Environmental Awareness
Featured Work
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Invasion by transcentral
A relentless invasion of the steel men.
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"WHY" by madman4
Now do not get me wrong I am not a “Tree Hugger” but this is sad,6 months ago this was a beautiful swamp ,I have photo’s I have taken there ,Deer,squirrel,rabbits,hawks,god knows what other wildlife were abundant here,this is a small shot of the land that was cut, I was saddened deeply when i rode down this road today, I have not been in this area in about 10 months ,and was expecting to get some shot’s of this area and this is what I saw,Lumber Companies need to leave the wetlands alone,I will step down off of my soapbox now.
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Rape_02 by Michael J
Driving down a back road that I had not traveled in awhile, I sadly came across this sight. This used to be all natural woodland, and no matter how much I try, I cannot replace the green. . .
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Recent Work
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Industrial Sunrise by tjevans
Artwork completed in 2008 The world has most dramatically changed over the last two centuries. The Industrial Revolution rose sharply and suddenly despite the millions upon millions of years in which the Earth has seemed to exist. Many positive innovations and inventions have come so very quickly. With the Industrial Sunrise though, it seems impossible to ignore how the natural Earth has become damaged by the technological progress of humanity too.
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Big Old Tree Stump...Eucalyptus Tree Tasmania by cradlemountain
This is an endangered species. / Keep it in the ground as it holds carbon and is more global friendly than dinging the stump out. / This tree stump had lived out a full life but the relatives of this tree around the local area are disappearing. The locals told me it was approximately 600/800years old and may be the second tallest tree in the world. This stump is, 22 armful around, hollow in the middle and over 1 meter high. It is the only old tree left that my grandson can see to check out the sizes they would one day become if left to grow in a natural state. When I was his age they were in abundance if the natural forests in Australia everywhere.
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Calm before the firestorm by Travis Easton
Over the Australia Day weekend I and three buddies sea kayaked around the North end of Wilsons Promontory blissfully unaware that a few short days later this paradise would be burnt to a crisp by Victoria’s recent and devastating bushfires. This fire continues to burn as I write this (20/2/09) and has so far burnt about 30% of the park (basically all the land visible in this picture). If there is no rain soon and the winds turn from there current easterly direction to a strong northerly the entire park could easily go up. This shot was taken on the beautiful and remote Bennison Island in Corner Inlet and offers the perfect vantage point to see what is now gone (view large). The peak on the far left hand side of the frame is called The Cathedral and the fire started there after a lightning strike on the 8/2/09 exactly thirteen days after this shot was taken. The prevailing winds in this area are usually westerlies and these conditions would have resulted in a small localised blaze that would have seen the fire peter out as it hit the nearby ocean. Instead there have been uncommonly sustained easterly winds blowing up to 70km/h spreading the fire straight along the entire length of the Vereker Range (the mountain range on the horizon) and coming north to consume every bit of land between there and the coastline contained in this shot. In 2005 a back burn that reignited burnt 13% of the park, this fire fortunately has thus far avoided these particular areas but if they are re-burnt so soon after this previous fire many of the larger tree species will not have the mojo to regenerate a second time and as there seedlings have not had enough time to mature to the point of producing seed entire species could be lost from large areas. As it is the fire is currently ravaging an area that hasn’t been burnt since the terrible 1951 fires that destroyed 75% of the park. The close succession of fires back then resulted in the permanent loss of all the blue gums in the park. These huge beautiful and majestic trees were once the dominant upper story flora standing over a once open forest floor. The impenetrable tangle that now exists has made my many off track ramblings around the Prom a far more involved pursuit than was once the case. Currently there are 150 ground fire fighters one skycrane and two water bombing helicopters fighting the blaze although ground crews have been forced by the impenetrable scrub to concentrate there efforts to creating and reinforcing current containment lines. Out of interest the footprints on the beach are probably from a Black Wallaby – Wallabia bicolor who despite that huge looking expanse of water has made it to the island across the mud flats at low tide. The small knoll abutting the coast in the center of the frame is called Barry Hill and is in one of the most remote and trackless areas on the promontory. However between 1913 and 1940 this was the location of the Ranger Station at the Prom (it even had its own telegraph line). Now the Prom has easy road access this choice of location seems odd but back then the dominant mode of access was via boat across Corner Inlet from Port Welshpool. If I lived in an ideal landscape photographers world I would have unlimited time to shoot every scene in the ideal light of dawn and dusk but sometimes these criteria are impossible to organize so I do the best I can with the light available in this case late morning. The timing determined by the vagaries of tide (being in a sea kayak) and the fact that camping on the island is not allowed. Despite the less than ideal light I thought the pertinence of current events justified its inclusion. 100% of profits from this shot will go to WRAP Wildlife Rescue and Protection Incorporated which will aid the innumerable animal victims of the recent fires (I’ve put up my margin more than usual because of the donation aspect, basically it’s not worth doing unless there’s a bit of money in it for the charity).
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THINK GREEN LIVE GREEN by yanmos
/ t-shirt version
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It's a clear cut... choice. by Sam Dantone
Cutting them down to mail them back to our McMansions as junkmail… / I hear it all the time from local loggers, “they’ll grow back” / Yes, but when we replant a fast growing single strain to replace them, well, then they are not really growing back are they. The forest here are treated like tree farms. Clear cut, slash and burn, replant, repeat. We may be able to achieve this, but are we doing good? Sam Dantone
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The world is a disease / It needs to get down on its knees / And take a look at itself / Realise the help it needs…
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Goodnight Mr. Edison... by monocotylidono
Governments around the world, are setting targets to phase out the use of Incandescent light bulbs, in favour of more energy-efficient fluorescent sources of lighting, effectively “sunsetting” one of the most ubiquitous inventions of the 20th century. Thomas Edison created the first commercially viable incandescent light bulb in 1879. Little did he know how much his invention would contribute to the energy crisis that dominates the 21st century!... (This is my first attempt at Digital Art, so I’d love to hear your comments, criticisms, suggestions, etc. I’ve started with a picture of a red lightbulb and used PS CS2 and most of the techniques in this tutorial for the water reflections. Unfortunately, it looks like it has since been removed) .
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Bushfire solution
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Well, almost. It has been a busy time for Flic Manning and I, in terms of work, moving states, parties, learning new things and facing money challenges: but in the big scheme of things nothing is more important than your dreams. Flic and I, tonight at 9:20pm on the 11th Feb 2009, have decided to take the DIESEL LAWS brand beyond the popular presence on the net, and take it to the streets within the next few years. What that means for us is a little bit of light research, explaining to all our current customers our plans and obviously taking the necessary steps to print our designs. At current, ‘Diesel Laws’ has sold over 119 shirts within 6 months of the brand becoming active online. That equates to 1 Shirt sold every 2 days! I would say there is a market! Not only has the amount of sales broken through the seems, we have also received thousands of brilliant comments on our designs with messages of strong support for what we are doing. We look forward to sharing the progress with you over the next couple of months as we set this thing in motion! Please make sure you check out www.diesellaws.com and SUBSCRIBE to be notified about all the pictures and info on setting up the Diesel Laws brand! Woohoo! Let us know that you are keen to take this ride with us! thanks, Flic and Diesel
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A True Hero by dimarie
acrylic on canvas / 12th feb 09 / —-—-—-—-—- / This is to pay tribute to both the firefighters and the everyday people who are fighting our fires here in Victoria, Aus. / You are all True Heroes! —-—-—-—-—-— Any profits made from this painting (exluding RB’s production costs) from now to Anzac Day (April 25/09) will be donated to the Country Fire Authority (CFA) Of course, fo anyone wanting to make a monetary donation straight to the CFA please: / Post a cheque or money order to: CFA Donations / PO Box 701 / Mount Waverley VICTORIA 3149 / AUSTRALIA or to deposit funds directly to the CFA, details can be found here —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- My heart goes out to all the people and animals who have been affected by these recent fires. / xoxox —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- / Note – not wanting to infringe on anyones copyright, this is not copied from any existing photograph. After looking at over 300 photos taken in the last few days of the natural disaster here in vic, I was moved to create this, which is painted from my mind.
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Grow More Hemp... by Sam Dantone
This is my entry for Anti-consumerism group’s Breath Easy challenge Hemp is the strongest natural fiber known to man, has the highest protein content of any plant in its seeds (porridge) and out performs most fibers. It is good to: Eat / Wear / Build / Fuel / Shelter / and on and on… ... and for the record it will give you headache to smoke it. America forbid it’s production in 1937. It is time for a policy change! Sam Dantone If there is any question of wether this is a source of renewable energy or not, here is how. Hemp is a farm/crop plant. In some cases two to three crops per year can be harvested. Hemp can be converted to vegetable oil which can be burned as fuel for home, vehicles, generators etc. Hopefully that will clear up some questions…
About This Group
A place for RedBubble artists to host artwork whose concern is focused on
environmental issues such as global warming, pollution, famine, energy
saving, etc
The purpose of this group should be to raise awareness amongst the viewers
and other artist.
So if you feel concerned about mother earth and express this concern in your
artwork, feel free to submit it. Submitted work will be moderated once
weekly.
Submitted work requires moderator approval before being accepted!
Some guidelines:
A simple nature or animal picture is not enough.
A polluted area, dead or dying nature is accepted.
Poems or thoughts about our mother earth’s health are welcome too.
*Keep in mind: *
Your image or written work should lead people to think about the
environmental issues in general. – We want to raise awareness that we all
live on the same planet, that we breathe the same air and that we feel
concerned!
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