We took a walk around the Art and Nature Park Wednesday afternoon. There was some sun but it was surprisingly chilly. What a change from what it was several years ago before the Grounds Guys started doing all the removal of weedy shrubs and trees. Wildflowers like Anemonella were up in multiple places but the animals were far more attention-getting.
Saw several feathered and furred creatures on the river – a great blue heron (twice), mallard and bufflehead ducks, and three beavers. One beaver was quite unperturbed by my presence as I hung back to try to get some better shots. I started taking pictures when it was far out in the river. Read the rest of this entry »
Since the weather here in Indiana is kinda nasty right now, instead of complaining, I thought it might be a positive exercise to conjure up some images of far away places I’ve traveled.
The truth is, I really haven’t traveled that much in my life. Part of that has to do with the fact that I’m afraid of flying (like really really afraid.) But, for the sake of ArtBabble, I had the amazing opportunity to visit Los Angeles last May. Fellow Nugget Danny and I documented the whole experience with photos and video. On our trip we met a lot of interesting people and dogs and enjoyed the sunshine, the warm weather, and (Danny especially) fresh tacos.
The reason we traveled was to film on location the construction of Andrea Zittel’s project, a large floating island to be installed in the lake of 100 Acres back in Indy. The island was fabricated by Barnacle Bros studio in East L.A. where upon arrival, we were greeted by a cast of characters led by a heavily tattooed man known as Smilee Barnacle. They brought us up to speed on the project and led us around the work shop, which looked more like a carnival parade storage room than any kind of studio! The interview we did with Smilee turned out to be pretty hilarious:
And here are some pictures I snapped throughout the day. You can find more here.
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By far, my favorite season of the year at the IMA is fall. Currently we’re right into the series of weeks where the grounds transform into this amazing color palette of reds, oranges and yellows. I happen to start working for the IMA late September three years ago, just in time to experience the magnificence and get hooked.
Indianapolis Museum of Art Garden, Pony Bridge; contributed by Terry.Tyson
I’m not the only one captured by the seasons, as shown by the IMA Flickr Group. As of this writing we have over 200 members and we are pushing dangerously close to 2000 images! It’s wonderful to see the many vantage points brought together to a single point on the web.
Here’s a few photos I captured three years ago shortly after starting at the IMA. They are not altered in any way. I always revel in these photos and tell people about them. So I am taking my opportunity now to share them with you.
Grab the extinguisher. This tree's on fire!
Check out the latest additions to the Flickr group and please join us by sharing your fall photos as well.
So, it has been quite some time since we last blogged. Got tons of reasons why. Let’s see, we can start with our planning and facilitating our last Team Building meeting (which occurred in June). We’re also in production mode for our upcoming gallery and museum shows. We have family obligations that include end-of-the-school-year festivities. We have our other, extra-curricular activities such as martial arts and band practice.
But no excuses.
Wea culpa.
Members from a variety of IMA departments participate in the Type A project.
