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• My first T-shirt!
  by MtnMan

  Always wanted to design a T-Shirt. I kept this simple and and actually googled “The Sky is Failing” to see if anyone had used this phrase…

  Always wanted to design a T-Shirt. I kept this simple and and actually googled “The Sky is Failing” to see if anyone had used this phrase. After a quick look I found it turned up only as a typo. I “plan” on more ambitious images as soon as I can figure them out…

• Polarity
  by arteology

  there is macro and there is micro….there are things that we look at on a grand scale and if we were to put it under a microscope we wou…

  there is macro and there is micro….there are things that we look at on a grand scale and if we were to put it under a microscope we would see something else, but it would still be the same…...an artist like georgia o’keeffe showed us all how to look at a flower a different way…....in a smaller way and yet larger in your face way…..... life is about change… / do not fear it…..welcome it…..... try to understand polarity…... / soon the earth will hiccup….... enjoy and create with the time you have….. the answer is literally “blowing in the wind” eARTh first my friends…..... / it’s all about art from the heART…. this crow know

• Business as usual?
  by BySilent

  Our society has the technology to merge the waves of air and water into the synergistic hybrid of Wind/Wave Turbine Farms. To use the tw…

  Our society has the technology to merge the waves of air and water into the synergistic hybrid of Wind/Wave Turbine Farms. To use the two natural renewable and constant forces of nature would help keep the costs of energy low as well as constant without adding to the ever increasing greenhouse effects that is leading to global warming. The merging of these two forces do not run out if you think “what happens when there is no wind?” Anyone that has been to ocean beaches can attest come rain or shine; clear or cloudy skies they are constant the ocean waves don’t stop nor does the wind cease. How much power can be generated by Wind/Wave Farms built instead of drilling for a finite and diminishing source of energy? President Bush who is a traditional “oil” man and his proxy from Arizona want to drill for fossil fuels which the experts have stated won’t begin to produce any crude for 5-10 years and there is no guarantee that many of those leased areas will have any oil at all. Though President Bush has signed an order countermanding his father’s executive order still needs Congress to actually make it a reality. It is time for the lawmakers to make it an incentive for a set percentage of those lands be made into Wind/Wave Farms. The source of the energy is not finite nor is it diminishing plus the farms can come online in less than 5 years. Where drilling is expensive and even with the current technologies is still not a guarantee of finding fossil fuels, the waves and the wind are constant 24 hours a day year round. When you go to the voting booth in November keep in mind sustainable energy solutions are not grounded in fossil fuels. Those that advocate that drilling for oil is the answer to our energy woes probably have had their campaign coffers lined with the money of “Big Oil”. Here is something to think about when you go to the polls: / / “In a 1998 interview, Osama bin Laden – the terrorist organizer of 9/11 who still roams free – listed as one of his many grievances against the U.S. that Americans “have stolen $36 trillion from Muslims” by purchasing oil from Persian Gulf countries at low prices. The real price of a barrel of oil should be $144, bin Laden demanded.” / http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/05/bin-laden-144-oil/ The quote below is from the testimony of Anne Korin on May 22, 2008 to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs “Mr. Chairman, Members of the Committee, about ten years ago, Osama bin Laden stated that his target price for oil is $144 a barrel and that the American people, who allegedly robbed the Muslim people of their oil, owe each Muslim man, woman, and child $30,000 in back payments. At the time, $144 a barrel seemed farfetched to most. Today, bin Laden is a mere $20 a barrel short of his target and there is little doubt it will be attained. I would like to impress upon this Committee that $144 a barrel oil will be perceived as a victory for the Jihadist movement and a reaffirmation that the economic warfare component of its campaign against the West is a resounding success. There is no need to elaborate on the implications of such a victory in terms of loss of U.S. prestige and our ability to prevail in the Long War of the 21st century. It is therefore imperative that the U.S. Congress do its utmost to forestall such a setback.” Do you want the same people running the government that has fumbled the ball since 2001, be they Democrat or Republican? If our elected representatives continue to support a policy tethering us to the failed policies of “Big Oil” are they really representing America’s best interests when they continue to support the status quo. Original: 28”h x 32”w x 1.75”d, inks on plexiglass. Contact the artist for any information, pricing or shipping details. View the image that goes with this journal

• Content and Approach
  by KMarkleyReade

  Content / My work is inspired by the natural world. Its beauty and its cruelty. Its hostility and its hospitality. Its paradoxes and its c…

  Content / My work is inspired by the natural world. Its beauty and its cruelty. Its hostility and its hospitality. Its paradoxes and its contrasts. When looking at nature, one can’t help but see its destruction at the hands of humans. It is virtually impossible to find unspoiled nature. Our planet’s ecological balance has been severely compromised, and phenomena such as global warming and the deterioration of the ozone layer affect every inch of the planet. I feel strongly that each of us must use the tools at our disposal to preserve and restore the natural world. As an artist, I employ visual language to address these issues with the goal of awakening interest and inspiring my audience to action. To learn more about each series’ subject in order to better understand and communicate its essence. Those who cannot be reached by depressing news about the dire state of our world may be reached by images of its beauty (Ansel Adams successfully showed this) and the threat imposed on it. Art has the power to make one see things in a new light. It allows us to develop a love for places and things that we would otherwise not have noticed, or thought of as ugly or boring. It helps us discover the beauty of the ocean floor, the dirt or alluvial mud that is bog, the bark of a tree. / Approach / Rather than re-creating a landscape on a canvas, I aim to express its essence. Obviously, no single work can hope to distill the complex spirit of a landscape, much less the infinitely sophisticated ecology that sustains it. So, in order to capture this richness, I work on a large number of paintings concurrently. This allows me to transport strong elements and effective techniques from one piece to the next. Each multi-layered rendering shares some details with the other works in the series. The overlap of elements enriches each individual expression and deepens the cohesion within the series. Ultimately, each piece captures some fragment of the landscape’s power until the larger body of work coalesces to express its deepest essence.

• Wlidlife Calendar
  by Pauline Jones

  I have just created my first Red Bubble calendar. It features some of the best images I have produced this year including dragonflies, bu…

  I have just created my first Red Bubble calendar. It features some of the best images I have produced this year including dragonflies, butterflies and other natural things. It is designed to soothe the soul and lift the spirits; take a look; I think you’ll like it.

• Mass Extinction of Frogs
  by Amanda Makepeace

  Anyone who is concerned about the environment has been aware for years that Frog populations are declining. It’s always a warning sign wh…

  Anyone who is concerned about the environment has been aware for years that Frog populations are declining. It’s always a warning sign when frogs start disappearing from local streams and ponds. When I was a kid I loved exploring the outdoors and often would find frogs, toads, and salamanders, but that’s less likely to happen nowadays. According to experts hundreds of species of frogs have gone extinct in the past 20 years!!! Listening to the details on the morning news was painful and I’ve decided to do what little I can to help. I’ve just opened an account with RedBubble and plan to sell T-shirts featuring the the frogs from my artwork. For every purchase I will donate $1.00 to SaveaFrog.com. Saveafrog.com is run by the Atlanta Botanical Garden in Georgia. They strive to house and feed endangered frogs they rescue.