• About
  • The Colors of Snow

Dancing Bird Studio

~ Art and Nature in Wisconsin

Dancing Bird Studio

Tag Archives: St. Croix River Valley

Science Museum of Minnesota

12 Saturday Nov 2011

Posted by Darcy in Art, environment, Nature, wildlife

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

Art, diatoms, great blue heron, green heron, hand dyed silk, hand painted silk, Pine Needles, Science Museum of Minnesota, silk, St. Croix River Valley, St. Croix Watershed Research Station, St. Paul, walnut dyes

The Science Museum of Minnesota was directly across the street from the convention center and conference participants were able to visit for free. Again – a photo using the panoramic app. One of the things I especially like about taking pictures like this is the irregular shape of the image. It really bends the space.
Science Museum of MinnesotaThere is a Pterodactyl(?) skeleton suspended from the ceiling and a world map in the floor of the entrance.

After leaving St. Paul, we drove to Marine-on-St. Croix to visit the St. Croix Watershed Research Station (SCWRS). I was an artist in residence there in 2008 and last year at this time delivered the piece I created as an interpretation of my stay at Pine Needles, the cabin designated as the “residence” for this program. I hadn’t had the chance to photograph the piece before delivering it to the station, so I took the opportunity on this visit. Click on the photo to see a larger version.
Once in a  Blue MoonThe pieces I create as interpretations of residencies tend to be more complex than my other work. Hopefully, the story of the two or three weeks I spend immersed in a new place become well integrated as a snapshot of that time. Once in a Blue Moon combines images I obtained from the research done in the river directly outside the door of Pine Needles – diatoms and discs used in Lead 210 testing of sediment core samples – with the plants and animals I observed during the three weeks I lived there – Great Blue and Little Green herons, the blue moon that occurred, and of course, the pine needles.  The SCWRS is part of the Science Museum of Minnesota.

Advertisement

09 Tuesday Nov 2010

Posted by Darcy in Art, environment, Nature, wildlife

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

Artist-in-Residence, Marine-on-St. Croix, Minnesota, Pine Needles, St. Croix River Valley, St. Croix Watershed Research Station, Stillwater

I thought I would provide some context for my last post. During my residency in St. Croix I started a blog through another service. Rather than try to migrate everything to WordPress I’m providing a link to the original below.
http://www.dancingbirdstudio.com/serendipity/

It was fun for me to read through this after visiting Pine Needles again last month. Hope you enjoy it, too.

Blog at WordPress.com.

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  • Follow Following
    • Dancing Bird Studio
    • Join 74 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Dancing Bird Studio
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...
 

You must be logged in to post a comment.