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Brimmed-diffuser augmented wind turbines (B-DAWTs) can significantly increase the performance of the rotor. Multirotor systems (MRSs) have a lot of merits such as significant saving mass and overall cost of the wind turbine system. In the present research, B-DAWTs are studied in a MRS. In wind tunnel experiments, the power output and aerodynamics of three B-DAWTs placed in close vicinity have been investigated. The results show a significant increase of up to 12% in total power output of the MRS with B-DAWTs compared to the sum of the stand-alone (SA) same turbines. The accelerated gap flows between B-DAWTs in a MRS cause lowered pressure regions due to vortex interaction behind the brimmed diffusers and draw more wind into turbines.
Wind power energy has been attracting attention as having some great potential of green energy. In order to increase the output from such a wind turbine so as to generate a sufficient amount of electric power, supersized (very large scale) wind turbines have become the global mainstream. Specifically, development has been performed for such wind turbines having a diameter of 100 m or more so as to output electric power on the order of several megawatts. Thus, the wind turbine industry has seen innovations leading to growing size of turbines of currently over 140 m in diameter. However, as the scale of the wind turbine becomes greater, the cost gets higher, and the failure rate becomes larger [1,2]. In addition, those supersized wind turbines lead to social problems such as increased noise (aerodynamic noise) that occurs due to the wind turbines, increased risk of bird strike, degradation of the surrounding landscape due to such large-scale wind turbines or sharp blades, and so on. Accordingly, it is difficult for local people to accept such supersized wind turbines, and that leads difficulties in installing such wind turbines. That is a big issue.
As pointed out by some recent studies, scaling of blades has its limitations. Therefore, advantages of multirotor systems (MRSs) concepts have been suggested by Jamison and Branney [3]. This system consists of many small or medium size wind turbines in the same vertical plane with small gaps supported by one tower [4]. According to Jamieson [5], instead of a large single wind turbine, by using a system of n smaller wind turbines, the power output does not change but the weight ratio becomes 1/√n, compared to that of a single large turbine. Saving weight leads to a reduction of the production cost. Smulders et al. [6] analyzed a two-rotor configuration in a wind tunnel. In 2010, the South-West Research Institute conducted an analysis of a seven-rotor configuration in the NASA Langley wind tunnel to test the MRS concept and found no negative interferences among the rotors [7]. Numerical simulations of the aerodynamic performance for the same seven-rotor system were presented by Chasapogiannis et al. [8]. In their computational fluid dynamics simulations using actuator disks, a power increase of 3% was predicted for the seven-rotor system. Yoshida et al. [9] investigated coherence effects on the power and tower loads of a MRS. On a larger scale, structural considerations of a 20 MW multirotor system with 45 rotors have been presented by Jamieson and Branney [3]. They showed that mass and cost are reduced, in comparison with a single-rotor turbine with the same power, and that the structure is designed based on the aerodynamic forces rather than on the rotor loading. It can be anticipated that a multirotor system is capable of solving such problems involved in such supersized wind turbines at some level. However, with typical multirotor systems, such an arrangement provides only overall output without any synergistic effects, which is simply represented by the product of the output of each wind turbine and the number of wind turbines. That is to say, with the number of wind turbines in the system as "n," the output of the overall system is a multiple n of the output of each single wind turbine. It should be noted that improvement of such conventional multirotor systems has limitations in power output increase and provide only a small increase in efficiency on the order of at most 1–3% [10–12].
As another wind turbine concept, there is an invention of diffuser-augmented wind turbines (DAWTs), of which rotor is shrouded by a diffuser [13–18]. DAWTs show power increase compared with conventional turbines. We have been developing a brimmed-diffuser augmented wind turbine (B-DAWT) called wind-lens turbine (WLT) [19,20]. In the present research, we develop a new wind turbine system that is a combination of a MRS and WLTs. We placed two [11] or three WLTs closely in some arrangements perpendicular to the flow and measured each power output and drag simultaneously. In parallel with experiments, we are doing computational fluid dynamics of the MRS with WLTs using the actuator-disk method.
Experimental Setup
The large boundary-layer wind tunnel of the Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, was used in this work. The wind tunnel had a test section of 15 m long × 3.6 m wide × 2 m high, with a maximum wind velocity of 30 m/s, and was characterized by a low turbulence intensity of 0.4%. To minimize blockage effects, half of the test section's side walls and ceiling panels were removed. The previous measurement of wind velocity and static pressure had already verified that no noticeable blockage existed.
Figure 1 shows schematics of the dimensions of three WLTs in a side-by-side (SBS) arrangement. Each one of the WLTs consisted of a diffuser with a streamwise length Lt of 0.22Dthroat and a brim height h of 0.1Dthroat, called CiiB10 type WLT [19]. The rotor diameter (Drotor) was 510 mm. The representative diameter of a WLT was Dbrim = 696 mm in the present experiments. Three WLTs were placed in SBS and/or triangle arrangements with gap width s. Table 1 shows the conditions of the presented wind tunnel experiment. The approaching wind speed, U0, was 6 m/s with a Reynolds number of 1.7 × 105 related to rotor diameter Drotor. The gap ratio was s/Dbrim (gap width/brim diameter). The range of s/Dbrim was between 0.01 and 0.3.
For the drag coefficients, similar to the power coefficients, the relative changes in Cdi were calculated for ΔCdi and Δ.
Results of Wind Tunnel Experiment
Three Wind-Lens Turbines With CiiB10 in Side-by-Side.
Three WLTs with CiiB10 are arranged SBS. As viewed from upstream, WLTs are #1, #2, and #3 from the left side (see Fig. 3). The averages of each coefficient of all turbines were , and . Figure 4 shows the results of relative changes in power coefficient, and Fig. 5 shows relative changes in drag coefficient. On the whole, power coefficients and drag coefficients in SBS increased at all gap ratios, and Δ and Δ were larger compared with two WLTs case with CiiB10 [11]. Three WLTs seem to accelerate the gap flow, leading to stronger shear flow and vortex shedding. When WLTs are set up closely to each other (e.g., s/Dbrim = 0.01), relative changes in and were lower. When the s/Dbrim = 0.20, Δ increased by 12.3% at the maximum and Δ increased 7.8%, there seems to be an optimal spacing for s/Dbrim = 0.20. Additionally, relative changes in were always larger compared with those in at all gap ratios. It was because the power output is proportional to the cube of wind velocity and the drag force is proportional to the square of it. As for individual increases in Cpi and , #2 was the highest in almost all cases. This was caused by biased gap flows toward inside. The center WLT #2 in SBS arrangement was influenced most strongly due to wake interference of three WLTs. It is noted that unstable behavior of gap flow between wind turbines has an effect on the performance of wind turbines similar to the studies of Göltenbott et al. [12].
Triangle Arrangements Using Three Wind-Lens Turbines With CiiB10.
Three WLTs with CiiB10 were arranged in two triangle arrangements. One was the right-angle triangle configuration with the open angle of 90 deg, as shown in Fig. 6. The other was the equilateral triangle configuration with the open angle of 60 deg, as shown in Fig. 7. As viewed from the upstream, WLTs are #1, #2, and #3 from the left side. Figures 8 and 9 show the results of relative changes in power coefficient and relative changes in drag coefficient for the two kinds of triangle configurations. At this moment, similar to the results of SBS I aforementioned, power coefficients and drag coefficients in triangle configurations also increased at all gap ratios, as shown in Figs. 8 and 9. When the s/Dbrim was around 0.2, Δ increased by 10% at the maximum and Δ increased by 6% for both triangle configurations. There seemed to be an optimal spacing for s/Dbrim = 0.15 − 0.20. Δ and Δ were a little smaller compared with three WLTs for SBS configuration. The results of individual increases in Cpi and Cdi are shown in Figs. 10–13. Although no obvious drift appeared in ΔCdi (Fig. 11), ΔCp2 was higher than ΔCp1 and ΔCp3 over s/Dbrim = 0.1(Fig. 10) for the right-angle triangle configuration. This meant that the flow around WLT #2 in the right-angle triangle configuration was influenced most strongly from both side of WLTs #1 and #3. On the other hand, when we set the WLTs in an equilateral triangular formation, the WLT which had the highest rate of increase was not always the same one (Figs. 12 and 13). The configuration itself was considered to be the reason of this result; all the WLTs had two WLTs next to themselves in this balanced position, possibly being affected by two gap flows.
Numerical Analyses
Flows around a MRS with three WLTs in SBS arrangements were numerically simulated using a three-dimensional large eddy simulation (LES) based on the finite difference method (FDM). Table 2 shows the numerical conditions. We used FORTRAN code which we had developed. The governing equations were the continuity and Navier–Stokes equations. A first-order explicit method was used for time marching. A third-order upwind scheme was applied to the convective term. The wind turbine was modeled on the actuator disk method [21]. The shroud bodies were modeled on the rectangular grid approximation. To avoid any blockage effects, a large computational domain was adopted, as described below in Fig. 14. A grid refinement study was done to be confirmed that no noticeable difference appeared in the numerical result on twice higher accuracy grid. Consequently, the overall tendency and qualitative results showed good agreements with those from the wind tunnel experiments.
Figure 15 shows an instantaneous flow around the MRS with three WLTs at s/Dbrim = 0.05. The flow field was visualized at the center height of three turbines in SBS arrangement. The two gap flows were biased inside in SBS arrangement. It meant that the center WLT showed higher Cpi and Cdi compared to those for both side WLTs, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. Generally, in the wake interference, the body with the biased side of gap flow shows higher drag as reported by Ohya et al. [11,22–24]. The results as shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 15 show good consistency.
Figure 16 shows an instantaneous flow around the MRS with three WLTs at s/Dbrim = 0.2. The flow field was visualized at the center height of three turbines in SBS arrangement. The two gap flows were strongly accelerated due to the flow interaction with a pair of WLTs. To investigate the pressure distribution behind the MRS with three WLTs, we evaluated a nondimensional static pressure along the line A–A, which was just behind the turbines, as described in Fig. 16. Figure 17 shows the time-averaged pressure distribution. Here, the black line of MRS-3-180 shows the pressure distribution of a MRS with three WLTs. Other three dotted lines of SA (stand-alone configuration) mean the pressure distributions of a single WLT in the stand-alone configuration, as explained in Fig. 18. To compare those values and profiles of the static pressures, the SA pressure distributions were aligned with the same positions with three WLTs in the SBS arrangement. From Fig. 17, it is clearly seen that the pressure behind the MRS with three WLTs was remarkably lowered compared to those for SA configurations. Thus, the gap flows were accelerated, leading to vortices near the gaps, causing the lower pressure regions behind the WLTs. It meant that the lowered pressured regions drew much more airflows into turbines in the MRS with WLTs. Therefore, the Cpi and Cdi for a MRS with WLTs showed higher values compared to those for the stand-alone configuration.
Field Test
Very recently, we have manufactured a prototype of a 9 kW MRS system using three 3 kW WLTs and have installed in the field in Kita-Kyushu city, Japan, as shown in Fig. 19. The diameter of each WLT was 2.78 m, and the top height of MRS was 18 m. As shown in Fig. 20, the results of power output have already shown higher capacity factors over a wide range of wind speed, compared to that for bigger wind turbines of MW class. The description of field experiments here is a partial consequence. Circumstantial methods and results will be described in our next paper.
Multirotor systems for wind turbine configurations have been studied for SBS and two triangle arrangements (90-deg and 60-deg) of DAWTs which are called WLTs. First, the power coefficient and drag coefficient (thrust force) for the three MRS with WLTs in SBS arrangements were investigated, followed by the similar study for two triangle configurations using three WLTs. A large boundary layer wind tunnel in Kyushu University was used for all the experiments. In parallel with wind tunnel experiments, we conducted LES of MRS with WLTs using the actuator-disk method, based on FDM.
Closely spaced DAWT with brim (WLTs), i.e., the MRS with three WLTs in SBS configuration showed a remarkable increase in power output with the gap ratio s/Dbrim. The largest average increase was achieved at a range of s/Dbrim = 0.15 − 0.3, reaching up to 12%. The average drag was also increased 8% for the three-WLT configuration. It should be noted that the individual increases in Cp and Cd showed distinct differences with each other. The higher values in Cp corresponded to higher values in Cd for both configurations in SBS. The increase in Cp was much larger than those in Cd because the power out is proportional to the cube of the incoming wind velocity into the wind turbine and the drag is proportional to the square of it. The relative changes in Cp and Cd with the three-WLT configuration became larger compared to those with the two-WLT configuration in SBS arrangement.
Two MRSs of triangle arrangements using three WLTs with CiiB10 were investigated similarly to the SBS arrangement. One was the right-angle triangle configuration with the open angle of 90 deg. The other was the equilateral triangle configuration with the open angle of 60 deg. Power coefficients and drag coefficients in triangle configurations also increased at all gap ratios. When the s/Dbrim was around 0.2, ΔCp was increased by 10% at the maximum and ΔCd was increased by 6% for both triangle configurations. ΔCp and ΔCd were a little smaller compared with three WLTs for SBS configuration.
The increase in the power coefficient and the drag coefficient for the three-WLT MRS configurations in close proximity can be explained by the flow interference around bluff bodies and gap flow behaviors. Similarities can be drawn between the flow around three-dimensional bluff bodies (for example, circular plates) in SBS and the flow around multiple WLTs in SBS. The gap flows between WLTs with close vicinity play an important role to cause the increases in the power coefficient and the drag coefficient.
To investigate the wake interference for MRS with WLTs, numerical analyses of the flow around a MRS with three WLTs in SBS arrangement were made using LES based on FDM. At s/Dbrim = 0.05, the two gap flows were clearly biased toward the center WLT, leading to higher Cp and Cd of the center WLT. At s/Dbrim = 0.2, the two gap flows were strongly accelerated due to the flow interaction with a pair of WLTs. To investigate the pressure distribution behind the MRS with three WLTs, we evaluated the nondimensional pressure just behind the WLTs in SBS. The pressure was remarkably lowered compared to those for stand-alone configurations. The accelerated gap flows caused the lower pressure regions behind the WLTs. The lower pressured regions drew much more airflows into turbines in the MRS with WLTs. Therefore, the Cp and Cd for a MRS with WLTs showed higher values compared to those for the stand-alone configuration.
Our recent prototype is nearly to be another evidence to show how the MRS can be a good answer to supersede of one big typical turbine.
The total number of wind turbines used in the present research is three. One question arises: how will a MRS behave with more than three turbines? The focus of our future research will be addressing these issues.
We gratefully acknowledge our laboratory staff Messrs. K. Matsushima and K. Watanabe along with the students Dr. U. Göltenbott, Mr. A. Munakata, and Mr. J. Miyazaki for their cooperation and assistance in the experiments and in the analysis of the data. This research is in cooperation with Dr. Peter Jamieson who belongs to the University of Strathclyde, UK.
Funding Data
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) (Funder ID: 10.13039/501100001863).
swept area of rotor (m2)
- Cd =
drag coefficient
- Cdi =
drag coefficient of each turbine in the multibody configuration
- Cd0i =
drag coefficient of a turbine in the stand-alone configuration
- Cp =
power coefficient
- Cpi =
maximum power coefficient of each turbine in the multirotor configuration
- Cp0i =
maximum power coefficient of a turbine in the stand-alone configuration
- =
average drag coefficient of multiple turbines in the multibody configuration
- =
average drag coefficient of all turbines in the stand-alone configuration
- =
average of maximum power coefficients of all turbines in the multirotor configuration
- =
average of maximum power coefficients of all turbines in the stand-alone configuration
- Dbrim =
brim diameter for WLT (m)
- Drotor =
rotor diameter (m)
- Dthroat =
diffuser throat diameter (m)
- f =
frequency (Hz)
- Fdrag =
drag force (N)
- h =
brim height (m)
reference length (m)
- Lt =
length of diffuser (m)
power output (W)
- r =
radius of the rotor (m)
- Re =
Reynolds number = U0L/ν
- s =
gap width (m)
- s/Dbrim =
gap ratio for wind-lens turbines in the multirotor configuration
- Tr =
torque (N·m)
wind velocity in streamwise direction (x-direction) (m/s)
approaching wind velocity (x-direction) (m/s)
- x, y, z =
streamwise, spanwise, and vertical directions (m)
- ΔCdi =
relative change in Cdi compared to Cd0i (%)
- ΔCpi =
relative change in Cpi compared to Cp0i (%)
relative change in compared to (%)
relative change in compared to (%)
- λ =
tip speed ratio
- ν =
kinematic viscosity (m2/s)
- ρ =
air density (kg/m3)
- ω =
angular velocity 2πf (rad/s)


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Do you feel like it shouldn't be this hard to win every god damn piece of business?
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It's time to fall back!
Prelude – A Joyous Psalm- Handbell Choir
Call To Worship
Song of Worship – In Christ Alone
Roll Call of the Victorious
Children's Moment
Anthem – Thank You for the Song - Sanctuary Choir
Scripture – Psalm 51:7-11
Sermon – Experiencing New Life – Pastor Mike
Sharing God's Tithes and Offerings
Offertory – Old Time Religion/ Swing Low, Sweet Chariot- Olga Topuzova Meade
Dedication Prayer
Prayers of God's People
The Lord's Prayer
Celebration of Holy Communion by Intinction
Hymn – Victory In Jesus
Postlude – A Mighty Fortress Is Our God - Olga Topuzova-Meade
Liturgist – Dave Landis
Harriet Nafzinger ( Bob Hires Sister)
Brandon Chase – Active Duty
Dan Rigal
Mike Allison
Sharon Schulk
SPRC News:
When God speaks, we need to listen. Leanne Dunn has resigned the position as secretary to pursue another ministry opportunity God has chosen for her. As a committee, we regretfully accepted her resignation. With that being said, God is good as he has provided a replacement for us within our own church. Starting on November 9, Sandy Clark will be replacing Leanne in the position as secretary. There will be a transition period with Leanne and Sandy.
The Staff Parish Relations Committee is grateful to Leanne for her service to our church and the Lord. We wish her the best in this new ministry opportunity. Please join us in expressing gratitude by dropping off or mailing a card to her. We are blessed to have Sandy available and willing to serve the Lord in this capacity. Gratitude is also expressed to Janet for assisting during the transition. Together we can do more to serve Him.
Free Election Day Lunch This Tuesday
Free Election Day Lunch set for Tuesday, November 7th, from 11:00 till 1:00. We will again offer homemade soups, sandwiches, desserts and drinks. This is a great opportunity to reach out into our community and offer a free meal on election day. So dust off your recipes and check out the sign up sheet on the bulletin board. If you prefer not to make a soup or dessert, there are plenty of ways to help the day of the lunch. Please help make this years Free Election Day Lunch a huge success. And don't forget to invite your friends."
Youth Fall Fundraiser
November 12
In June 2018, the youth will be going to Burtonsville, MD, for a mission trip with Group Mission Trips. In order to help with the cost of the trip,
the youth will be raking leaves in order to raise funds.
Donations to the Youth Mission Trip Fund are welcome.
If you are interested in having the youth rake your leaves or know of a neighbor who could use their help, please contact Adam or Stephanie Shelton Shelton or sign-up sheet on hall bulletin board.
Thank you!
1.A reminder that there are still open slots for operation Christmas child collection week at WUMC/ for November 13-20. Sign-up sheet on the bulletin board – quite a few open spots remain. It takes many volunteers to fill these timeslots. Your assistance would be greatly appreciated!
2 Our annual Operation Christmas child packing party will be after church during fellowship on Sunday November 12. . Would love to have help packing items that have been brought in during the year. If you have extra items that didn't fit in your shoe boxes – please bring them along that morning. All ages welcome to help!
3. WUMC collection/dictation app OCC shoeboxes will be November 19 – but if you're not in attendance that day please bring them in to church anytime during collection week We will pray over these boxes for the children that will receive them on the 19th.
The children's Sunday School classes participated in a "Project with a Purpose" in which they made noisemakers (maracas and jingle sticks) to be included in your Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes. Beginning on October 29th, there will be baskets of these noisemakers in the Community Room and Fellowship Hall. Please feel free to take one noisemaker for each box that you plan on packing.
BEANIE BABIES For OCC Shoe box.
Some Beanie Babies have been donated. Please feel free to take one and place in your Operation Chritmas Child Shoeboxes. They are located in the Fireplace Room.
"Volunteers and Donations Needed for the Christmas Program:
Stephanie Shelton is looking for any volunteers to help with creating costumes or helping with set design for the program.
10 umbrellas (preferably solid color, no golf umbrellas, dome shaped would be ideal, but doesn't have to be);
pool noodles (you wouldn't get these back),
large pieces of cardboard or foam board,
small to medium shells (nothing huge),
curling ribbon; wide, bendable ribbon,
long skinny balloons (like they kind that are twisted to make animals);
bubble machine.
There will be a box for donations outside of the Community Room. Thank you!
Sermon Series, Sunday School , and Tuesday Night Bible Study
Adult Sunday School, in the church basement The God Guarantee This is also on Tuesday Nights starting @ 7:00 in the same location. Finding Freedom from the Fear of Not Having Enough
Do you ever suffer from the, I don't have enough syndrome? Not enough time, energy, friendships, family support, community, faith, peace, patience, money or all the things you can personally add to this list.
During the next 5 weeks we are going to study how God desires to provide for our every need. This is a part of our 2018 Stewardship focus. A basic question for the study is this; What would life be like if I believed, trusted and lived out of faith that God will provide for my every need? Ask yourself now, do I trust God to provide for all my needs?
Salvation Army Bell Ringing
"It is time again for our annual participation in the Salvation Army's Bell Ringing! Our date is set for Saturday, December 2, 2017 at the Waterville Kroger location. Times are one-hour slots running from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm. Grab a buddy (it's always more fun that way!) and sign up for a time that works for you.
Sign-up sheet is posted on the hallway bulletin board, and you don't need to bring anything but yourself……bells, kettle, and sign provided. Dress warmly, as you will be standing in the Kroger lobby.
Some of you just love to decorate your home for Christmas. Why not use that joy to decorate God's house. After all, we are celebrating the birth of His son.
We are looking for volunteers to decorate three areas of the church:
- Entry and hallway
- Fireside Room (basement)
- Fellowship Room (basement)
Choose one, and we have some decorations that you can use, or if you have your own ideas, you can be creative.
The decorating needs to be done anytime the week of November 26; after church on the 26th to before church on Dec.3rd.
We have volunteers for decorating the sanctuary but if you are willing to be responsible for decorating one of these other areas for Christmas, please call the church office at 419-878-3645
M&M's (which is an abbreviation for Mary and Martha) will have their Bible Study Wednesdays at 9:30 AM in the Community Room. All women are invited to join us for a study called "Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus". Nabeel Qureshi was a former Muslim who shares the evidence that led him from Islam to Christianity. For more information about our study or the M&M's schedule, please feel free to see Connie Kirkman or Cindy Box.
B&B Bible Study ( Bible and Breakfast) on Thursday mornings at 7:30 Pub & Grub (Formerly known as Papoo's Restaurant in Whitehouse.
If you are interested in helping out with the Cherry Street Mission. Here is a link that you can access for more information. https://www.cervistech.com/acts/console.php?console_id=0005&console_type=event&ht=1
Are you an organizer? Do you love weddings? Do we have an opportunity for YOU!
WUMC is seeking a Church Wedding Coordinator. This position is part time and paid by the bridal party. The Coordinator will help to ensure the wedding ceremony at Waterville United Methodist Church is a memorable experience for the bride, the groom and their guests. Interested parties should contact Char Hansen for additional information at firstname.lastname@example.com.
October 2017 MISSION FOCUS
Shoeboxes are now available at both sets of doors to the sanctuary. This year, we also are offering plastic shoeboxes with the OCC logo. We are asking for a $1.00 donation for those plastic boxes. We also still have the red and green cardboard shoeboxes and a few of the white cardboard boxes left.
We need Fellowship hosts. A fellowship host is responsible for setting up the fellowship hour, and cleaning up after.
We are collecting Peanut Butter Jars for the Humane Society There is a basket on the shelf by the church office. It is a nice treat for the dogs to have the un-scraped Peanut Butter Jar.
In His Steps, fearfully and wonderfully walking.
Leanne Dunn


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Caryatid is a collaboration with projection designer Adam Larsen and sound artist Kimathi Moore. Tubes of PVC are illumined with projected imagery, and we are mining hierarchal archetypes of upright and lying, surface and depth, visible and invisible. Like a forest of the psyche, this audio and visual environment was constructed to be an extension of the dancer(s) interior experience. Caryatid was first workshopped and presented with the support of the BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE MUSEUM + ARTS CENTER.
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text: ArtSpace The Hamline University ArtSpace is now open for student use in Osborn Residence Hall. ArtSpace provides musical and art supplies for painting, drawing, and sketching on paper and canvas free of charge to all HU students. ArtSpace also has a flat screen tv and sound system available. Residents of Osborn have direct access to the space; residents of other dorms or off-campus commuting students can access ArtSpace through their ID cards by arrangement with the Office of Res Life. ArtSpace is a collaborative effort for all HU students provided by the Division of Fine Arts (departments of Studio Arts & Art History, Theatre, Music, Creative Writing, and Digital Media Arts) and the Office of Residential Life. FAQs Q. Who can access ArtSpace and use the instruments and art supplies there?A. Any HU student can access ArtSpace. Q. I don't live in Osborn Res Hall but I am an HU student. How can I get access to ArtSpace?A. Contact the Office of Residential Life to arrange for ID card access to ArtSpace. Q. What musical instruments are available for use in ArtSpace?A. The Office of Residential Life has an inventory list of available instruments, which include four acoustic guitars, two electronic keyboards, and hand percussion instruments. Q. What art supplies are available for use in ArtSpace?A. Art supplies including easels, tempera (water based) paints, paint brushes, mixing palettes, sketch pads, charcoals and other sketching materials, etc. are available and will be replenished periodically as needed. Q. How can I check out musical instruments for use in ArtSpace?A. Instruments are locked in storage when not in use by HU students. To check out an instrument please contact any RA in the Heights (if it is after 7 pm) or call the Office of Residential Life to find an RA on duty (if it is before 7 pm). Q. How long can I use a musical instrument checked out for ArtSpace? A. Instruments are due back to the Osborn RA on duty by the end of the night. Q. Can I take ArtSpace instruments or art supplies out of the ArtSpace area?A. No. They cannot be used outside of ArtSpace.Q. What happens if I lose or damage ArtSpace instruments or art supplies?A. The Office of Residential Life will charge you for lost or damaged instruments or art supplies and you will be required to replace them. Q. Can ArtSpace be reserved for use by faculty, staff, or students?A. Students or student groups may reserve ArtSpace by emailing Jacob Alexander and Rebecca Rosario (pro staff for the Heights) with date, time, and event. Faculty or staff interested in reserving ArtSpace must partner with students or a student group to do so. Contact the Office of Residential Life if you have questions or concerns that are not addressed here.


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Millie T.
"Andrew is a huge support to our 8 year old daughter Millie. She's a full time student at the Special Music School at Lucy Moses and we approached him to help us with her home practice. Andrew is patient, kind and is a great motivator. Millie looks forward to her time with Andrew and has developed a more focused passion for piano.
Andrew works with Millie on focusing her love of music and embracing her talent by adding contemporary music to her study. (she's a big Micheal Jackson fan) We feel so lucky to have Andrew as part of Millie's music journey. He is a real find." - Susie, Millie's mom
Sofia C.
Sarah is a wonderful and talented piano teacher! She is patient and calm and makes learning the piano fun for our 11-year old daughter. Sarah immediately won Sofia over with her friendly personality and gentle demeanor. In Sofia's own words, "In a short time, Sarah has taught me how to read music and I always look forward to my lessons with her". Hearing Sofia practice between lessons is proof that Sarah is inspiring her to love the piano.
Ryan W.
"Andrew has been the ideal piano teacher for me. It seemed like all of my friends played at least one instrument, and I'd never learned how to play much of anything. I thought, at 31, it was about time to learn how to play music and started taking piano lessons with Andrew about a month or two ago. First off, Andrew is very professional, on time, and has even given me reminders about our lessons. While being reliable is certainly important, my favorite thing about Andrew is his relaxed vibe. As an adult who is learning how to play music for the first time, I get can get frustrated easily and making mistakes make me anxious. This is where Andrew's patience and calmness is very helpful. He's very positive and encouraging, which does wonders to keep me from getting discouraged and giving up on the whole thing. While I can't sing his praises enough, a final bit to note is that he is great at teaching you whatever song you want. I asked about a song last week that he was familiar with, but didn't know how to play. He just had to listen to it once to figure it out and was able to teach me the whole song in that lesson. I think Andrew's creativity, patience, openness, and reliability all go into making me proud to call him my piano teacher!"
Hunter N.
"Andrew is a funner teacher and nicer than an old mean piano teacher. Andrew lets me learn cool songs like Selena Gomez, The Beatles and Michael Jackson! He is also strict sometimes because if he wasn't he would not be a good teacher!" - Hunter
"Andrew is more than I hoped for in a piano teacher. He is patient, resourceful and thinks out of the box. He is willing to be flexible with the types of teaching methods which has been very effective with my son. Hunter has been excited to learn to read music and experiment with his new skills!" - Jenna, mom of Hunter
Dina H.
"I don't meet many people filled with integrity and genuine love for what they do. You do what you do and you do it well.
Andrew has shared his love for music by aiding in putting together a music project of mine that will be sent to a recording label. I honestly can say that he truly embodies what a musician is. Andrew is also teaching me how to play this magnificent instrument (the piano). He makes an adult like me less insecure about learning something new at my age. I appreciate his patience with me and professionalism. I pray we continue working together."
Clara S.
"After her school started offering piano, I thought that might be the convenient route for Clara's lessons...but she was having none of it. She insisted that she wanted lessons with Andrew and I'm so happy I listened to her. Clara looks forward to seeing him every week and has truly developed a talent and love of piano and music in general. I couldn't ask for more!" - Ashley, Clara's mom
Oli C.
"I've been working as a music producer/composer in the advertising industry for almost five years now. I've been in a bunch of rock bands and electronic music acts for years now, too, but I had never really had any formal piano training and I've just learnt songs and pieces by ear. Recently, I decided I wanted to fast track my musicianship so i decided to get lessons from Andrew. He has a progressive and flexible teaching style that really suits me. I've been learning complicated classical pieces and classic pop songs with him in in such a short timeframe. He really has shown me that anything is possible!"
Theo C.
"Andrew is the kind of teacher who communicates very well with young students. Our son is not a 'natural' musician by any means and on most days would rather be doing something else than practicing. Andrew, however, has such a warm, relaxed and fun style to which our son readily responds. Not many other teachers could draw this effort out of our son and for that we are extremely grateful to Andrew." - Simona, Theo's mom
Rachel C.
Andrew is an excellent teacher for adult beginners. In addition to being really flexible with scheduling lessons, he is incredibly patient and encouraging. I tend to get anxious about making mistakes, but he is always really easygoing when I do. He lets me choose what music I'd like to learn and finds the perfect arrangements of the songs to suit my skill level. One of the best things about Andrew is that he is extremely creative in his teaching methods and appeals to different learning styles. When I'm struggling with grasping something auditorily, he'll present it to me visually or kinesthetically. He has played, sang, clapped, chanted, notated and drawn diagrams, all for my benefit. He will even let me record a video of him playing so I can watch and listen at home. The combination of all these different approaches is giving me a really well rounded understanding of piano. Additionally, Andrew is great about contextualizing what he's teaching. I now have a better understanding of classical, jazz and pop music patterns. He is super open to questions, and if he doesn't know the answer, he'll go find out. Most important though, Andrew makes learning piano fun. I look forward to my lessons every week.
Minal K. and Nishka
My daughter and I have been taking piano lessons with Andrew for the past 6 months. Andrew is a truly student-centered teacher, providing patient instruction with an encouraging demeanor and an ability to teach both kids and adults. He's also willing to teach different genres of piano music, which has added a delightful variety to the lessons. We highly recommend him!
Nicholas G.
"Andrew has the perfect approach with beginner adults. After a few lessons you already have a piece to play. While you enjoy your playing, Andrew delicately teaches you theory. His passion for music is contagious. Yes, Andrew is more than a piano teacher. He is a real musician."
Luca S.
"Andrew has been teaching our 6 year old son how to play the piano, and he has been great! He has been very enthusiastic, patient, easygoing, and keeps my son engaged. He makes the lessons fun, and my son looks forward to the weekly lessons. Andrew also transcribes some of my son's favorite songs so that our son can practice those as well.
We feel very lucky to have Andrew as our son's piano teacher, and we look forward to him continue teaching our son." - Dennis, Luca's Dad
Ken R.
"I have always suspected that piano teachers don't like having me as a student. When I first began taking lessons in the early 90s, teachers wanted me to learn classical songs while I mainly wanted to do top 40. I stopped taking lessons for many years but in 2014 I decided to take lessons again. The first teacher I emailed never even responded! He must have been intimidated when he heard I had lots of experience. The second teacher set up an appointment time, but then no-showed the lesson! I was ready to quit when I found Andrew's website. His rates are very fair and he is always prompt to each lesson. And unlike many teachers, he doesn't force me to learn what he likes; rather, he lets me decide what I want to learn and that's the way to keep me interested. He gives great advice...even on songs that he has never heard before. It's great to know that there really is no limit to what I can learn. An obscure instrumental song that plays during a film I saw? He can teach you that if that's what you want to learn. The advice that he gives is very helpful and I have been enjoying my return to the world of piano instruction."
Linda S.
"Andrew is a fun piano teacher and he lets you have dinosaur stickers."
Kaycie S.
"Sarah has been a great piano teacher for me! She has helped me develop a practice regimen, learn to read music, and even gain confidence performing! She is patient and allows me to work at my own pace while also pushing me. I highly recommend Sarah to students of all levels!"
Taylor B.
"I have been playing piano for 20 years, but I hadn't played in a few years. I was looking for some help with reviewing some music theory and the technical pieces to classical music. Sarah was phenomenal. She really helped me with understand things I never really had before. Sarah has such a deep understanding of music and it's very obvious she loves sharing and teaching her passion with others!"


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It's been nearly a month since the Patriots played anywhere but Gillette Stadium, but that will change this weekend when the team heads to Chicago to tangle with the 3-2 Bears at Soldier Field.
Wide receiver Julian Edelman is particularly excited about this contest, as it marks his first road game of the season.
"We're going into a hostile environment, a city that loves their football team, a very historic franchise," he told reporters after Friday's practice. "You have a lot of respect for a city like that and a team like this with how they've been playing… But I like being the villain. Everyone needs a bad guy. We'll be the bad guy."
The 32-year-old cropped up on this week's injury report with a heel problem that has limited his participation in practices. However, he sounded like someone planning on suiting up Sunday in Chicago.
"It's feeling pretty good," Edelman declared. "You never know, but it's feeling a day better than yesterday."
Meanwhile, Edelman's pass-catching teammate, Josh Gordon, has been dealing with a hamstring injury since his arrival on the team last month. Today, though, Gordon sounded as if he's reached an important stage in his recovery.
"It feels great to open up again, at full strength, full speed. Starting to do more, be a part of more [in practice], and show what I can do. It's been a process. I'm just trusting the training staff here and the coaches, getting me involved and keeping me safe. It's been a great process so far."
Go Sox!
Last night, the Boston Red Sox advanced to yet another World Series, by virtue of a 4-1 victory both on the scoreboard and in their American League Championship Series with the defending MLB champs, the Houston Astros. Boston will face either the Los Angeles Dodgers or the Milwaukee Brewers, who play Game 6 of their NLCS tonight.
In the Patriots' locker room, there was no question about where this team's allegiances lie.
"I'm glad they won, that was pretty cool," QB Tom Brady remarked. "Boston's got it pretty good right now, got a lot of good teams."
Special teams co-captain Matthew Slater, a native of Southern California, grew up a fan of the cross-town rival Los Angeles Angels. Regardless of which National League squad makes it, Slater said, "I'll be supporting the Sox all the way."
The rivalry is even more intense between the Dodgers and San Francisco Giants, for whom Edelman grew up rooting from the Bay Area suburbs.
"I hate the Dodgers. I HATE the Dodgers," he emphasized. "I'm a San Francisco guy… but I hope they do make it and the Sox pound 'em."
Practice Report
Marcus Cannon's availability for Sunday's game in Chicago looks to be in jeopardy. After suffering a concussion versus the Chiefs last Sunday, the right tackle missed New England's entire week of practice. He was the only Patriot unable to take part at all in any day of practice.
The team will conduct a walkthrough session on Saturday before flying to the Windy City tomorrow afternoon.


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The first preparations for the development of this item however date from the 16th century. For example, in Italy there were long underpants made of silk, linen or velvet as early as 1510. At that time however, no decent woman would wear panties. Only at around the middle of the 19th century did a sudden development in panties come about. This is when the hoop-skirt became fashion and caused a few problems. Whenever a lady would sit down, the frame of the loop would lift and offer bystanders a clear glance under the dress. When a lady bent over, the loop would lift up to her hips and you would be able to see her backside. There simply had to be a solution! The result: long, loose tubes made from cotton. They consisted of two parts, were open between the legs and were only tied together at the back. The way to the anatomically perfect-fitting panty was a long ways away! In 1928, smaller panties were developed for children, much like the ones we have today. But it would take until 1949 before the first panties were made visible in public.
At the beginning of the 80s, a successful company in the lingerie business launched a revolutionary new panty generation with the slogan "the cotton/lycra-revolution" called sloggi. Since their introduction they have sold over 1 billion sloggies in over 30 countries, which confirms that more and more happy customers associate the brand with the highest quality and comfortable panties. With this the curse was finally lifted and the panty was no longer taboo.
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Jordan is a tiny nation surrounded by conflict. Before I arrived in the Hashemite Kingdom, I expected that we might feel as if the walls were closing in on us, as if the borders were being encroached on and safe space was limited. Instead, Jordan lived up to its reputation as a bastion of peace and acceptance.
At first, I almost felt at home. I felt incredibly comfortable in Jordan. No matter where I travel, I almost always feel a little bit uncomfortable. I consider this feeling to be inseparable from world travel. When you leave home, you leave comfort. Discomfort gives way to growth and understanding. Most of Jordan was calming to me. No part of it threatened my personal safety. Every small town was full of warm, easy smiles. The landscape and its neutral colour palette appealed to my senses. Driving along a perfect winding highway with the sun glinting off of the crystallised Dead Sea coastline, we couldn't believe the beauty. After five years in Vietnam, the unruly traffic didn't phase us either. The hospitality was sincere and genuine. We were open to making connections with locals and spent much of our time enjoying prolonged tea or lunch with total strangers, soaking up the easy conversation.
There were some jarring moments, too. The longer we spent in Jordan, the more we saw evidence of heightened security measures like ubiquitous security cameras and military vehicles traversing the highways adorned with heavy artillery. Locals reassured us when they told us how safe they felt under the protection of the government. A not-so-subtle reminder that peace is relative and dependent on historical circumstance. As Canadians, we experience peace in the way that our land is untouched and open. Nothing in my lifetime has necessitated the taking up of arms or the patrolling of highways. Peace just is. We feel safe in the absence of military tactics, but in the Middle East, peace looks different. I tried to accept that for what it was.
That Dead Sea highway drive had us flanked by the unmistakable tent cities of UN refugee camps. We drove through them in silence, watching from afar as throngs of Palestinian refugees went about daily life - smiling, playing, selling produce, doing laundry. We would blink and they'd be behind us, the narrow landscape overtaken by another luxury resort.
What does one make of these fleeting sceneries? To what extent, as travellers, do we take on the strife of the countries we visit? Is it our responsibility to let the more unsettling images stay with us alongside the picturesque and majestic? Are they part of the experience, or something to forget, like rude service or bad weather?
Somehow, I can't separate the "good" and the "bad" of Jordan. Why should I? The refugee camps were as out in the open as Petra or Wadi Rum Desert. The military checkpoints were as normal as stopping for Arabic coffee on the side of the road. The security cameras, as the locals said over and over, were only there to ensure the safety of all locals and visitors. Jordan is the sum of its parts. How often do we visit places, flitting from destination to destination without even a second of discomfort or sorrow? If Jordan can bare itself to visitors and still remain as charming, safe, and hospitable as it is, then it is worth a top spot on every serious traveller's list.


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I love the transitional weeks of late December and early January. A chance to reflect, assess and plan. Katherine and I just returned from two weeks in Southwest Texas, another memorable trip, more on that later. The final quarter of 2018 was a whirlwind and I feel a strong sense of accomplishment and personal success. 2018 was such a crap year on the national and world stage. But in my own small life I felt like it was a very good year. When I started this journey away from teaching I had the first six months planned and then assumed I would be pounding the pavement in search of a job. Eighteen months later and I am still putting one foot in front of the other as a full time artist. Some opportunities have panned out and others have not and I somehow continue to tread water. I owe so much to Katherine for her support both financially and emotionally, but I also met my (very modest) financial goals and received an overall very positive response to my work. Enough to keep me pushing forward.
My exhibit at the Scrap Exchange exceeded my expectations on all levels, but especially the community engagement that occurred. The interactive map of "What's Your Migration Story?" was so full of interwoven threads and the conversations that took place in front of that map were inspiring. People want to tell their story! I am grateful for the opportunity to have had that space and time to share that work.
I sold work at five craft markets during the holiday season. It's been fifteen years since I have done the craft market scene and I was concerned that I would not enjoy it as previously I really struggled with being confident about selling my work. What a pleasant surprise to discover that I enjoyed the markets a great deal! I loved talking to people about my work, why I do what I do and why I think it matters. Selling at markets is not easy. If an artist is dependent on that money to pay bills the unpredictability is stressful. But I found the work to be very satisfying and after being in the relative isolation of my studio, it was a nice change to talk with people. I enjoyed talking with other artists and hearing about their experiences. I especially loved being next to the wand makers who have created a business based on pure love for a story (Harry Potter) and the imagination of readers!I am planning out my calendar for 2019 and am already excited about selling my work and meeting new people. I finished the season buzzing with ideas and grateful for the positive feedback I received.
As I mentioned before, Katherine and I headed off to Texas on Christmas eve. This was our third big trip out west during the Christmas/New Years holiday. We doggedly hold onto the mistaken idea that it will be warm in the Southwest at that time and we are always wrong. It was freezing most nights. We like to start with a loose idea of where we want to go, bring our backpacking and camping gear, rent a car and go from there. This year we had hoped to camp in Big Bend National park, but, thanks to the gov't shutdown there were no permits being issued for camping. So we adjusted and found ourselves in other places which were just as inspiring. Much of my work over the past year has been focused on migration and it was interesting and intense to be back in the borderlands area. We spent some time along the Rio Grande and then spent three days in a very remote area of Big Bend Ranch State Park, accessible only by 4x4. It was just us, the dark skies, the coyotes and every plant that was designed to puncture our skin. The desert has a way of clarifying my thoughts. The enormous space, the density of the stars, the extreme conditions all conjure me to a very essential mental place. I can expand my thinking in the desert. Humans are not big in the desert but it is a great place to ask big questions. The idea of any kind of wall in this landscape is puny and ridiculous. As we traveled around the area, there was evidence of resistance to the wall and yet at the same time- folks were just living their lives on both sides of the border. There is such deep history and culture in the borderland area that rivals the complexities of what we have here in the Southeast. Everywhere is evidence of human activity from now, back through the 17th-20th century to thousands of years ago and then back to the dinosaurs. Big Bend is one of the best sites in the country for the study of dinosaurs. We spent a day and night at the McDonald observatory where we toured the Hobby-Ebberly telescope among others and learned about the incredible research that astronomers there are doing on stars using spectrographs. Using the light of stars to look back ten billion years, asking where did we come from and how did it all begin. I struggled to truly understand that and at the same time felt an overwhelming sense of awe and joy at the brevity of the scientists' questions. We looked at the nebula of Orion through a telescope, formed mainly from stardust, remains of dead or dying stars and the substance from which all matter is made. The Texas dark skies allowed us to see the Milky Way and the billions of stars and galaxies in the universe. All of which lead me to the conundrum of " how am I significant when I am soooo insignificant?" I'll be chewing on that for a long time.
We also spent a day in Marfa TX, the town that Minimalist artist Donald Judd rebuilt from a dying railroad and ranch town in the 1970's. I have always been a little skeptical of Minimalism and really didn't know much about Judd's work. After visiting the Chinati Foundation which is where Judd permanently installed some huge sculptures of concrete blocks in the desert, I have a much better appreciation for his work in the context of the environment. Also- you are required to work to interact with the art. The blocks stretch for almost a mile and to see them all requires a hike that, in the desert sun, is challenging. We fortunately were there on a cold winter day. I left thinking about materials, especially concrete and it's place in our built environment. I thought about human created debris. I also thought a lot about art that functions as a conduit to higher connections. Places like Stonehenge and Easter Island and ancestral mounds. It seems to me that Judd was trying to transcend the idea of art as individual expression and connect us to a more profound communal place. I certainly felt that. Plus, after being at the observatory and already full of big, universal questions- it was easy to see this artwork in a very elemental way. I have a lot of thoughts about Minimalism as white male privilege as it ran counter to the Identity art of the 1970's but that would be another post and probably someone else has already expressed those thoughts better than I. Despite that, in the environment in which I experienced the work, there was a completeness that I found very compelling.
There were many more noteworthy occasions on this trip. Conversations with locals about water rights, segregation, racism, gentrification and history. One woman told us about her dad, who grew up in Marfa and wasn't allowed to speak Spanish and was conditioned to be biased against Mexicans, even though he himself was Mexican. Border Patrol checkpoints- just a way of life there but for me an uncomfortable reminder of the insignificance of my individual outrage against the state machine. Which made me feel like crap. There was the obvious pollution of El Paso, seemingly coming from Juarez factories and the headlines that hotel occupancy was up this year thanks to families of migrants staying in local hotels. This was touted as a good thing. But little news about the migrant camps in Tornillo, just outside of El Paso, where thousands of children are being detained. A lone sign outside of Terlingua "Resist the Wall: rednecks for Beto" And then in the airport, the large groups of adolescent, Hispanic boys, all dressed the same, with matching string backpacks, headed on flights to- where? I naively assumed they were school groups until Katherine suggested that they were migrant children being moved by the government. What is going on?! I left El Paso trying to sort out all of the complexities that our trip had revealed to me.
Now I am back in Durham, filled with gratitude, truly, for home, safety, community and feeling tasked with finding ways to do better by the world in whatever way I can. I deactivated my social media accounts before my trip. I feel more alert and present without them. It may be a challenge to keep my work as visible without social media but I think it is healthier for me to step away from Facebook and Instagram. I think I have a better quality of life without so much chatter. I hope to see folks out in the world and look forward to a new year of growth, health and art making! Happy New Year!


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Much of my recent work depicts the view from Mt. Davidson ( a short hike from my home in Miraloma Park, San Francisco) to Mt, Diablo, the highest peak in the East Bay, a distance of about 50 miles. The scene is sublime- a coalescence of city, bay, atmosphere and mountain with Diablo peeking out over the Oakland Hills. Picturesque boats seem float delicately across the water until a closer look reveals what is for me, the reality of the scene - the staggering number of container ships as they travel in and out of the San Francisco Bay.
Sometimes the size of four football fields, these floating warehouses are, as we all know a critical element of today's trans global economy. To me they seem like some kind of strange invasion, a flotilla of giants, coming and going at a constant pace, slicing through the bay with their enormous hulls, the size of buildings, packed with the things we all can't help but require.
I have always been interested how wetlands and water ways are subjected to human needs. Currently the San Francisco Bay feels like a superhighway for oil tankers and container ships.
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Doha Documentary Lab
- Start date:
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Registration Closed
Gulf Film Development apologies, but due to unforeseen circumstances we are moving the Documentary Lab to a later date (exact dates and schedule to be confirmed).
DFI's Lab Series provides a transformative experience for Gulf filmmakers who have mastered the formative building blocks of filmmaking. Participants are encouraged to develop their skills in a supportive environment that inspires creativity and builds confidence. Approaches to accessing and exploring inner themes are applied to personal stories that come from the heart and reflect contemporary life in the Gulf region.
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Form:uLA is an experimental architecture, design, and graphic communication "studio". We also refer to it as a "practice", because that's all we actually do :)
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
RIEA competition
I have been selected as one of the 5 finalists in the RIEA concept book competition. Moving closer to getting the work out there hardcopy, after many years of attempts.
January 15 deadline for draft submission/final review.
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Monday, November 15, 2010
Wall of Sound progression
Another progression shot. Details: image is roughly 24x 36. Freehand ink on mylar. The image is off a quick iphone capture- some of the line weight and shadows [on apertures on left side of tubes] washed out because of lighting glare- like you care ;)
"wall" of nodes actually not tonal as image suggests.
May be the past posting for a while... life kicking in, and need to scrimp to have this image [plus several other large formats] scanned/shot professionally.
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Saturday, November 13, 2010
Sentinel 001
First phase/component of the next NSFW series. ink on mylar, freehand 2010. LOOONG way to go on this drawing. Quick iphone image, please forgive the quality... snapped/posted on my way out
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Wall of sound
Progressing rapidly.... or maybe not given the amount of time it takes to draw each of these by hand.... but spreading like a dark void across the landscape of the page...
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Battement tendu or jeté with soutenu – sheet music for ballet class by Martin Åkerwall
Piano sheet music for the song "Battement tendu or jeté with soutenu", track 13 from "Music for Ballet Class – Sammatti Dance Vol.1" by Martin Åkerwall.
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Social Media Feeds Need Brand Love Too
We're all on social media, all day every day. Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. We've mastered the art of the one thumb scroll (but then again, so have most toddlers). Whether it's our lunch break and we're hopping on for a quick update of our network's recent happenings, or scrolling to get the latest as we sip our bleary eyed morning coffee, there's one thing we can all agree on; pictures grab our attention and catch our eye.
Let's face it, although we're nothing without words, images speak a thousand of them. With this in mind it would be smart for you to consider marketing your business with some creative collateral to support your posts. Take the time to curate some tasteful imagery, or perhaps work with your favorite graphic designer to create these social sharing blocks of branded goodness.
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The European Neighbourhood Policy as a conflict prevention tool
13 June 2006
This Issue Paper, written by Fraser Cameron in collaboration with Rosa Balfour, argues that although the ENP was not designed with conflict prevention in mind, it has the potential to be an important instrument to stabilise and resolve conflicts in the wider Europe.
Playing ball: EU regulation of professional football since the Bosman ruling
8 June 2006
As World Cup fever grips the continent, this Policy Brief by Borja García, examines the impact of EU legislation and policies on the 'beautiful game' since the European Court of Justice's landmark ruling in the case brought by Belgian footballer Jean-Marc Bosman in 1995.
Gas and electricity in Europe: the elusive common interest
12 May 2006
This Policy Brief by Guillaume Durand argues that for all the talk of a common energy policy, Member States remain reluctant to create a truly integrated market
One size fits all? Tailored integration policies for migrants in the European Union
4 May 2006
This Working Paper by Elizabeth Collett warns that EU Member States' integration policies have not kept pace with these developments and neglect the needs of temporary migrants.
The EU and Latin America: the other transatlantic relationship
28 April 2006
This Policy brief by Vanessa Matthews sets out the background to current EU-Latin American relations, argues that the EU now has a "window of opportunity" to deepen its dialogue with the region, and says improved ties could reap rich rewards for both sides.
Energising debate keeps the EU show on the road - Post-Summit Analysis
25 March 2006
As this analysis of the summit explains, significant progress was made in a number of areas, particularly on an "Energy Policy for Europe" and the services directive, and the feared clashes over alleged "economic patriotism" in some EU Member States were averted.
Muslims in Europe: addressing the challenges of radicalisation
24 March 2006
This Working Paper by Mirjam Dittrich charts the growth of 'Euro-Islam', considers the factors which contribute to violent radicalisation, warns of the risks associated with failed integration, and argues for concerted action at EU and Member State level to bring Europe's Muslims 'in from the cold' and prevent the feared 'clash of civilisations'.
Iran's nuclear challenge and European diplomacy
22 March 2006
This Issue Paper by Sara Kutchesfahani argues that diplomacy could still play a role in resolving the crisis. It analyses the background to the current impasse and explains the reasons for Iran's nuclear brinkmanship. It recommends using both 'carrots' and 'sticks' to resolve the dispute, keeping the diplomatic channels between Europe and Iran open, working jointly with the US and bringing Russia to the forefront of the process.
EU-Russia energy relations: the need for active engagement
15 March 2006
This Issue Paper by Andrew Monaghan and Lucia Montanaro-Jankovski examines the key dimensions of the EU-Russia energy dialogue. It proposes a three-pronged strategy for the Union: it must improve its energy efficiency, enhance its relations with key transit states; and devote time to building a more effective relationship with Russia.
Emerging from the shadows: the EU's role in conflict resolution in Indonesia
6 March 2006
This EPC Issue Paper by Caroline Bivar explains, a results-oriented and coherent EU policy has emerged in East Timor and Aceh over the last decade, demonstrating that the Union is capable of developing effective responses to situations beyond Europe's borders.


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May brings even more season openings to the Hamptons and the North Fork. This month brings the season opening of The Pollock-Krasner House & Study Center and the Sag Harbor Whaling & Historical Museum.
Guild Hall Museum begins presenting exhibitions for the season . So does East End Photographers Group. The North Fork begins to wake and even more Hamptons galleries hold initial shows for the 2014 season.
Following some of the openings and exhibitions in May that usher in the 2014 art season:
THE POLLOCK-KRASNER HOUSE & STUDY CENTER opens for the season on May 1 and also unveils its first exhibition "Color and Time: Paintings by Roy Newell, 1956-2000". The exhibition presents 28 of Newell's abstract oil paintings, demonstrating his stylistic multilayered surfaces and luminous tonality through these works that span several decades.
A reception and panel discussion with guest curator Dr. Robert E. Harrist, artist Richard Dupont and art historian Kent Minturn will be held on May 25 from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibit runs through July 26.
For those interested in discovering the home of artists Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner and seeing Pollock's art studio and famous paint drips, The Pollock-Krasner House offers one-hour guided tours by appointment only on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays between 11 am. and 4 p.m. The tour costs $10 for adults and $5 for children.
The Pollock-Krasner House & Study Center is located at 830 Springs-Fireplace Road, East Hampton, NY 11937. www.sb.cc.stonybrook.edu/pkhouse.
THE SAG HARBOR WHALING & HISTORICAL MUSEUM opens for the season on May 15 and holds its first art exhibition shortly afterwards. "A Whale of a Show" opens on May 23 and continues through June 18 to kick off the museum's "Salt Air Exhibition II" summer art series. The exhibition will have an Opening Reception on May 23 from 6 to 8 p.m.
The show features local artists and is curated by artist Dan Rizzie and art dealer Peter Marcelle. Exhibiting artists include Gahan Wilson, Reynolds Ruffins, Paul Davis, Jim McMullen, Donald Sultan, John Torreano, April Gornik, Jill Musnicki, Susan Lazarus, David Slater and others.
The historical museum reopens for the 2014 season on May 15. The Sag Harbor Whaling & Historical Museum is located at 200 Main Street, Sag Harbor, NY 11963. For the full slate of programming and exhibits on view, visit www.sagharborwhalingmuseum.org.
After a series of student art exhibition, Guild Hall Museum opens for 2014 with the "76th Annual Guild Hall Artist Members Exhibition". The beloved annual exhibition opened on May 3 and continues through June 7. "Meet the Winners" event will be held on May 17 at 11 a.m. For details, click here.
Also in May is the opening of a solo sculpture show by Arlene Slavin in the outdoor gardens. "Arlene Slavin: Intersections" opens on May 26 and continues through Oct. 13. An Opening Reception will be held on Saturday, June 28.
The exhibition presents a new series of sculptures and paintings referencing Slavin's exhibited works in the mid-1970s. The new abstract works are diagonal grid-based works featuring layers of translucent stained colors.
Guild Hall is located at 158 Main Street, East Hampton, NY 11937. www.guildhall.org. Through June 7.
HAMPTONS GALLERIES Launching in MAY
Galleries and artist organizations opening their 2014 seasons have shows in East Hampton, Southampton and Sag Harbor.
LAWRENCE FINE ART presents "Linescapes" as the first exhibition of their season. The show features the abstract art of Carol Sears, an Australian-born and Los Angeles-based painter. The exhibition opens on May 22 with an Opening Reception on May 24. Sears' style oscillates between compositional deliberation and apparent happenstance accretion of strokes.
Lawrence Fine Art is located at 37 Newtown Lane, East Hampton, NY 11937. www.lawrence-fine-arts.com.
RICHARD J. DEMATO FINE ARTS GALLERY opens its summer season with "Transcendental Feminine Fantasy" presenting works by Andrea Kowch, Pam Hawkes, Haley Hasler, Anne-Marie Kornachuk, Katie O'Hagan, Margo Selski and Adrienne Stein. The show opens on May 31.
The gallery is located at 90 Main Street, Sag Harbor, NY 11963. www.rjdgallery.com.
KESZLER GALLERY in Southampton opens in May by presenting the latest works by photographer Marco Glaviano featuring famous supermodels printed on canvas and hand coated with diamond dust crystals plus a limited edition color paper portfolio of 12 prints of Cindy Crawford.
Later this summer, new street works by Bansky made during his recent New York City residency and from other spots around the world will be exhibited. So will sculpture by Arturo Di Modica, who is best known for his "Charging Bull of Wall Street"—a sculpture installed by the artist without permission but stuck due to popular demand for the artwork.
The Keszler Gallery's Hamptons location is 200 North Sea Road, Southampton, NY. www.keszlergallery.com.
EAST END PHOTOGRAPHERS GROUP Launches the 2014 Season
"Spring Exhibition 2014" will lead off the first of four group shows held by East End Photographers group, a Hamptons-based photographers collective and non-profit.
"Spring Exhibition 2014" open on May 31 at Ashawagh Hall and continues through June 8. An Opening Reception will be held on May 31 from 5 to 8 p.m. Ashawagh Hall is located Old Stone Highway, East Hampton, NY 11937.
Their season continues with "Summer Exhibition 2014" held at the Remsenburg Academy from June 27 through July 11. An Opening Reception is planned for June 28 from 4 to 6 p.m. The final group show for the season, "Summer Celebration" will be held at the Water Mill Museum from July 17 through Aug. 11. An Opening Reception takes place on July 17 from 5 to 7 p.m.
For details on East End Photographer Group, its members and the exhibitions, visit www.eastendphotogroup.org.
THE NORTH FORK Begins the Summer Art Season
The North Fork also begins to offer curated art shows in May. Here are two to watch:
ALEX FERRONE PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY – "Metropolis Exhibit" launches the fine art photography gallery's first official show of the summer season. The three-person exhibit features works by Rich Faron, Scott Farrell and Ray Germann. Through June 8.
Alex Ferrone Photography is located at 25425 Main Road, Cutchogue, NY 11935. www.alexferrone.com.
SOUTH STREET GALLERY presents "North Fork Modernism" as its season opener. The solo show by Colin Goldberg opens on May 2 and continues through May 26. An Artist Reception will be held on May 24 from 5 to 7 p.m. The works merge traditional drawing and painting techniques with large-format digital printing and computer graphics.
South Street Gallery is located at 18 South Street, Greenport, NY 11944. www.thesouthstreetgallery.com.
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