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Unity, By Simon Donovan and Ben Olmstead, Tucson, AZ
"For the Grant Road Improvement Project Phase 2, Simon Donovan & Ben Olmstead were selected to complete artwork for the project. The sculpture they created is called Unity and is comprised of five figures, three female, two male. Each one is approximately 10 feet tall. They stand in a circle facing outward, holding hands and leaning far forward. They would tumble forward if not for the cooperation, trust, and collective effort that is required in forming an unbroken ring. Thus the title "Unity".
"The sculpture is made of hundreds of parallel, vertically aligned stainless steel plates, each held 1 inch apart. The result is a study of figures with a shifting perception of form as one moves around the sculpture. Additionally, it will be illuminated with amber colored LED lights at night."
A 130-year-old edition of Unity, the newspaper of the Western Unitarian Conference, which had been included in the 1884 time capsule.
Photographs © 2014 Sonja L. Cohen. From Christopher L. Walton’s article “UUA holds farewell ceremony for 25 Beacon St.” (uuworld.org, 3.3.14)
(Photo is the property of the Unitarian Universalist Association.)
ORLANDO, Fla. – Seven Army Reserve Soldiers from the 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) joined hundreds of helping hands in reviving Orlando’s Colonialtown North Community Garden Jan. 27, 2017.
Directed by Green Works Orlando in conjunction with the National Football League’s Environmental Program, the community project attracted scores of volunteers to don gloves, pick up rakes and carry bags of mulch.
“I love volunteering,” said Sgt. Jonathan M. Bell, human resources noncommissioned officer, Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 143d ESC. “I’m proud to see that so many of my fellow Orlando residents feel the same way.”
Bell, an Orlando native, and his battle buddies wasted no time getting their hands and uniforms dirty as they joined Annunciation Catholic Academy students, University of Central Florida athletes and Verizon Wireless employees in bringing the garden back to its former, greener glory.
“Colonialtown North Community Garden is one of the oldest of its kind in Orlando,” said Ian Jurgense, sustainability project manager for Green Works Orlando.” Thanks to our new partnership with the NFL and our close connections with community leaders, we can enhance the garden’s life sustaining qualities with fresh soil and vegetable plants while protecting its natural beauty with new fences, garden beds, and weed mats.”
“This is just one of the many community projects the NFL is sponsoring throughout Central Florida as we prepare to host the first ever Pro Bowl to take place in Orlando, added Susan Groh, associate director for the NFL Environmental Program.” “For the last 25 years, the NFL has strived to lighten its environmental impact by recycling material, planting trees and feeding the hungry. We hope our efforts here today inspires others to pay it forward and find ways to improve their neighborhoods.”
The project began in earnest with opening remarks by Patty Sheehan, Orlando City commissioner, District 4.
“I thank the Army Reserve Soldiers for their support,” said Sheehan. “They volunteered to serve our country and, like all volunteers, they will get back everything they give by ten-fold. Today, let’s follow their example as we enrich our lives by giving back to our community.”
As soon as Sheehan stepped away from the podium, the NFL further demonstrated its commitment to ensure Orlando lived up to its “The City Beautiful” nickname when legendary quarterback Mark Brunell and running back Warrick Dunn addressed the diverse crowd.
“We are all here to support a worthy cause and save our environment,” said Brunell, whose 19-season career included throwing touchdown passes for the Green Bay Packers (1993-1994), Jacksonville Jaguars (1995-2003), Washington Redskins (2004-2007), New Orleans Saints (2008-2009) and New York Jets (2010-2011). “The NFL’s best players have converged on Orlando not just to play a game. They and their families are working with local communities and the people who support our love for football to make this city a better place to live, work and play.”
Brunell also encouraged the younger volunteers to pursue their life-long goals and cherish the value of teamwork.
“My [childhood] dream was to play as quarterback for the NFL,” said Brunell. “As I grew older, I realized that, no matter how hard I worked, I would never fulfill that dream without the help from good people around me. Remember, success in life is never just about you. It’s about helping others so that you, too, may achieve your dream.”
Army Sgt. Maj. Marcus F. Alfred, S-4 (logistics) sergeant major, 641st Regional Sustainment Group, 143d ESC, shared Brunell’s sentiment.
“The children out here today are our future,” said Alfred, a native of Kissimmee, Fla. “By seeing Soldiers and professional athletes work with them, they will respect us even more.”
Bell also took Brunell’s words to heart by bringing his daughter to the event.
“I wanted her to experience first-hand what it means to give back,” said Bell as he drilled nails to connect a wooden, rectangular frame that would serve as a garden bed for tomato plants. “Brunell, Dunn, and the other volunteers here understand that we must depend on one another achieve our goals.”
As the Soldiers laid the last garden bed into place and raked the final pile of topsoil, Alfred and Brunell reflected on the values their respective organizations share.
"The fact that the NFL invited us to help promote a stronger community shows how far the Army Reserve has come,” said Alfred. “We’re both here to teach, coach and mentor. It doesn’t matter if we planted one or 100 trees as long as we planted them together.”
“I hope everyone here has a greater understanding of the sacrifices our service members,” said Brunell. “The NFL and the military understand the value of teamwork and the importance of fulfilling your specific role. Neither the best players nor finest Soldiers can succeed without first helping their teammates become successful … The only difference is that one group plays a game, while the other plays for life-or-death.”
Photo by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, 143d ESC
I think this speaks for itself.
Soon to be released as Unity Core, a command line interface distribution 115MB in size using 10MB of total memory. But will it install? We've custom written an installer in bash based on Mandriva's installer so that you can boot to a cli live disk and install it. Available at a Unity Linux website near you soon.
A shot taken during a wedding at a couple of angels.
Nikon D70s 1/500, f4.8, Tamron 28-75 @ 32 mm, iso 400
National Equality March for Unity + Pride on 15th Street near Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington DC on Sunday morning, 11 June 2017 by Elvert Barnes Photography
Follow EQUALITY MARCH DC at www.facebook.com/events/1949652305264195/
Elvert Barnes 11 June 2017 EQUALITY MARCH DC docu-project at elvertbarnes.com/EqualityMarch2017
Just sharing. Made this for a very good friend. Cupcake stamp is from Unity. Sentiment is from Hero Arts. I used a upside down punched heart shape as the flame. I later added some Stickles on the top part of the cupcake to simulate "icing."
FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, PA - Employees from the Pennsylvania National Guard and Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs gathered for Unity Day, an annual celebration of diversity, Aug. 27, 2015. Remarks on diversity and inclusion were presented by Jose Molina, executive director of the Governor's Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs. A variety of cultural displays, music and ethnic foods were the highlights of the event. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ted Nichols/Released)
FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, PA - Employees from the Pennsylvania National Guard and Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs gathered for Unity Day, an annual celebration of diversity, Sept. 5, 2013. The event had a variety of cultural demonstrations, displays and food. (Photo by Tom Cherry/Released)
My latest
Unity chalice:
Earth...clay
Wood...aspen collar
Metal...brass corners and feet
Water...water in glass container in bowl
Fire...lit tea light floating in water
Pyramid base gives it pyramid power and each face represents a season and a direction
Base of pyramid is square, corners and faces are triangles, bowl is round bringing in the cosmic shapes of Triangle Circle and Square.
Base of pyramid is green which represents abundance
Aspen collar adds a colorado home feeling
Tradtional Japanese Raku fired with Western raku twist. .... East meet West and old meets new
Kintsukuroi ....the crack which happened during firing is highlighted with gold as opposed to trying to hide its flaws
Body of pyramid is hollow with a false bottom to store away prayers, wishes, poems, ashes, bones
And other such relics.
So here are some concepts for a series with three parts—the second, and main, part will be our stewardship campaign. This was a tough one for me... whether I should just keep the icon the same and change the logotype or change the icon each time.
This are def. stage 1 concepts, so I can change anything at this point. The prayer hands are a little weird to me, but was hard for me to get 1 color hands to work in this space otherwise.
May 12, 2019 - Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple located at 875 Lake Street, Oak Park, Illinois. "Commissioned by the congregation of Oak Park Unity Church in 1905, Wright’s Unity Temple is the greatest public building of the architect’s Chicago years. Wright’s family on his mother’s side were Welsh Unitarians, and his uncle Jenkin Lloyd Jones was a distinguished Unitarian preacher with a parish on Chicago’s south side where Wright and his wife Catherine were married. Wright identified with the rational humanism of Unitarianism, particularly as influenced by Ralph Waldo Emerson’s transcendentalism, uniting all beings as one with the divine presence.
Wright’s father had been a Universalist preacher. With their emphasis on a loving God, Universalists were early advocates of abolitionism and were the first church to ordain women. In 1886 Universalist Augusta Chapin became minister of the Oak Park Unity Church, attracting new members to the congregation including Frank Lloyd Wright’s mother Anna. Unitarian Universalist minister Rodney Johonnot succeeded Chapin when she joined the Parliament of World Religions in 1893. A lawyer and graduate of Harvard Divinity School, Johonnot was known for his liberal views, even more extreme than those of Jenkin Lloyd Jones with whom he sometimes took issue.
When Unity Church burned to the ground in June 1905, Wright was awarded the commission, and in 1906 Johonnot published a booklet titled, A New Edifice for Unity Church. He wanted a modern building that would embody the principles of “unity, truth, beauty, simplicity, freedom and reason.”
Wright was a perfect match to these requirements. The design he submitted to the congregation broke with almost every existing convention for traditional Western ecclesiastic architecture. On the novel choice of construction material Wright states, “There was only one material to choose—as church funds were $45,000. Concrete was cheap.” Wright’s bold concept for the building enabled a series of concrete forms to be repeated multiple times.
In harmony with Wright’s philosophy of organic architecture, the concrete was left uncovered by plaster, brick, or stone. Wright’s sensitive handling of materials was a defining feature of his architecture from early in his career. “Bring out the nature of the materials,” Wright insisted in his seminal essay In the Cause of Architecture, “let their nature intimately into your scheme. Reveal the nature of wood, plaster, brick, or stone in your designs, they are all by nature friendly and beautiful. No treatment can be really a matter of fine art when those natural characteristics are, or their nature is, outraged or neglected.”
Unity Temple was a significant commission in Wright’s Oak Park Studio. Charles E. White, who worked as a draftsman for Wright from 1903 to 1906, details the collaborative effort of the Studio to secure the commission, “the chief thing at Wright’s is of course Unity Church, the sketches of which are at last accepted. We have all pleaded and argued with the committee, until we are well nigh worn out. All hands are working on the drawings."
In harmony with Wright’s philosophy of organic architecture, the concrete was left uncovered by plaster, brick, or stone. Wright’s sensitive handling of materials was a defining feature of his architecture from early in his career. “Bring out the nature of the materials,” Wright insisted in his seminal essay In the Cause of Architecture, “let their nature intimately into your scheme. Reveal the nature of wood, plaster, brick, or stone in your designs, they are all by nature friendly and beautiful. No treatment can be really a matter of fine art when those natural characteristics are, or their nature is, outraged or neglected.”
Unity Temple was a significant commission in Wright’s Oak Park Studio. Charles E. White, who worked as a draftsman for Wright from 1903 to 1906, details the collaborative effort of the Studio to secure the commission, “the chief thing at Wright’s is of course Unity Church, the sketches of which are at last accepted. We have all pleaded and argued with the committee, until we are well nigh worn out. All hands are working on the drawings.”
Approached from Lake Street, Unity Temple is a massive and monolithic cube of concrete, sheltered beneath an expansive flat roof. The introspective nature of the building is in part a response to its corner site situated along a busy thoroughfare. No entrance is apparent and the building appears impenetrable, save for a band of high clerestory windows recessed behind decorative piers and shadowed by overhanging eaves.
Entry to the building is via a low hall that connects Unity Temple and Unity House. Above the bank of doors leading into the hall, an inscription in bronze declares, “For the worship of God and the service of man.” The low, dimly lit hall that unites the buildings is a transitional space. To the south it opens directly onto Unity House. Designed for “the service of man,” this secular space includes a central meeting hall, flanking balconies for use as open classrooms, and other special purpose rooms for daily operation. Like Wright’s residential architecture, this congregational parish house is centered on a fireplace hearth.
Situated across the hall from Unity House is the temple. In contrast to the open entrance into Unity House, access to the sanctuary is complex. Wright masterfully manipulates the sequence of entrance; guiding the visitor through low dark passages he termed “cloisters,” before they ascend into the open, brightly lit sanctuary.
The sanctuary is the heart and anchor of the building. At once grand yet intimate, the sanctuary is a masterful composition in light and space. Its elegant articulation and warm colors stand in bold contrast to the grey concrete exterior. Devoid of overt religious iconography, its precise geometric proportions declare a harmonious whole.
The uppermost portion of the sanctuary appears light and transparent. A continuous band of clerestory windows of Wright’s signature leaded glass encircle the flat, coffered ceiling. Set in a concrete grid are twenty-five square skylights of amber tinted leaded glass The effect, Wright states, was intended “to get a sense of a happy cloudless day into the room… daylight sifting through between the intersecting concrete beams, filtering through amber glass ceiling lights. Thus managed, the light would, rain or shine, have the warmth of sunlight.”
While Wright’s innovative use of concrete was chosen for its economy, the completed building ultimately cost nearly twice the contracted price due to complications encountered during construction. In September of 1909, the new building was dedicated. Because its unique design bore little resemblance to the other churches along Lake Street, it was decided to rename it Unity Temple.
The congregation’s board of trustees issued a statement thanking Wright. “We extend to the architect, Mr. Frank Lloyd Wright, our most hearty congratulations upon the wonderful achievement embodied in the new edifice and further extend to him our most sincere thanks for the great service which, through the building, he has rendered to the parish and to the community. We believe the building will long endure as a monument to his artistic genius and that, so long as it endures, it will stand forth as a masterpiece of art and architecture.” Their words were prophetic."
Previous text from the following website: flwright.org/researchexplore/unitytemple
FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, PA - Employees from the Pennsylvania National Guard and Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs gathered for Unity Day, an annual celebration of diversity, Sept. 5, 2013. The event had a variety of cultural demonstrations, displays and food. (Photo by Tom Cherry/Released)
The cemetery surrounding the architecturely significant Unity Chapel is the resting place of the extended family of Richard and Mary Long, who built the chapel.Frank Lolyd Wright's grave is just to the right of this photo,and his daughter is also buried here.
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FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, PA - Employees from the Pennsylvania National Guard and Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs gathered for Unity Day, an annual celebration of diversity, Sept. 5, 2013. The event had a variety of cultural demonstrations, displays and food. (Photo by Tom Cherry/Released)