terracotta -- images & words for my ancestors: 2012

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Dance upon the mountains like a flame

DSC_5496 ~ “Faeries, come take me out of this dull world, For I would ride with you upon the wind, Run on the top of the dishevelled tide, And dance upon the mountains like a flame.” ― William Butler Yeats, The Land of Heart's Desire

Faeries, come take me out of this dull world, For I would ride with you upon the wind, Run on the top of the dishevelled tide, And dance upon the mountains like a flame.” ― William Butler Yeats, The Land of Heart's Desire

Thursday, December 20, 2012

It is that range of biodiversity that we must care for – the whole thing – rather than just one or two stars. David Attenborough

By now we all know the statistics and trends: 90 percent of the large fish in the oceans are gone, there is ten times as much plastic as phytoplankton in the oceans, 97 percent of native forests are destroyed, 98 percent of native grasslands are destroyed, amphibian populations are collapsing, migratory songbird populations are collapsing, mollusk populations are collapsing, fish populations are collapsing, and so on. Two hundred species are driven extinct each and every day. If we don’t know those statistics and trends, we should. Jensen, Derrick; Keith, Lierre; Mcbay, Aric (2011-01-04). Deep Green Resistance: Strategy to Save the Planet

Saturday, October 6, 2012

US power grid at risk by Solar Flares, Global water crisis, rising temperatures & oceans...

US power grid at risk by Solar Flares, Global water crisis, rising temperatures & oceans...This is certainly not important enough to address in any presidential debate. Nor is climate change, drought and famine in Africa, acidfication of the oceans, desertification & deforestation, the sixth extinction, coral bleaching, melting glaciers, melting Antarctic ice sheets, methane release from the northern tundra, continued air & water pollution from continued oil & frack drilling, Canadian tar sands and pipe line.... And of course world wide failing states due to these conditions.... Nothing to be too concerned about.

Monday, August 20, 2012

The Fock House Project

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DSC_2825 ~ Flock Houses ~ Bronx Museum of the Arts

THE FLOCK HOUSE PROJECT Mary Mattingly At the Bronx Museum backyard The Flock House Project is a group of self-contained ecosystems inhabited by artists using the space as their studio. The project promotes and implements a wider adaptation of "green" technologies and scalable, transportable living spaces. Expanding upon data collected from previous Waterpod Project (a self-sustaining barge that toured the NYC Waterways in 2009), the food, water, and power systems function both autonomously and parasitically off of surrounding waste. Dependent on local community relationships to maintain, share, and operate, the Flock House project is a fantastic prototype for possible foundations for the future of urban living where more and more people are expected to face environmental, political, and economic instability. The Flock House Project will be at the Bronx Museum from July 20 through September 9. Check for updates at: www.flockhouse.org

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Beautiful fleeting butterfly

Beautiful fleeting butterfly dancing in the breeze, Won't you stop,and tell me please. Do angels wings make noise ? If I listen close enough... and gently on my knees Will she speak to me as I can speak to thee ?

Monday, July 16, 2012

Evening Muse

He who dwells in the source of agape, who looks upon a clod of earth, a diamond, a piece of gold as of equal worth, is said to be one of steady wisdom. The Bhagavadgita