Sculptor of nature

I was reading at the -bar on Thursday when two local artists I know walked by: Tammy and her husband, Chris, whose family runs the art supply store downtown. They were on their way to hear a talk by artist Andy Goldsworthy. I had already ordered dinner, otherwise I would have gone with them. Now I wish I had gone anyway.

He is an environmental artist who utilizes elements of nature without disrupting it, then photographs his creations. He considers his works temporary. They will eventually disintegrate. The photographs provide a record.

See his gallery. Tammy said his book is available at The Bookshelf. I intend to look at it today.

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Danny is here for the weekend attending the Ontario Handspinning Seminar at University of Guelph. He bought me a guest pass so I could go with him to see the vendors last night, and I met his friend Ted from Owen Sound.

( colour and texture )

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My sojourn with Remeron began on Thursday night. I take 30 mg before bed. So far the only side effect is drowsiness, which only compels me to stay in bed in the morning. Once I get up, eating breakfast and moving, it evaporates. The result is I'm sleeping more, which is good. But there's more.

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Another shot taken on Danny's Nikon CoolPix 4500.

Ecology, May 2004

Here is the link to my Ecology essay for May at Suite101. It's mostly about the ecology of dead trees, but contains a few philosophical digressions about the cycle of life and death:

Snags and nurse trees