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Photos of the month: May 2023

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Photos of the month: May 2023
Fans lifted up their hands for The Flaming Lips while the band performed at Boston Calling on May 27. Erin Clark/Globe Staff
Emily Stockdale, 10, of Quincy (center) and her sister Alexandra, 9, held flags as they attended the Cedar Grove flag planting ceremony at Walsh Playground on Memorial Day.

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

Tara Whelan (left) and Chelsea Brayman chatted with their daughters Kennedy Whelan, 7; Reilly Brayman, 9; and Rory Brayman, 13; while they rode the commuter line together to Gillette Stadium to see Taylor Swift on May 19.

Erin Clark/Globe Staff

Allston-Brighton has seen Korean expats bring business to the area. One of those businesses is Seoul Jangteo, where a window looks out to Brighton Avenue.Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff
Rob Crean, playing the part of historic figure Isaiah Thomas, talked about the Boston Massacre at the site outside the Old State House in Boston on May 19.Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff
Jayson Tatum, Marcus Smart, and Jaylen Brown sat on the Celtics bench at the end of Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Heat on May 29, the day Boston’s season ended.Jim Davis/Globe Staff
A photographer took a photo of the crescent moon above the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge on May 22.Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff
David Paulson, (center,) a Wildlife Biologist Volunteer, held up a pool noodle as a female peregrine falcon known as “Young Mama” tried to protect her nest from Chalis Bird (right) a wildlife biologist with MassWildlife. He was collecting two peregrine falcon chicks to assess their health and fit them with ID bands before the birds fledge their nest atop UMass Lowell’s Fox Hall, the city’s tallest building, on May 25.

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

Evan Stein of Jamaica Plain stopped to pose his 8-month-old son, Jonah, for a photo in a field of buttercups inside the Arnold Arboretum on May 29.

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

Sophia Barros (left), of Latin Academy, was en route to winning the Girls 100-meter hurdles during the Boston City League track and field championships at White Stadium on May 16. Barry Chin/Globe Staff
Second through the gate to the Boston Public Garden was 5-year-old Colin Krygowski, of Westford, during the Duckling Day Parade hosted by The Friends of the Public Garden on May 14. Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff
The Everett Crimson Tide Percussion Ensemble played on The Grand Staircase in the State House. After their performance, vibraphone player Luciana Rodrigues (left) and marimba Alisson Solis Deras hugged on May 21. Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff
Celtics players celebrated after it was announced that Derrick White’s buzzer-beater in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals was good, sending the series against the Heat to Game 7.Jim Davis/Globe Staff
Brett Fenstermacher, Allison Olinsky, and Emma Reichheld danced along with funk band Lunatic Neighbor during PorchFest in Somerville on May 13. More than 200 musical acts performed on porches, stoops, and front yards all over town. Erin Clark/Globe Staff
Taylor Sala, of Templeton, celebrated her recent 30th birthday in the Pink Room at Fancy That Tea House & Tea Shoppe in Walpole.
Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff
Northeastern University students celebrated the conclusion of their university’s 121st commencement at Fenway Park on May 7.Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff
Vicky, who arrived recently from Peru, used the Google Translate app on her phone to hear the proper pronunciations as she helped her son with his English homework inside the family’s rented two-bedroom apartment in Chelsea on May 8.
Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
At Sunny Crest Farm, farmer and owner Bill Broderick (left) took Tony Russo, owner of the closed Russo’s in Watertown, on a tour of his orchard in Sterling on May 8. Russo got his apples from this farm.
Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff
People looked out on “The Cloud Terrace” on the 51st floor of the Prudential Tower, with a 360-degree open air roof deck, at View Boston, the new observatory on top of the building, on May 16.Lane Turner/Globe Staff
Kindergarten teacher Lisa Furtado stood on a chair in her classroom at the James B. Congdon Elementary in New Bedford on May 8 while a maintenance crew looked for a mouse that was spotted in the class. David L. Ryan/Globe Staff
Veronica “Ronnie” Dane rested in bed as home aide Laura Goupil passed through the bedroom at her home in Stratham, N.H., on May 4. Ronnie, who suffers from Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) spends over 20 hours in bed per day to save energy for picking her kids up from school and other daily tasks. Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff
Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart and Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid exchanged looks after Smart was called for a foul in the first quarter of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on May 7 in Philadelphia.Barry Chin/Globe Staff
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu acknowledged aapplause backstage after she played piano during the Concert For The City 2023 at the Boston Symphony Orchestra on May 7.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
Alastair Adam and his wife Leslie arrived for the live viewing of the coronation of King Charles III at the British Consulate-General’s Residence on Beacon Hill in Boston on May 6Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff
A pedestrian walked on Devonshire Street in Boston on May 27.Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff
Karen Read, a Mansfield woman charged with murder in the death of her boyfriend John O’Keefe, a Boston police officer, appeared in Norfolk County Superior Court for a pre-trial hearing on May 3.John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
Red Sox player Raimel Tapia’s hair went flying out of his helmet as he slid into second base after hitting a double in the fourth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays on May 4.John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
A farm cat roamed through the barn on May 3 at Clark Farm, a Carlisle farm that specializes in organic vegetables.John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
Shayla Johnson, 41, sat with her 1-year-old son, Ronin, at their home in Assonet on May 2. Johnson participated in a trial that includes a break to to allow time for people recovering from breast cancer to have children. Ronin was born in 2022 after his mother’s pause in hormone therapy.
Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff

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Week in art: ‘agriCULTURE: Art Inspired by the Land’ bringing artists, farmers to Boulder and Longmont gallery walls

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Week in art: ‘agriCULTURE: Art Inspired by the Land’ bringing artists, farmers to Boulder and Longmont gallery walls

Boulder area

15th Street Gallery: Featuring work by Denver artist Tony Ortega; open by appointment only; 1708 15th St., Boulder; 15thstreetgalleryboulder.com

Ana’s Art Gallery: “La Mirada Posible,” answers the question, “What can our future hold?” and it features artist Rolando Estevez; ; noon-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday; 1100 Spruce St., Boulder; anasartgallery.com.

Art Parts: Non-profit creative reuse center with arts and craft supplies; 3080 Valmont St., Boulder; artpartsboulder.org.

Art Source International: Antique maps, prints and vintage posters; 1237 Pearl St., Boulder; artsourceinternational.com.

Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art: “agriCULTURE: Art Inspired by the Land,” a multi-venue exhibit (in partnership with Longmont Museum), features work by 18 artists in collaboration with Boulder County farmers that celebrates the region’s farming heritage, on display June 8-Oct. 1; Mia Mulvay’s “Albedo Effect” outdoor sculpture, up until next summer; 1750 13th St., Boulder; bmoca.org.

Plants seen at MASA Seed Foundation, a bioregional seed bank of diversity with locally adapted seeds. BMoCA and Longmont Museum are teaming up to bring the exhibit “agriCULTURE: Art Inspired by the Land,” which showcases works 18 artists in collaboration with Boulder County farmers. (Courtesy BMoCA)

Café Aion: Work by Deb Stranger, on display through July 17; Café Aion, 1235 Pennsylvania Ave., Boulder; boulderartassociation.org.

Canyon Theater and Gallery: “Cultivating Resilience,” featuring art and science coming together in an exhibition by Amy Hoagland, Summer King and Jullian Young, up through June 11; “Our Wishes,” Alejandra Abad’s response to COVID-19 in a textile exhibit, up through July 31; Main Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder; boulderlibrary.org/exhibits.

Collective Community Arts Center: “Rocky Mountain Weavers Guild,” a fiber arts exhibit showcasing handwoven wall art, garments, home accessories and other works that use a variety of fiber art techniques. Rocky Mountain Weavers Guild is celebrating its 70th anniversary with the exhibit that will be up through June 25; 201 N. Public Road, Lafayette; lafayetteco.gov.

The Crowd Collective: First Friday art walk for June will begin at 5 p.m. Friday; 4939 N. Broadway #58, Boulder; thecrowdboulder.com.

Dairy Arts Center: “All My Relations,” work by Indigenous artist Kristina Maldonado Bad Hand that’s focused on connection and impact; “Prismatic,” exhibition celebrating the queer community across the Front Range for Pride month, up through July 6; 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; thedairy.org.

East Window: “Frame” a series of literary salons curated by Sarah Elizabeth Schantz and Toni Oswald, through December; “Resilience and Resistance” and “Our Backs Hold Our Stories,” features photographs from Indigenous queer photographer Kali Spitzer, up through June 28; Window exhibit features work by activist artist Sue Coe, up through June 28; 4550 Broadway, Suite C-3B2, Boulder; eastwindow.org.

Eldorado Springs Art Center: Art gallery and sculpture garden in the foothills; 8 Chesebro Way, Eldorado Springs; eldoradospringsartcenter.com.

The Gallery at Bus Stop: “Imagine Love,” exhibit by Koko Bayer, the creative force behind the Rainbow Heart Project and Project Spread Hope, up through July 1; 6 p.m. Friday; 4895 N. Broadway, Boulder; noboartdistrict.org.

HiFi Jones Studio & Gallery: Pop-culture art mashups made from reclaimed vinyl and books by Jonathan Hanst; 209 E. Simpson St., Lafayette; hifijones.com.

Louisville Art Association: National Photography Show and Sale will award over $6,000 in cash and prizes to participating artists, through Sunday; Louisville Center for the Arts, 801 Grant Ave., Louisville; louisvilleartassociation.org.

Messinger Gallery: Art on display by Julie Havel, who expresses her passion and spirit through art; Messinger Gallery at the Boulder JCC, 6007 Oreg Ave., Boulder; boulderjcc.org.

Museum of Boulder: “Beer Here! Brewing the New West” looks at Colorado’s beer history and features a mock saloon for museum happy hours, up through Sept. 3; “The Story of the Boulder Dushanbe Tea House,” follows the evolution of the only authentic Persian tea house in North America, open through June 18; 2205 Broadway, Boulder; museumofboulder.org.

Naropa University Art Galleries: Nalanda Campus, 6287 Arapahoe Ave.: Cube Gallery has local and international artists; Nalanda Gallery hosts guest artists and student exhibitions, Lounge Gallery operated by students. Arapahoe Campus, 2130 Arapahoe Ave.: Lincoln Gallery features local and regional artists. Paramita Campus, 3285 30th St.: Paramita Gallery has works in all media by regional artists; bit.ly/naropaart

NoBo Art Center: “Following in the Footsteps of Posada,” mosaic works by Karen Yuste, celebrating Cinco de Mayo and honoring the humor and whimsy of Jose Posada’s cartoons, up through June 30; 4929 Broadway, #E, Boulder; noboartdistrict.org/nobo-art-center.

Particulars Art Gallery: June’s featured artists are Linda Bice and Laurie Adams. There will be a reception for the monthly artists the second Friday of each month; “UnchARTed Waters,” member’s show up until June 30; “Spring Laugh” art tour, featuring 25 artists participating all around downtown Lafayette. Three artist will be in the classroom at pARTicular’s with some new and unique work, June 3 at 10 a.m.; 401 S. Public Road, Lafayette; particularsart.com.

Phil Lewis Art: From T-shirts to custom snowboards and prints to laser engraving, the visionary artists’ work is on display and for sale; 2034 Pearl St., Unit 102, Boulder; phillewisart.com.

POP! Gallery: Open Studios’ part artist-owned pop-up art and gift gallery features a unique mix of Boulder County artists’ works for sale; on 11th Street and Pearl Street, just south of Fjällräven; popgalleryboulder.com.

R Gallery: “Colorado Creatives Unleashed” explores the creative minds of Colorado artists through their most recent works, displaying impressive artistic diversity with landscapes, abstract works and unique sculptures, up through Sunday; Mark Risius solo exhibit, up through June 10; 2027 Broadway, Boulder; rgallery.art.

Rembrandt Yard: Aboriginal, local and national art; 1301 Spruce St., Boulder; 303-301-2972; rembrandtyard.com.

Sanctuary Art Gallery: “Celebrating Women” exhibit explores women scientists to homemakers, dancers to activists and looks at topics from abuse and inequality to hope and healing, up through Sunday; First United Methodist Church, 1421 Spruce St., Boulder; sanctuaryartgallery.art.

Shark’s Ink: New color lithograph “Field Lines,” by Terry Maker, is inspired by the electromagnetic lines depicted in scientific and mathematical literature; 550 Blue Mountain Road, Lyons; sharksink.com.

SmithKlein Gallery: Works on display from Uruguayan artist Santiago Garcia, who explores realism through his work that includes various paintings of Converse shoes, on display through Friday; 1116 Pearl St., Boulder; smithklein.com.

CU Art Museum: “Onward and Upward: Shark’s Ink,” a print and lithography collection, up through July; “Lasting Impressions,” the museum’s collection of American prints from the 1940s, up through June; 1085 18th St., Boulder; cuartmuseum.colorado.edu.

University of Colorado Museum of Natural History: Various galleries that focus on natural and human history include: Discovery Corner, hands-on activities for kids, BioLounge, with a café and biodiverse exhibits, and the Anthropology Hall, which hosts a collection of ancient stone tools found in a Boulder; CU Boulder Henderson Building, 15th and Broadway, Boulder; colorado.edu/cumuseum.

For tips about opportunities, grant information and art news, visit Boulder County Arts Alliance at bouldercountyarts.org.

Longmont area

Firehouse Art Center: “Augmented Organics,” art from Cheryl Coon, Eleanor Sabin and Alexandra Christen-Muñoz, who explore humanity’s power to shape environments, up through Sunday; 667 Fourth Ave., Longmont; firehouseart.org.

The Great Frame Up: St. Vrain Photography Society members’ show showcases its work, on display through July 7; 430 Main St., Longmont; longmont.thegreatframeup.com.

Osmosis Gallery: “Our Everyday Lives,” features street scenes in Colorado captured by Scott Roebuck; 290 Second Ave., Niwot; osmosisartgallery.com.

Walnut Gallery: Features work from more than 50 artists in a wide range of media; 364 Main St., Longmont; thewalnutgallery.com.

Northern Colorado

Artworks Center for Contemporary Art: “Ternary,” works by Kristina Davies, Jazz Holmes and Jen Starling, up through July 1; “CHROMOPHOBIA,” art by Elizabeth Suriani, up through July 1; 310 N. Railroad Ave., Loveland; artworksloveland.org.

Columbine Gallery: More than 800 National Sculpture Guild pieces adorn a garden with local paintings on display inside; 2683 N. Taft Ave., Loveland; columbinegallery.com.

Independence Gallery: Vibrant gallery featuring local artists and rotating exhibits; 233 E. 4th St., Loveland; independencegallery.com.

Lincoln Gallery: Art gallery featuring works from members of the Thompson Valley Art League; 429 Lincoln Ave., Loveland; lincolngallery.com

Lone Tree Antiques and Fine Art Gallery: Features fine art, Native American jewelry and artifacts, Pueblo pottery, beadwork and more; 115 1st St., Eaton; lonetreeantiques.com.

Loveland Museum: “Contained,” explores the environmental impact of water containers, on display through June 25; “Colorado Custom,” looks at custom guitars made by local luthiers Lee Knutson, Chris Monck, Darrell Plampin and Jeff Woolsey, up through Aug. 27; Governor’s Art Show and Sale will celebrate 32 years with new exhibit, up through June 11; “Inspire,” a group exhibition of artists who also teach in Loveland Museum’s education program, each of whom deftly straddles the worlds of creativity and innovation, up through Sept. 10; 503 N. Lincoln Ave., Loveland; lovelandmuseumgallery.org.

Did we miss your exhibit? Please email features@prairiemountainmedia.com with “art listings” in the subject line. 

Blå Station Brings OM, Max + Turn On Board

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Blå Station Brings OM, Max + Turn On Board

Blå Station has added two generously sized chairs and a table that’s ideal for those in-between spaces to their catalogue. Up first is designer Johan Ansander’s OM chair, lightweight with a slender seat and minimal construction. Molded plywood turns the contemporary chair’s back legs into a continuous backrest, with other pieces of the material used for the front legs and rim.

“My aim was to offer a generous seating experience with very few components, and with the backrest as one visually open piece,” said Ansander.” Johan Lindau, CEO and design manager of Blå Station, shared, “I immediately signed Johannes on when he showed me his sketches a year ago, this was his private little secret, you would never arrive at something so striking through an ordinary product brief.” OM is constructed with European oak or ash, with optional dyed colors and padded seats available.

OM

two modern chairs in an interior space

OM

two modern chairs at a dining table

OM

three modern chairs on a white background

OM

three modern chairs

OM + Max

five colorful modern chairs scattered around an interior space

Max

The second piece of seating – Max – was also designed by Ansander, who added cushioning to his existent wooden Maximus chair. Soft and springy, full of personality, it’s a chair that works in both private and public spaces. While Maximus features softly shaped wood, Max is crafted with nosaq springs that are covered with molded foam that’s held in place using an exact stitching process.

modern chair and side table in an empty interior space

Max

seven colorful modern chairs in an interior space

Max

modern chairs and side tables in an interior space

Max + Turn

modern chair and side table in a styled interior space

Max

a modern chair and three side tables at the bottom of a sweeping white staircase

Max + Turn

seven turned wood side tables in an interior space

Turn

Made in oak or ash, Turn is a hard worker of a table meant to live in either the home or office. With three available heights, it can be used to hold beverages, books, or flowers. The lowest is ideal for pairing with a sofa, while the highest can accommodate your laptop perfectly. You might even notice a touch of Baroque art influence in the table’s reversible turned foot. Constructed in all wood with a steel shaft base, Turn’s ash version is also available in lacquered versions.

four turned wood side tables on a white background

Turn

three turned wood side tables on a white background

Turn

three turned wood side tables on a white background

Turn

To learn more about OM, Max, or Turn, visit blastation.com.

Kelly Beall is senior editor at Design Milk. The Pittsburgh-based graphic designer and writer has had a deep love of art and design for as long as she can remember, and enjoys sharing her finds with others. When undistracted by great art and design, she can be found making a mess in the kitchen, consuming as much information as possible, or on the couch with her three pets. Find her @designcrush on social.

Heritage center shines light on the Black experience with art

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Heritage center shines light on the Black experience with art

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — We’re two weeks away from Juneteenth, marking 158 years since enslaved Black people were declared free in Galveston, Texas. The Kentucky Center for African American Heritage is holding an art exhibition to further educate the public on the Black experience.

What You Need To Know

  • ‘Celebrating the Black Experience Exhbition’ features 30 artists from Louisville and around the country from April 7 to June 19

  • Aukram Burton serves as the executive director at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage

  • Burton says the exhbition gives artists an oppurtunity to show a counternarrative to the Black experience & image

The Kentucky Center for African American Heritage was founded in 1994 in Louisville with a goal of preserving African American sites, community and culture. For the second year, its executive director, Aukram Burton is holding an art exhibition called “Celebrating the Black Experience.”

“The artists are what tell our story,” said Burton. 

Thirty artists are telling the story of the Black experience and diversity of African descendants through visual arts at the Heritage Center, Burton said. Some featured artists include Alexandria Leona Edison, John Roach, Ronald Claxton, Tomisha Lovely-Allen, Norma Drish and many more.

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Kentucky Center for African American Heritage executive director Aukram Burton stands among the exhibition’s artwork. (Spectrum News 1/ Diamond Palmer)

“Norma Drish is from St. Croix. Some of these pictures by the beach just the tile work,” said Burton.

Burton has been the executive director at the heritage center since 2013. He believes art like this shows a counter-narrative of Black people.

“We suffer so much image abuse in the media. Part of what we try to do is to educate the general public about the horrors of the slave trade, but to understand that we survived that,” Burton said. “And we’re here today and so, we have to tell our stories and that’s where the counter-narrative comes in.”

Burton knows exactly what image abuse means because the Philadelphia native and Louisville transplant is a filmmaker and former diversity specialist for Jefferson County Public Schools.

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The Kentucky Center for African American Heritage is holding its “Celebrating the Black Experience” exhibition April 7 through June 19. (Spectrum News 1/Diamond Palmer)

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A sold painting from Ton’nea Green titled “Here’s your flowers anyway” displayed inside the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage. (Spectrum News 1/Diamond Palmer)

Images in the exhibition reflect Black excellence and pride—something he wishes more people were taught.

“People don’t know who they are. The schools don’t teach who we are. The schools focus on the negative part, the most difficult part of our history,” said Burton. 

For next year’s exhibition, Burton wants to feature more artwork and include international artists. Already several paintings have sold. The original works of art range from $100-$15,000.

People can browse the exhibition Monday through Friday during the heritage center’s regular hours of operations until June 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Or during their 2023 Juneteenth Weekend Heritage Experience in partnership with the Juneteenth Jubilee Commission.

On Saturday, June 17, the Fannie Lou Hamer Story stage play can be seen at 7 p.m. On the following Sunday, a Father’s Day & Juneteenth Jazz brunch will happen at 2 p.m. Both events are ticketed, for event information people can contact Marjorie Marshall at 502-271-9228 or visit this website.

King George hosts family appreciation day with discounted portrait photography

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King George hosts family appreciation day with discounted portrait photography

King George School hosted a family appreciation day on June 1 for students and their families to drop by and have their picture taken, grab a hot dog and an ice cream, and visit with each other.

Jill Tressel, the principal at King George School, said the day was a way to give back and thank families for their support of the school and fundraising efforts. The school recently completed a long-term playground project, organized by the School Community Council.

“We have a professional photographer who is taking family pictures and individual student pictures outside today,” Tressel explained. “So, families will be able to access their pictures online, and they can buy just one if they want, or the whole package.

“We’ve had a really good response, and then we have Devo’s Dogs here, so students and parents are buying hot dogs, and the Kona Ice food truck is on their way.”

Jennifer Rayner dropped by the school on a break from work to see her daughter, Lila, and get some photos taken together. She said it was a rare opportunity and she was pleased with the results.

“The school throws a lot of great events, and I wanted to just come say ‘hi’ to my kid and see her in her everyday world,” Rayner commented. “We haven’t been part of the school for very long, but they seem to do lots of fun fundraisers and family oriented events.”

“We definitely have lot of activities here, and it’s a great school,” Lila agreed. “I don’t really like getting my picture taken, but it’s for the memories, so.”

The photographer is Mitchell Stevens, a portrait photographer who recently moved to Moose Jaw from Brandon, MB, and is putting the final touches on his studio at 44 Fairford Street West. Like many, Stevens started as an amateur photographer. He decided to go full-time after realizing his photos were having an impact beyond what he had realized. He is committed to working with clients until they like the photo he’s taken of them.

“I was just doing [photography] for fun, but I had a few friends whose lives I ended up changing, because I improved their self-esteem entirely,” Stevens explained. “I had a friend who went to a few different studios for professional shots and ended up leaving, crying, which I didn’t know until later. But we worked together, and tried a few things, you know, like, ‘OK, that sucks… Let’s try it again.’ And I’ve carried on from there.

“It’s been busy today. I haven’t even finished setting up, I’ve just been taking photos since I got here, so that’s pretty fun.”

Tressel noted this is the first time King George School has brought in a photographer. Most families struggle to find time for family photos, and having professional photos taken has the potential to be stressful and expensive.

“Our SCC is also sponsoring 10 families today, so their pictures will be paid for,” Tressel said. “We’re just offering an opportunity for a family portrait, which is something that families may or may not be able to afford sometimes.”

With the day turning out a popular success, future end-of-year family portrait days could become regular.

Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year announced

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Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year announced
Brian Pollock photographBrian Pollock
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The winner of the 2023 Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year award has been announced.

Bearsden-based Brian Pollock took the honour with a portfolio of images shot in the Highlands, including the mountain Buachaille Etive Mòr in winter.

He said the outdoors and Scotland’s landscape in particular had been a huge part of his life.

Mr Pollock added: “It is a privilege to be able to share that passion through my photography.”

Other winners include overall runner-up Finn Curry and Simon Dear, who won the best landscape prize.

The seascape award went to John Threlfall, Simon Dear won the landscape accolade while David McLauchlin picked up the urban prize with a wintry scene.

The competition’s founder Stuart Low said awards had bounced back from the travel restrictions of the Covid pandemic.

Buachaille Etive Mòr

Brian Pollock

Dawn at Loch Ken

Stuart Tilbury

David McLauchlin's image Whiteout

David McLauchlin

Rainbow at Stac Pollaidh

Jos Pannekook

John Threlfall's image Sail Free

John Threlfall

Finn Curry's photograph

Finn Curry

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It Takes Two to Tango: Florentijn Hofman’s ‘Double Ducks’ Set Sail in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour

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It Takes Two to Tango: Florentijn Hofman’s ‘Double Ducks’ Set Sail in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour

“Double Ducks.” All images © Studio Florentijn Hofman and AllRightsReserved, shared with permission. Photos by ARR

Vying to be the world’s largest bathtub toy is a game that two can play. Ten years after his enormous rubber duck sailed through Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour, Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman marks the occasion with Double Ducks. The identical inflatable artworks sit side-by-side in the waterway, designed to be hitched to tugboats and escorted in all of their sunny splendor, foregrounding the famous panoramic views of the city’s skyline.

Known for his playful, monumental installations, Hofman approached the project as a celebration of friendship and joy. The pair represent unity and togetherness, drawing on the symbolism of the symmetrical Chinese characters “囍” (happiness) and “朋” (friends). “Due to COVID we learned that spending time together is so valuable,” Hofman says in a statement. “Making moments and memories for real, living in the here and now, are things to cling on to… ‘Double Ducks’ is not about looking into the past but enjoying the moment together!”

Hofman collaborated with with creative brand AllRightsReserved to facilitate the floating sculptures in addition to dozens of installations and interactive activities throughout the city. Admiralty MTR station in the central business district sports a giant yellow face peering from its half-moon shaped window—the largest of 18 train station installations—and 24 images of the playful pair accompany iconic locations, like the Clock Tower on the shore of Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, The Hong Kong Space Museum, and the historic Lan Kwai Fong neighborhood. The more, the merrier!

The floating sculptures are stationed near Tamar Park and the Central and Western District Promenade, and will embark for the first time on June 10, sailing for approximately two weeks. Find more on the Double Ducks website, and follow Hofman’s Instagram for updates.

 

Two giant inflatable rubber ducks in Hong Kong Harbor.

Two giant inflatable rubber ducks in Hong Kong Harbor.

A giant inflatable duck in Hong Kong Harbor.

Two giant inflatable rubber ducks in Hong Kong Harbor.

Two giant inflatable rubber ducks in Hong Kong Harbor.

Two giant inflatable rubber ducks being towed under a bridge in Hong Kong.

Two giant inflatable rubber ducks in Hong Kong Harbor.

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F5: Adam Nathaniel Furman Shares Their Unique View of Creativity

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F5: Adam Nathaniel Furman Shares Their Unique View of Creativity

London-based artist and designer Adam Nathaniel Furman grew up surrounded by influences from different countries and cultures. Of both Argentine and Japanese descent, they have a unique perspective to share, and are eager to bring ornament and form from around the world into peoples’ lives. Adam’s creative practice includes product design, furniture, interiors, public art, architecture, fashion, and publishing – none of it for minimalists. The ultimate goal is to create items that feel otherworldly, yet strangely familiar. Those who will appreciate these things trust their own instincts, are confident in themselves, and aren’t afraid of being who they are.

Adam says they’ve always loved objects, clothes, and interiors that are full of interesting things – particularly color and pattern. “The switch was not a sudden one, but more of a gradual process over several years, starting with my residency at the Design Museum in London in 2013,” they say of their current career. “That program gave me the opportunity to share my work and ideas with a large audience, and was instrumental in beginning a chain of opportunities and commissions which, several years later, led to my setting up the studio to handle the volume and scale of work coming in. It was a tough decision to leave working for architecture practices, as they provide a sense of security, but within a year I was already doing better than I had ever been in architectural practice per se, and it’s only gotten better since then.”

Adam Nathaniel Furman

Public art has also been a big influence on Adam. They named the old Tottenham Court Road Tube Station in London, what used to be known as “the world’s biggest piece of public art” by Eduardo Paolozzi, as the first piece that really made an impression. The space “created a glittering warren of simultaneously dingy but magnificent, deeply colorful spaces that were the spectacular and strange entrance to the previously vibrant and queer world of Soho above,” Adam shared. “Those spaces are burned into my memory as an exemplar of how public art can truly create a context, how it can gently submerge itself into the very fabric of the lives of those who pass through and past it, eventually becoming in the minds of those passersby equated with the area itself and all the memories of it they will have acquired over time.”

The way Adam jots down ideas when they pop up, as either a sketch or a poem, is intriguing. “I find that they are the perfect vehicles for capturing a fleeting thought or idea in such a way that doesn’t fix them too concretely into any one particular form. They remain open and flexible, easily returned to at a later date, and built upon further, modified. I have them lying around all over the place, and often return to them, combining different ones, merging a poem with two sketches – for instance – to respond to a new brief or project.”

Today, Adam Nathaniel Furman joins us for this week’s Friday Five!

two people wearing black anti-hate t-shirts

Photo courtesy Human Rights Campaign

1. Trans Rights are Human Rights

There is a concerted campaign by much of the media and conservative politicians and spin doctors to use the Trans community as a political wedge issue. They have pinpointed it as something that can divide people along emotional, rather than political, lines and are viciously attacking this tiny, vulnerable minority (who are rarely, if ever, invited onto panels “discussing” their right to exist) with all the – initially rhetorical, and now legislative – weapons at their disposal. It is important to understand that Liberal democracy must mean freedom, protection, and rights for all minority groups, or else it is simply a form of tyranny dressed up as democracy. So, this Friday I would ask everyone to switch off from the hate, and tune into the love.

pastel book cover reading QUEER SPACES

This book was a huge communal/community project that unfolded over several years, and is a landmark change for the architecture world. For the time that architectural history has existed, queer history has been systematically erased, downplayed, and very often ridiculed and othered. It is quite astonishing that by 2022 there was no wide-ranging book that brought together an accessible historiography of case studies that present a history of queer space. Without which it is virtually impossible for students to do that kind of work in universities, let alone for the wider public to find out about. Queer Spaces does this, and on a large scale, with a multitude of voices (55 contributors), covering vast swathes of the world rather than just Europe and America. We regularly receive photos of students using it as reference and justification in final exams, and also receive a lot of very emotional feedback from people in architecture and parallel industries who feel seen for the very first time in their careers.

book cover reading The Lies That Bind Rethinking Identity Kwame Anthony Appiah

As someone with a very mixed heritage, I have struggled in recent years to place myself politically within an ever-polarizing discursive context. Appiah’s beautiful treatise on the contingency of identity, and the framework and structures we can build as humans to accommodate the differences and contradictions inherent in many people’s sense of self and communal affiliation, was something that brought me profound comfort in a dark time.

interior of an old cathedral

4. Westminster Cathedral

I am very sensitive to the effects of architecture and ornament. Westminster Cathedral is a place of almost biblical impact, with its vast vaults and domes disappearing into blackness, its innumerable little chapels encrusted like caves of gemstones with multicolor mosaics of every style and description, and incense hanging in the air, catching the rays of light as they cut through the darkness from above. When I am having a particularly difficult time, and everything feels just too much, I always go there and the power of its atmosphere somehow takes me out of myself and is profoundly calming. A magical and strangely unappreciated (I hope it will remain that way!) masterpiece in the middle of London.

studio photo of eight people wearing dark or neutral clothing against a dark grey backdrop

Photo courtesy Netflix

I return to this series again and again, the Wachowskis have made a symphony in celebration of love, and the freedom of being liberated from social expectations and our bodily confines. I am not surprised it was cancelled by Netflix, as it was so radical, but the two series that were made are a true riot of liberation and joy.

Work by Adam Nathaniel Furman:

light wood cabinet doors with aqua, red, white, and yellow geometric hardware

Swarf x ANF Symbols Hardware Collection

four colorful facades with an opening in the middle of each for people to interact

Gateways Photo: Gareth Gardner

space with the walls covered in red and blue modern tiling

New Town

colorful geometric outdoor installation

Fairfield Beacons

modern chair and ottoman on light blue background

Dina Chair Photo: Lara Zankoul

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Kelly Beall is senior editor at Design Milk. The Pittsburgh-based graphic designer and writer has had a deep love of art and design for as long as she can remember, and enjoys sharing her finds with others. When undistracted by great art and design, she can be found making a mess in the kitchen, consuming as much information as possible, or on the couch with her three pets. Find her @designcrush on social.

Raspberry Pi Keeps Re-enactment Photography Authentic

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Raspberry Pi Keeps Re-enactment Photography Authentic

When it comes to historical re-enactments, one thing you don’t want to do is break immersion. That’s where TankArchives’ latest Raspberry Pi project comes into play. Using a Raspberry Pi Zero , he’s turned a vintage 1940s Argust A camera digital thanks to a Raspberry Pi High Quality camera module. Best of all, the original camera was not damaged during the creation of the project. Using this Pi-powered digital camera, TankArchives can capture images while retaining the appropriate look and feel of the era.

The camera used in this project, the Argust A, isn’t a terribly expensive antique to acquire. TankArchives explains that you can find a working model for around $50. That said, it’s still a historical relic and being a re-enactment fan, it’s no surprise TankArchives wanted to preserve it as much as possible.

Raspberry Pi

(Image credit: TankArchives)

In this case, TankArchives has opted to use a Raspberry Pi Zero W along with a Raspberry Pi HQ Camera module. Although TankArchives is using the wireless model of the Pi Zero, you could get away with using one without wireless support. The new Global Shutter Camera is also a viable alternative to the HQ camera, as it can capture fast moving images with no rolling-shutter artefacts. The project also uses an Adafruit Joy Bonnet for controls, a 5V boost converter, as well as a 450 mAh LiPo battery. An intermediate 16mm M12 lens is included as well.

Although everything fit inside the camera housing, TankArchives explained that they would rather have used a different camera module. The HQ Camera module had to be partially cut so it would fit inside the original lens hole. It also doesn’t have autofocus so the camera has to be disassembled to manually adjust the focus. With all of the hardware in place, the final camera relies on a digital shutter and can last for roughly an hour off a single charge.

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The software used to capture images was created using a mixture of Python 3 and libcamera2. Picamera2 can also be used and provides a Pythonic means to interact with the camera. According to TankArchives, capturing images is somewhat slow and the unit takes a minute or so to completely boot. Taking a photo requires a couple of seconds to fully capture.

If you want to recreate this Raspberry Pi project or just get a closer look at how it goes together, check out the original thread shared to Reddit by TankArchives.

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