The Fourth Branch
Media is our prompt. My undergraduate degree is in journalism, and at one point I actually worked as a journalist. Those were the days! My first internship was at the ABC affiliate in Topeka, Kansas which had the only computerized news room in the area. Can you image? Photographers carried
Investigative Journalism
The prompt “Media” is very fitting for our current times. I believe that independent media are a necessary cornerstone of a functioning democracy. Of course, no media is truly independent and impartial, but some are better than others in this aspect. The byline of the Washington Post newspaper is “Democracy
No green without water
Due to all kind of climate issues, the role of water is more and more important in the world. Sea levels are rising and as a result of that more and more soil is salinizing. In some areas in the world fresh water is becoming scarce. But fresh water is
Solace
When we were given the prompt Gardens, Parks, and Green Spaces, my mind immediately went to the concept of a whiteout. A whiteout, white-out, or milky weather is a weather condition in which the contours and landmarks in a snow-covered zone become almost indistinguishable. I experienced my first real whiteout my second winter in Alaska when
Green space
People living in big cities live in an environment surrounded by artificial buildings rather than nature and their life seems to be very busy. I guess that it’s not such a good environment. Like an oasis in the desert, green space such as a park in the city is space
Media can create community or fracture it
The Media can either help create community, or fracture it into warring factions.
Media
August 1, 2020 Mikiko Takase Media, or Medium, is an object or device used for recording, transmitting or storing information. Examples of Media are CDs, letters and telephones used to convey information such as music, writings and voice. How do you think media has changed from the past? I think
Mary’s Place
Gardens, parks and landscapes was very representational to me and it took me some time to get my groove on what I was making. My previous piece was about a sculpture park in Colorado so it felt like I had already made this piece. Anyway I decided to make a
2-7 Martha Ressler, Follow the Path
The prompt Gardens, Parks and Greenspaces gave me an idea right away. I wanted to focus on “pathways.” Your path greatly influences how you experience a green space. When we first moved onto our rural land 6 years ago, my husband cut a path to my sister-in-law’s house next door.
Fireflies Glow In Japan Summer Night
Jul 30 2020 Mikiko Takase Japan’s hot and humid summer nights offer a rare opportunity to view twinkling fireflies at the edge of small streams. These waters meander through the dark green leaves of the woodlands. “Here’s a light, here’s a light,” a visitor exclaims, “what a beautiful sight.” Fireflies
The Wetlands
Terry Grant My turn to choose the prompt. I had several ideas, but kept coming back to things that make my community so special to me. It is a suburb of a large city and it all feels like my home–the suburbs, the countryside and the city itself and when
Bliss in the rectangle
Doerte-Ina Liebing (40″x23,62″) Cotton hand dyed, breakdown-printing, screen-printing, machine quilting In Germany many people (more than one million allotments) lease a fenced-in piece of land, called a Schrebergarten (allotment). These allotments are intend to serve the recreational need for nature, to enable the townspeople to grow fruit and vegetables. You