed, and carry them to the Silva Dolorosa. Upon arriving, they drop the soul seeds down into the depths of the forest where the Saplings catch them, plant them in their heads waiting for them to bloom again, at which point they will plant them on the forest floor in the perfect place, so that the souls can begin their new lives.
On one particular day, with one particular soul seed dropped by the Flederkanichen, a big gust of wind blew the seed out of the hand of the Sapling assigned to it and it hit the ground, breaking the cardinal rule of the forest. It was at this moment that Locket, the geist girl was reborn in this limbo, confused and bewildered as to where she was. Frightened, she runs deep into the forest to discover who she was in her previous life, and what she was to become in the next.
Concurrently, at the moment at which Locket was born, the last guardian of the forest, the Hollow Knight, was awakened from deep slumber, tasked with ensuring the sanctity of the Silva and all of its denizens. He sets off on a quest to find Locket, only to encounter yet another new visitor to the forest - the ferocious and monstrous Blackwülf, who seems to be racing the Hollow Knight in a quest to reach Locket first.
This is the story of death, understanding, rebirth and redemption. I hope that the pieces I have created for this show will help to give an insight into this story that I have been telling.
Photos taken by Kirby Kerr.
Please contact rotofugi.com for availability.
These three ties are the result of my project entitled fashion and textiles. I wanted to highlight aspects I consider important, these being colour, texture and pattern.
The tie on the left was my focus on colour. I drew on inspiration from an exhibition I visited displaying Anselm Kiefer’s work. I felt his misty cold colours stood out, I wanted to add a bright touch to the tie, I experimented with different materials to add a bright touch. The most visually pleasing effect was sewing on the sequins.
The main influences for the middle tie for me were the Maidstone Museum and Pompidou Centre in France. Maidstone Museums influenced my decision for colour and texture, whereas the exposed structure of the Pompidou Centre gave me the idea of using construction materials to produce texture.
The tie on the right was the result for my focus for pattern. I liked the patterns and shapes from Art Deco, and I found the Chrysler building very interesting for this. Looking at varies parts of the building and the original pattern on the tie I created a structured pattern that I screen printed onto the tie.
Having carried out a lot of experimental work most of which is contained in my sketchbook I was very pleased with the result of this project as I felt it reflected all three aspects I set out to demonstrate.
Mini Portfolio Statement.
The 10 pieces of work in my mini portfolio show a varied range of work that I have undertaken over the last eighteen months some finished pieces and others still being developed. The work shows use of photography, photoshop, printing and drawings. I have used textiles and experimented with various materials whilst developing my ideas. Some work is the result of a combination of earlier projects and ideas that have developed as my confidence has grown.
My piece titled "Urban and Rural Eyes, Framed Quilts" is probably my least favourite. This is because I was not happy with the finished screen printed article due to the limited printing equipment available at school. As the initial result wasn't to my liking I decided to try and improve it by separating the different patterns when mounting them in a frame. This helped tidy the prints by giving them a more defined edge and structure.
The project titled "In the Kitchen" is the one I had enjoyed the most as I had been able to develop the photo shoot in various ways until I found my most favourite outcome. The project developed further as I started working with Photoshop and as this project concluded I thought it had a classic look about it. This was great fun to produce.
Although the still life drawing titled "Natural Forms" wasn't my favourite to produce it is the one I am most pleased with because when I started I was unsure of my ability with pencil drawings. But as the project developed my confidence in producing a pencil drawing grew and it is now a task that I wouldn’t be daunted by in the future.
Overall I am pleased with the variety of work as it demonstrates a basic use of techniques and materials and shows how I am not afraid to experiment when working on a project. My sketch books not included in this mini portfolio has evidence of how my ideas have taken shape to become the pieces of work shown.
Francine Gordon
The statue, entitled Youth at the Stream, was sculpted by J.H. Foley in 1844 and executed in bronze by J. Hadfield in 1851. It was cast for the Great Exhibition at Crystal Palace in the same year and donated to the Bancroft Gardens, Stratford-upon-Avon by Mr Alfred Bullard in 1932.
Canadian National Railways – Standard Sleeping Car Ticket
Winnipeg, Manitoba → Edmonton → Vancouver, B.C.
Car 91 – Lower Section (L.S.) – November 19–20, 1936
Ninety years ago . . .
This modest slip of paper once entitled its holder to a lower berth in Car 91 of a Canadian National sleeper running west from Winnipeg through Edmonton to Vancouver in November 1936. The initials “L.S.” indicate a Lower Section — the more desirable berth in a standard open-section sleeping car. In the era before compartments became common, most long-distance travelers slept in these curtained sections, arranged along a central aisle.
Car 91 would almost certainly have been a standard open-section sleeping car built in the 1920s or early 1930s by Pullman or National Steel Car for Canadian National Railways. By day, the interior resembled a narrow parlor car: facing pairs of upholstered seats flanking a central aisle, heavy green or maroon wool fabric, polished wood paneling, brass fittings, overhead hat racks, and shaded electric wall lamps casting a warm glow. At one end of the car was typically a smoking compartment; at the other, compact washrooms and a lavatory. Steam heat ran along the baseboards — welcome in a November crossing of the Prairies and Rockies.
By daylight, the traveler in this lower section would sit facing a companion (or stranger), coat folded nearby, watching Manitoba’s grey prairie give way to Alberta foothills and, eventually, the drama of the Rockies. In the evening, after dinner in the dining car, the porter would transform the space. The seats slid together to form a bed base; a thick mattress was laid across; crisp white sheets and wool blankets were added; and privacy curtains were drawn along the aisle. Overhead, the upper berth folded down for the second passenger in the section.
The lower berth — the one marked on this ticket — was considered preferable. It avoided the narrow ladder required to reach the upper and offered easier access in the night. Once enclosed by curtains, the berth felt surprisingly wide and softly cocooned, though never fully private. Open sections meant shared air, shared sounds, and a kind of cooperative modesty. One heard the steady clatter of steel wheels on jointed rail, the gentle sway of the car, the occasional distant whistle, the faint hiss of steam heat. The interior carried its own railway perfume: wool upholstery, varnish, metal, and a trace of tobacco from the smoking compartment.
Sleeping-car travel required choreography and discretion. The porter — immaculate in dark uniform with brass buttons — made and unmade berths, polished shoes overnight, and preserved passengers’ dignity as they changed within the curtained sections or in the small washrooms at the end of the car. It was intimate but orderly, communal yet restrained.
In 1936, class distinctions in rail travel were clear but nuanced. Coach was economical; a lower berth in an open section signaled practical comfort; private compartments and drawing rooms were the domain of business elites or wealthier families. The holder of this ticket chose respectability and rest rather than luxury.
The date — November — adds atmosphere. A westbound journey into early winter darkness, curtains drawn against prairie night, frost edging the windows somewhere between Edmonton and the mountains. Warmth inside, cold beyond the glass. This ticket is not merely a transportation receipt; it is a fragment of motion across a continent — a small paper portal into the rhythm, etiquette, and sensory world of Canadian rail travel in the interwar years.
Edward Perkins Bondurant (1874–1959)
The railroad ephemera seen here are remnants of a life lived during railroading’s long era of national centrality. They are from a collection of railway memorabilia that I found at an antique shop in Chinook, Washington.
Edward Perkins Bondurant was born August 10, 1874, at Wintersville, Sullivan County, Missouri, one of ten children of Joseph and Nancy Bondurant. Railroad service was entered in 1901 with the Chicago & North Western Railway. In 1905, Edward made Chadron, in Dawes County, Nebraska, his permanent home
By 1910 he was established there as a freight conductor, the head of a household on Moorhead Street, owning his home free of mortgage. He was married to Myrtle I. Howe, and the family included daughters Mildred and Mabel and a son, Richard. Later records show that at the time of his death his wife was Beatrice.
Professional identity was closely tied to the railroad. Membership in the Order of Railway Conductors of America was held at least as early as January 7, 1916 (Division No. 173), and affiliation continued for forty years. His draft registration of September 12, 1918 records him as a 44-year-old conductor in Chadron, blue-eyed and brown-haired, still at work during wartime mobilization. Membership was also held in Masonic Samaritan Lodge No. 158 beginning in 1918, reflecting the fraternal and civic networks typical of a railroad town in the early twentieth century.
A career that began in the age of steam extended through World War I and the period of federal control of the railroads, continued across the Depression and World War II, and concluded in the early Cold War years. Retirement as a conductor occurred on April 30, 1952, after more than half a century of service. Death followed on July 13, 1959, in Dawes County, and burial took place at Greenwood Cemetery in Chadron.
Through these surviving documents a working railroad life can be glimpsed—one that bridged the late nineteenth-century railroad frontier and the industrial mid-twentieth century, and that formed part of the steady professional backbone of the American freight system for over fifty years.
The inauguration of the ‘Mirrored Painting’ by Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto, entitled 'Ritratto di Paolo Nespoli - Astronauta, Missione VITA', took place on 28 March 2018 at ESRIN, ESA’s centre for Earth observation in Frascati, Italy, as the climax of a joint initiative and a permanent symbol of the important link between space and art. The event hosted by the Head of ESA ESRIN and ESA's Director of Earth Observation Programmes Josef Aschbacher, was attended by ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli, Michelangelo Pistoletto, ASI representative Fabrizio Zucchini and RAM radiartemobile representatives Dora Stiefelmeier and Mario Pieroni.
This original piece of art, created by famous artist Michelangelo Pistoletto who is known as one of the founding fathers of the Italian Arte Povera contemporary art movement, features a full-scale representation of ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli. For Paolo’s VITA mission, ESA and ASI developed original ‘space and art’ initiatives as part of the communication activities to actively involve wider audiences. This began with Pistoletto’s development with ESA of the official patch for Paolo’s mission, which includes the artist’s symbol of his Third Paradise concept in the artwork.
A natural continuation of this cooperation was the ‘SPAC3’ app, which allowed users to select and combine Paolo’s images from space with their own photos. This activity was intended to draw attention to the wellbeing of our planet, and was inspired by the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. These provided the basis for Paolo’s choice of photos, and the app users could respond with their own photos on the same theme.
As a social artwork project, SPAC3 demonstrated that the two worlds of art and science can work together with the common objective of highlighting issues affecting our planet, and showed how involving a wider public could contribute to the vision and become part of this collective work. This joint initiative was made possible via a partnership between ESA and RAM radioartemobile, in cooperation with ASI and Cittadellarte-Fondazione Pistoletto.
Photos: ESA – M. Valentini
These 39 pictures entitled "Colors of Fall in Yardley . . ." were all taken around my home in late October, pre-Hurricane Sandy. Number 7968 is a photo of the tree that came crashing down on two unsuspecting cars parked underneath it at the height of the hurricane.
Fall happens to be my favorite time of year and not just because pumpkin flavors are all the rage. From late September to early November, Mother Nature puts on her most spectacular show. Trees of all types slowly transition from their standard leaves to shades of red, orange, gold, brown, and even purple. Landscapes across the country pop with vibrant colors and serve as a brief reminder just how beautiful nature can be.
It's a great time for hiking and scenic drives and below are all the resources you need to make your trip happen. Whether you want to know just why leaves change their colors or are looking for where to see specific shades, the answers are here.
So Why Do Leaves Change Colors?
The answer lies in one word: chlorophyll. It's the chemical that gives leaves their green color. Chlorophyll is also responsible for photosynthesis - a process where plants turn water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and sugar. Confused? Let's back up to the basics.
Trees take water from the ground using their roots. They also take carbon dioxide from the air. But trees need oxygen and glucose to grow big and healthy. In order to do that, they use sunlight to turn the water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and glucose. That's photosynthesis. And chlorophyll helps make it happen.
When summer ends and autumn begins, there is less sunlight since the days get shorter. This is an important hint for trees and other plants to prepare themselves for the winter. Since there isn't enough light and water during the winter for photosynthesis, trees go into rest-mode and will feed off food they have stored up over summer. While processes shut down, chlorophyll starts to disappear from the leaves, taking away the green color. As the green fades, the leaves show other colors that have been there all along - yellow and orange. They have been hidden all summer by chlorophyll and during the fall, it is their time to shine!
You're probably wondering about the other signature colors of autumn - red, purple, and brown. Well, in some trees, such as maples, glucose is trapped in the leaves after photosynthesis stops. That glucose is turned into a red color from the sunlight and the cool nights of autumn. The brown color of trees, such as oaks, is made from tannin - a waste product left in the leaves.
The brilliance of colors you see every fall is directly related to weather conditions. The brightest colors are seen when late summer is dry, and autumn has bright sunny days and cool evenings. A good supply of rainfall also keeps the leaves on trees longer and helps to enhance the color.
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New Deal mural entitled "New London Facets" painted by Lloyd R. Ney in 1940. I don't understand it but it is awesome. There is so much going on within the mural and none of it seems connected. This is abstract art at it's best. I'm amazed that it has survived as many other murals were removed or painted over when the locals decided they didn't like the content.