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Floating Sculptures
Posted in Community Work, Ohio Attractions, Photography
Posting a new image on social media everyday for 10 years
Over 10 plus years, everyday I have been posting only my own images on Facebook and Twitter. Some days more than one image. The work ranges from drawings, paintings, photographs, 3D graphics and photilation™(a word I coined in 1990 to describe the blending of photography and illustration on the computer). The only time I missed a couple of days was when I was in China and Bhutan when I had no access to the internet. Below is a small sampling of the posts.
To see more work, please visit Larry Hamill on Facebook or my website http://www.larryhamill.com
Environmental Portraits
The following images are of Environmental Portraits I have taken over the last 7 years.
Posted in Community Work, Photography, Travel Photography
A Fresh look in Cleveland Ohio
A group of large, bright, colorful animals are visiting Cleveland Ohio now. Regeneration Cleveland is a project the Land Studio coordinated with CrackedArt of Milan, Italy.
The Tea Rival in the Ohio City District has a fascinating organic wall.
New Downtown Housing
Storefront
Sculpture Detail
Hopefully all will go well with the upcoming RNC Convention
Cleveland Ohio
2016 Columbus Poster Calendar
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The 2016 Columbus Skyline Poster Calendar has arrived. Calendars are available for purchase at Haus Frau Haven, 769 South Third St. in German Village. Part of the proceeds go to the German Village Society. Calendars are selling for $9.00.
Posted in Aerial Photography, Community Work, Photo Trends, Photography
Skyline Calendar Benefits German Village
The 2013 Columbus Skyline Poster Calendar has arrived.
Calendars are available for purchase at the German Village Meeting Haus – 588 S. Third Ave. in the Village. Proceeds will benefit the German Village Society.
Give a Holiday gift that’s functional all year and serves a good cause too.
Hours: Monday – Friday: 9 am to 4 pm and Saturdays: 10 am to 2 pm. Closed Sundays. The German Village Meeting Haus is open now through Dec. 21, then closed for the holiday until Jan. 2, 2013.
Calendars are also available at Hausfrau Haven, 769 S. Third St. in the village.
Calendars are selling for $10.00.
Green Technology for a Green Space
Egrets, like the one mirrored above, are just one of the species that can be seen at the Grange Insurance Audubon Center. Perched on the Whittier Peninsula, the center is located within The Scioto Audubon Metro Park along the Scioto River, just south of downtown.
Outside, the Center features distinctive flora and fauna habitat areas, native plant demonstration gardens and a playground built from natural and recycled materials.
Inside, there’s a library with a view of the downtown skyline, a multipurpose room that seats 200, permanent and revolving exhibits and a nature store.
As a green facility, it was built with recycled construction materials, while its heating and cooling are fueled by alternative energy sources. The center hopes to increase environmental awareness through example and education.
An observation deck and terrace, complete with bird feeders, provide a panoramic view of the area’s reclaimed and restored 160 acres.
Once an industrial strip of land, the area is a major migratory bird flyaway, as well as home to lighter winged creatures like the dragonflies below.
When viewed from the air (note the red tower), this reclaimed green space may seem small and insignificant, but with the help of Grange Insurance, Audubon Ohio, Franklin County Metro Parks and the City of Columbus have preserved a key environmental pathway for future generations.
A New Year – A New View
Our 2012 Columbus Skyline Poster Calendar has arrived.
Calendars are available for purchase at the German Village Meeting Haus – 588 S. Third Ave. in the Village. Proceeds will benefit the German Village Society.
Give a Holiday gift that’s functional all year and serves a good cause too.
Hours are Monday – Friday: 9 am to 4 pm and Saturdays: 10 am to 2 pm. Closed Sundays. Calendars are selling for $10.00.
The Face of Art
© Larry Hamill
Columbus: Inside Out Project – a community art event – was part of the worldwide art initiative, Inside Out. As the brain child of artist/photographer JR, the recipient of the 2011 TED prize, the event called on participants to express themselves through a global art project.
© Larry Hamill
In the spirit of JR’s work – as a French street artist, he uses a camera to show the world its true face by pasting photos of faces on massive canvases – portraits of volunteers at TEDx Columbus, held at COSI, were digitally captured by seven Columbus-based photographers. TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) is a series of global conferences started by the Sapling Foundation to disseminate “ideas worth spreading.”
© Larry Hamill
TEDx events were created to further TED‘s mission, by offering local communities the opportunity to share dialogue in a setting similar to the larger conferences.
Images in Franklinton © Larry Hamill
Poster-sized portraits are displayed on community buildings in the Franklinton area and at COSI. Images at COSI will be in place for the next year.
© Larry Hamill
© Larry Hamill
© Larry Hamill
© Larry Hamill
More info can be found @ insideoutproject.net.
Posted in Community Work, Photographic Display, Photography
Tagged COSI, Inside Out Project, TED
Knowing Jack: A Lesson in Carnivorous Plants
Savage Gardens, an exhibit of real and imaged plants paired with a juried art exhibit and larger-than-life sculptures, opened this month at the Franklin Park Conservatory.
An Appetite for Art
Our photographic image, Jack with Fangs, was selected for the art show, which serves up 11 pieces from Ohio artists. Franklin Park Conservatory began incorporating art into their exhibitions five years; a move executive director Bruce Harkey believes has lead to increased visitors. THINK CHIHULY!
Jack with Fangs by Larry Hamill
The sculptures, grown from resin and metal, allow viewers to see the plants from an insect’s perspective. Step inside a 10-foot-tall tropical pitcher plant, experience the lure of a nine-foot Venus flytrap or witness an eight-foot sundew as it comes to life through fiber optic illumination.
Tork Sculpture
Gastronomy – The Art of Good Eating
The largest variety of carnivorous plants in the world is native to North America. Presently, the Conservatory is catering to more than 3,000 voracious carnivorous plants.
Living in mineral-deficient soils such as wetlands, bogs and sand, these plants are masters of culinary adaptation – luring, catching and digesting insects for nourishment.
A Vanishing Food Chain
In a recent Ohio Magazine article, Franklin Park Conservatory horticulturist Amanda Bettin said she hopes the exhibit will increase awareness about carnivorous plants – an extraordinary group of plants that is disappearing in the wild.
“In North America, 95 percent of native habitats have been destroyed – the need for conservation is great and educating the public on the importance of preserving our bogs and wetlands will be part of our educational message.”
Also on the menu in the Conservatory’s North Atrium Gallery is 12-minute video of a behind-the-scenes look at the planning and production of four sculptures created by Tork IndustrialARTifacts for the Savage Gardens exhibit. A preview of the video can be seen on You Tube.
Visit the Conservatory at 1p.m. for a presentation about these ravenous plants, their origins and a feeding demonstration.
Franklin Park Conservatory, 1777 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 614/645-8733. Daily 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Wed. 10 a.m.–8 p.m.
Savage Gardens on view July 10 – Nov. 14.
Posted by Pamela J. Willits
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