brick wave grid

as the old year enfolds, spiraling into the new year/month/day/moment 

(sequence read/view bottom to top)

all images ©Greg Patch

"...a proc(gr)essing transformation..."

is at Progressive Gardens, 6005 Oleander Dr in Wilmington, NC. Please stop by and collaborate by contributing your artistic expression (yeah, like the heart, we all have it!). While there you can sign up for CSA/Community Sustainable Agriculture or get your self a new Vortex Brewer for the new year...

Our spoken/drawn/written/etc words will be imprinted into the land and travel the ley lines of the earth grid, delivering our intentions around the globe and into the universe.  These spoken intentions will travel within, along the grid of meridians within our bodies and awaken and reinforce our cellular memory, reinforcing our commitment to our new evolution.

Love, Peace and Co-Creativity

David Abram

http://www.wildethics.org/
cultural ecologist, philosopher and performance artist

David Abram at Sensory Worlds, Edinburgh

http://ecoartscotland.net/2011/12/28/david-abram-at-sensory-worlds/

John Dahlsen, environmental artist and contemporary painter

http://www.johndahlsen.com/

Black Assembledge

"The initial collection of these objects, consisted of approximately 80 jumbo garden bags full of beach found litter. I first piled this collection up in my studio and soon realized the potential of a giant palette. Then I began the selections of yellow coloured plastics to make up it’s own pile in the studio, then the red, then the blues, the rope & strings, the plastic coke bottles, the thongs etc. Soon the floor of the studio did resemble a giant painters palate. 

Seeing all this develop had the effect of sewing the seed, for I later had the notion of making assemblages of each of these objects once it was all sorted.
This occurred to me as a natural extension of the process I was undergoing in the studio as a painter. A whole new palette of colour and shape revealing itself to me immediately affected me; I had never seen such hues and forms before, all which enabled me to make new environmental art."

Happy Christmas All!

Yule Light Beings with Candle and Rosemary                             ©Greg Patch 2011

quote day

"an eye for an eye will make us all blind"  is attributed to Mahatma Gandhi... amongst many, many others I am sure.

northern lights

http://climate.gi.alaska.edu/curtis/curtis.html

May the Solstice Be with You

life is good waiting for moss to grow

quote day

"Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted." John Lennon

enJoy the Wholidays!

Carrack Modern Art exhibit space in Durham, NC

http://durhamsculpture.org/carrack/

The Carrack Modern Art is an art exhibit space located at 111 west Parrish Street in the heart of Downtown Durham (click here for a map). The space operates solely off donations and is a free, zero-commission exhibit space for artists to take over and have solo shows, or group shows if that is their choice.  The trade off is that the shows must be short, typically two weeks, and artists need to organize their own reception, parties etc… read more below!

GALLERY HOURS:2-8pm Tuesday through Friday

and every third Friday 7pm – 10pm

contact laura@thecarrack.org or  john@durhamsculpture.org

FUNDRAISING DRIVE RIGHT NOW!!!

VISIT

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/johnwendelbo/the-carracks-kickstarter

"...a proc/gressing transformation..."

is headed toward Copper Guinea Farm.

fern                                      digital                                   ©Greg Patch

onion                                                         ©Greg Patch

cylinder                                             8" x 45"

Brownies

Brownies                                digital                             ©Greg Patch

Pencil, Incisions & Khadi papers            each panel 22" x 22"

Wed nes day

Nov 7                                digital                                ©Greg Patch

brick wave grid                              digital                              ©Greg Patch

all of my digital photography prints are available. please contact me at info@greenartstudio.com for details of sizes, prices and other questions you may have for me. Thanks.

a/part of new work... 4

one less camera strap, a few screws and growing moss

a/part of new work... 3

in gathering the moss from an old riverside industrial area along the Cape Fear River I used three guiding rules in foraging plant life; ask the plants guidance to gather at the site, gather less than 20% of a plant colonies' population and give thanks.

blend:
1 cu moss w/dirt
1 cu og yogurt
1 tbsp hemp seed protein
1/4 water

next step is waiting to see the moss grow!........

a/part of new work... 2

Here I've duct taped the section where the moss garden will set on the the panel and drilled holes. The holes are to anchor the white glue I'm using to adhere the bed of brick and mortar.

I used a stone chisel and hammer to break down an old brick with mortar attached. I worked the surface within the taped area with the wet adhesive, being sure that the glue went down into the holes and creating an 1/8" bedding of adhesive to set the brick/mortar in. The cracks between I filled with the dust and smaller pieces of brick/mortar into the wet adhesive. Once the adhesive dries I'll remove any loose materials, and hopefully that won't be the whole pane as I'm really experimenting here... 

Occupy Wilmington Benefit Concert and Art Auction

will be contributing "infinity 4 [small works]' for the art auction

https://www.facebook.com/events/166247920140007/

Occupy Wilmington Benefit Concert and Art Auction

MUSICAL PERFORMANCES BY: Dog's Ave. Xclusive Raphael Namé Occupy Wilmington Benefit Concert and Art Auction with musical performances by local musicians and an art auction by local artists on Fri, December 9, 6pm- until. Money raised will be used to promote and fund community projects to educate awarness and increase the community's unified voice. For more information about events, education, or to get involved visit- http://occupywilmingtonnc.org/ Music will start at 6:00 PM. Fine beer and wine available for purchase. Local musical artist, Dog's Ave. with their self described "home grown organic" sound, Xclusive giving us some great rhymes, and Raphael Namé our local Brazilizn musician will entertain us with their musical talents. Artist still needed. Contact sarahreaves@bellsouth.net if interested.

a/part of new work...

guache, cardboard, paperboard, paper bag, scrap papers and cheese cloth on Khadi paper    22" x 32"

...is a section that will be attached with recycled screws to a larger format. It will lay upon a 24" x 40", 3/4" particle board with black marbled formica veneer I recovered from the great street dumpster. There will be a 22" x 8 1/2" moss garden planted to the left of the painting. I'll be posting this process in the coming days and weeks...

found art and art found

organic symbolism                           digital                           "©"Greg Patch                                

Art happens, there's a flow that artists' speak of that we all recognize as "that aesthetic". This wall piece has been speaking to me for months in a room where I practice yoga. A combination of time and the work of a person filling in a w/hole... or was the, or those person(s) in that flow naturally as they/he/she filled in a w/hole? In yesterdays' post Donna Hilton points out the mosaic created with blue
and red approximate 15' squares. Was this an intentional or was it a natural or a supra-natural communication that reaches that aesthete. Is this the universal language? Have we been as "stuck" by our alphabets as we have been with our religions, languages and politics? Were they originally marks of a basic universal language eventually diversified and possessed by tribes. As the separation into tribes become one (again?) and we recognize our global, or multiglobal beingness will our understanding evolve a new, or return an ancient, and/or universal alphabet. Will the circle, or spiral, remain unbroken? Is that flow a universal language that died through mankind's wish to possess it and use it to control those not in power; the masses, the laborors, the lower classes, etc.? The classically great artists speak of a control, but also of the flow of creativity as being their guide. What is this guide of aesthetic that we all appreciate. The works that sing to us, the Muses, the gifted, the ones whose art work was done thousands of years ago and still sings and will sing on in a weave of civilization...

when I posted this on FB today Connie Stanmyer replied, I SEE PI. ...

Mosaic Fields

from https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=280836968619909&id=100000436548654&notif_t=like

Glasshouses is a small village in Nidderdale, North Yorkshire.UK

Mosaic Fields in Yorkshire? WTF, they must be at least 15 feet squares!

Blackstone and Redstone at a guess

Glasshouses is a small village in Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, England. It lies about 1 mile south east of Pateley Bridge on the east side of 

Nidderdale and has a recently rebuilt river bridge across the river Nidd.

By: Donna Hilton

Cheesecloth Grid #3

Cheesecloth Grid #3     
16" x 12"     
og cottoncheese cloth, guache & white glue on Khadi paper

November 23

November 23      8" x 11"    guache & paperboard on Khadi paper

a handmade paper series

Cotton fiber, Mica, turmeric & recycled dyes on Khadi paper     2011

handmade papers w/colors on Khadi paper

cotton fiber handmade paper w/turmeric, earth pigments & recycled dyes, turmeric pwd & carrot pulp on Khadi paper
12" x 17"

Happy Thanks Giving; saying Thanks to the Turkey

http://mdc.mo.gov/hunting-trapping/turkey/wild-turkey-life-history

Wild Turkey Life Cycle

Eastern wild turkeys are part of a group of birds that include pheasants, grouse and quail. Wild turkeys are the largest of the North American game birds with an adult male weighing 17 to 30 pounds. An adult hen will weigh from 8 to 12 pounds.

Gobblers (or toms) are identified by a reddish-blue head and neck, a long hair-like appendage known as a beard, a sharp bony spur on the lower part of each leg and black-tipped breast feathers. Hens tend to be slimmer in appearance, have a less colorful head, and have breast feathers with light-colored tips and lack spurs. A few hens will have beards, but other characteristics help to distinguish male from female.

Wild turkeys differ from domestic turkeys in color and body form. Wild turkeys tend to be slimmer and more streamlined in appearance. Tips of the tail feathers on wild turkeys ar e usually deep chocolate brown; domestic birds generally have white tips. Also, the legs of wild birds are bright pink, while the legs of domestic birds are gray or black.

Wild turkeys are susceptible to many of the diseases of domestic turkeys and chickens: fowl diphtheria, fowl typhoid, cholera, blackhead, trichomoniasis and coccidiosis. Fortunately, wild and domestic birds seldom come into contact with each other, thereby reducing the opportunity for disease to spread. Potential for the transmission of disease is a major reason why releasing domestic birds into the wild is not only discouraged, but is illegal.

In the winter, gobblers flock together and separate from hens and jakes (young males). Occasionally jakes are found with gobblers, but typically they remain with the hens until spring. In early spring, the winter flocks begin to break up and courtship and mating begin. Males travel greater distances seeking mates. Gobbling and strutting activity increases. Strutting displays are spectacular, with tail fanning and wing-dragging. Older, dominant birds do most of the breeding and one gobbler is capable of breeding with many females.

Peak time for gobbling in most years is late April. By this time most of the hens are laying eggs or incubating. The average clutch for wild turkeys is about 11 eggs and incubation takes 28 days. In Missouri, most young turkeys hatch in late May and early June.

Wild Turkey Life Cycle Timetable

ACTIVITY

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Gobbling Begins: 1st peak early April

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Gobbling Continues: 2nd peak late April

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Courtship/mating

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Hens nesting

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Broods appear

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Brood flocks form

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Gobblers seen in small flocks

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Turkey nests are often located near the edge of woods, old fields and roadsides, but can be found in almost any habitat. As soon as the last turkey has hatched, the hen leads her brood away from the nest. During the first 3 weeks of life, young turkeys (or poults) are vulnerable to cold, rainy weather and must depend on the hen for protection and warmth. In addition, foxes, coyotes, bobcats, mink or great-horned owls may prey on young turkeys.

Young turkeys grow rapidly and need a diet high in protein. For the first week, approximately 80 percent of the poult's diet consists of insects. As they grow, their diet broadens to include grass seeds, dogwood fruits, wild grapes, acorns, corn, oats and wheat.

While too young to fly, the poults roost on the ground at night and the hen roosts with them. At approximately two weeks of age, the poults fly short distances and are soon roosting in trees with the hen. By 16 weeks, the young poults are hard to distinguish from adults at a distance.