Fairy Houses

 

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Stripped Bass (Rockfish)

Short sighted and disappointing news from those entrusted with managing our fishery The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Council just wrapped up their meeting in Boston and voted not to put a reduction in striped bass mortality out for public comment. Read this article from the Baltimore Sun and see if you agree with the comments […]

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Selfie Project

Win a Found In Our Waters Sculpture I ask people two questions: 1.    What is the  worst thing you ever found in the water? 2.    Will we still be eating water creatures in 2050? Identify. I chronologue these stories with text and images. Pop-Up Selfie Project Results of Survey   Art-A-Whirl Selfies  Winners!! Winners of the […]

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Art-A-Whirl and WARM Critique

Our concern for the quality of our water should be a national and international dialogue. I seek collaborators to stage exhibitions, panel discussions, student workshops, school visits and adult events around the country. May 2014 KFAI interview http://kfai.org/news/2014/05/43407 The Found In Our Water series emerged at the annual NorthEast Minneapolis spring show. Barbara lives in […]

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Atlantic Ocean 2020

Inspired by Robert Kramer’s 1987 Documentary Route 1 USA, I am creating art works-sometimes collaboratively – inviting local artists -from objects I am finding in our waters as I drive from from Key West, Florida to Fort Kent, Maine. I have spent a lifetime pondering waves. Hailing from Maine,  I have experienced and reflected on, […]

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oDE 2013 VIDEO TESTIMONY

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More Totis 4

fish scan 1 http://youtu.be/sX7yR2UokHY Fish scan 2 http://youtu.be/XaYzsgp0XkQ

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WARM Critique and Videos

Found in Our Water Installation -Justine Responds   http://youtu.be/hthTPyKZZG8 Sheryl and Diane reflect http://youtu.be/vfUjCcHIIvE Installation at the Grain Belt Bottling Building in Northeast Minneapolis WARM mentor, Jill Waterhouse, chats with Barbara’s WARM protege sisters Jennifer Palmquist and Kate Rene Johnson.

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AAW Selfies May 2014 Scroll below and please vote for the most creative Selfie by number.

Selfie fun  http://youtu.be/un5GQ0-0gh0 Sit down fun http://youtu.be/23LO8UmvEQM Visitors making Selfies   Vote for your favorite Selfie below: Gawron  #1       ghegarty  #2 jngrowth  # 3 jngrowth2 # 4   jaclong # 5       tracktorock # 6 Viet # 7 Viet 2 # 8   isner  # 9 isner2 # 10 deb # […]

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Found In the Water Surveys

Art-A Whirl = Black May 2014. Number of respondents = 40 Emerging Trends: What is the worst thing you ever found in the water? 18% cans 15% diapers 10 % condoms 07% bicycles Other Interesting answers: dead body, ban aids, tampons, deformed fish and frogs, milfoil Will we be eating water creatures in the year […]

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