tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35100961637456138972024-03-20T23:11:31.360-04:00thespillsmiths.orgAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02369410143042070219noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510096163745613897.post-89805618500326858102010-12-10T14:47:00.000-05:002010-12-10T14:47:14.038-05:00New findings from the gulf floorNPR news has an informative story about the findings and ongoing research concerning the sludge now covering the gulf floor.<br />
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Check it out <a href="http://www.npr.org/2010/12/09/131932746/seafloor-samples-show-devastating-effect-of-oil-spill">here.</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02369410143042070219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510096163745613897.post-60539310274267683572010-11-10T14:12:00.004-05:002010-11-15T12:26:00.083-05:00oil spill panel discussion<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYAK5-gIvbwTevLMW1HDM8aMpDui24wQXluZ3lFMH-Ka3tebI24ULVJWGBStTS-lCLs-x8wlJnf60VedSTmjjpBhggnmRRXkBVzUrzQfZw5DQ4qJulgxVIaZCiXYHTmErqmMPKPrcswUI/s1600/Panelists.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYAK5-gIvbwTevLMW1HDM8aMpDui24wQXluZ3lFMH-Ka3tebI24ULVJWGBStTS-lCLs-x8wlJnf60VedSTmjjpBhggnmRRXkBVzUrzQfZw5DQ4qJulgxVIaZCiXYHTmErqmMPKPrcswUI/s400/Panelists.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539828902989970274" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On November 4th thespillsmiths.org hosted an oil spill panel discussion at Mr. Beast Gallery in Savannah, GA. The moderator was Orlando Montoya of NPR/ Georgia Public Broadcasting and the panelists were Scott Eustis of the Louisiana wetlands restoration organization Bayou Rebirth; Lieutenant Commander Emily Sadler of the United States Coast Guard; and Bill Hodgins of the Savannah Water Resources Bureau. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you to the panelists who generously donated their time.</span></span></div></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The podcast is 54 minutes and covers a lot of ground from local spill response, to events in the gulf, to how pollution enters the watershed. It was a lively discussion the contributed much to the education of our audience. To listen simply click on the title above. </span></div><br /><script src="http://mediaplayer.yahoo.com/js" type="text/javascript"></script>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02369410143042070219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510096163745613897.post-62280101543104787212010-11-09T13:58:00.003-05:002010-11-15T12:24:55.881-05:00The Oiled Oceans<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzf16Zz0wYXfQHo-5I0eKC53zsIBwuU7f7UKsRFPWWuOR4RAYoAlvDG7vKB008nFuKkQESIhjAFlewqTREEoE0XkNA2rjAYxp-3z7kb-rLGFO5sEf0_JwDgb0jW_hMMpTjU_l7mZSDjm0/s1600/SpillTriptych%2528WebRes%2529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzf16Zz0wYXfQHo-5I0eKC53zsIBwuU7f7UKsRFPWWuOR4RAYoAlvDG7vKB008nFuKkQESIhjAFlewqTREEoE0XkNA2rjAYxp-3z7kb-rLGFO5sEf0_JwDgb0jW_hMMpTjU_l7mZSDjm0/s400/SpillTriptych%2528WebRes%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537626758712394674" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Scale is hard to convey - but each of these three canvases stand at 8 feet tall. The triptych is about 15 feet wide, and each of the small dots you see are the 1500 brooches we created. The clusters of brooches are organized around areas that have experienced catastrophic spills, but they spread around the oceans to remind us that no spill is ever contained.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">During the exhibition, visitors helped us 'clean-up' our world by purchasing brooches and removing them from the oceans. This symbolic act can't change what happened in the Gulf, but the jewelry now carries a message of warning out into the world. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We also created a series of special edition brooches, featuring wildlife that has been directly effected by the spill; From Blue Crab to the Brown Pelican (Louisiana's State Bird), to Kemp Ridley's Sea Turtle, the Dwarf Sea Horse, and Dolphins. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_5xnRzDwXqFhyphenhyphenmlUPE-W5cl_Y6PWxzbWnFAy59TlHD6bUYCTsFhYB_f0eH5nQlxEhr0Dn3sVYm92IL62qwmnryszfoSBzDzI3M55x7BLmXWco5NraeXC0AHTOHT_04O62h7UjvGfm7os/s400/Special+Edition+Spread%2528EvenWEBRES%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539825833962420994" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 259px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div>ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00910395077771527140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510096163745613897.post-16826344971072810882010-11-03T21:48:00.004-04:002010-11-03T22:13:08.468-04:00Final Preparations<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">First - Be sure to join us at <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">6pm on Thursday November 4th</span></b> for a discussion with folks who have worked and volunteered to clean and rehabilitate the Gulf Coast this summer, and those who are charged with protecting the Georgia Coast from a similar disaster. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">OR - Come down on <b>Friday November 5th for the Opening Reception </b>and talk given by Karen Grainey of Wilderness Southeast on the impact of oil and pollution on wildlife, and recent talk of opening off-shore drilling on the east coast. Of course, there will be food and drinks and your chance to see the show in person before it goes digital. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">With that said, here are pictures of the team in preparation. We actually just finished the installation an hour ago, and those pictures will be up shortly. Til then, here's a teaser of yesterday's labors:</div></div><div><br /></div><div>We stretched and painted three 8 foot tall canvases,</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfzZ2RR_AQeIVQaCCIKqx0CYqXH52ExeRzHmgFAzPKwRj1De79c9As3JEnha6ixxy8iR_UrT2R0tl_iMMQ_nOHV_237xqREndk60i2w5huOTwAfitRC7bNfXAJJPaz9mZSMXKRBZ3bXQ/s400/PaintingOutside.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535506359534724898" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 221px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>applied a finish coat to the acrylic brooches</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbtSPEylYgvEGpHfwTRMxhq-gvdm0GinDWMKAV93chvQTcNtc51bZgRfvvutOQtc9gXtU4WW1CjhbLyjGMnF0Slp5joqBiUfnpLY0fXmd1UXL5Ai1dXUZ1vX0L_9QUhnJgiIrHwUPDS48/s400/ResinCoating(Ryan).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535506363749321890" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>and Cut through an Oil Drum. It's how we roll. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHbYdqNBbf2XThIKtGiOSoupaj8JcEAO5atrxq_H8TXXHBNsbHjzRaRGdIyqK0VLtCFlBYa4u_hM0sbtQSD42WX-s9cMYM5r0mJUPJZ6c9A2TSCZL5AxJd8Jujhng_FFhs2yf0b4SPUI/s400/DonationBin(JillCutting).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535506364775690242" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div>ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00910395077771527140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510096163745613897.post-10045213311211774382010-10-28T19:48:00.002-04:002010-10-28T19:49:21.741-04:00Preparing for Pin Making Workshop Part 2On Oct 28, we are preparing 1500 brooches for Pin Making Workshop Part 2 (on Oct 28, 8pm, Fahm Building) <div><div><div><div><br /><p><strong>Process Pictures<br /></strong><br /></p><p><strong></strong></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXwSMfXTNpFqdAk4WWyxUXmeaODg74_r1cVtxwGKhEumkZOCcg_Jq07T5BcU3AwgNR25hQRoSzNJwbqENbg5DievzVyaxCTTZdBFDdo05obF77_I9Sf3Xgwu7SVUJogTS2O_Ion1ssNI/s1600/PA291673.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; 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WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533204502207506834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJZK7t-0b0w8Pm21v4ojrj9s_b0Y0O-xrH4GZinZod9MzOKbDqqxdJusxPizI-L7Z4bKy6z1LQbsSh63VfLru7A-8M4zPa-gPySxZ87HAkctbqj-CQ9l-hCVdoYQvM3-fKMXQGcVUUIc/s320/PA291680.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaajP1y0xOeMMDOBXg1rDVYN5pY_st2RBJm7Mac94gLMIrIoU2Fic_LPcMvenCpt4_sTzXgAX2CFF0anaprdMhWbuYCZeQWx9qZf-vHA-RM98NkI2Vy2q-WRlCt3mDArnmTUOPI3o6ddE/s1600/PA291679.JPG"></a></p><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaajP1y0xOeMMDOBXg1rDVYN5pY_st2RBJm7Mac94gLMIrIoU2Fic_LPcMvenCpt4_sTzXgAX2CFF0anaprdMhWbuYCZeQWx9qZf-vHA-RM98NkI2Vy2q-WRlCt3mDArnmTUOPI3o6ddE/s1600/PA291679.JPG"></a></p></div></div></div></div>Yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16107402842072468459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510096163745613897.post-79530197318939513262010-10-28T17:09:00.007-04:002010-10-28T19:54:16.105-04:00Got the frames done for 1500 awareness badges installation<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPOnEjpPnv2CjrQFdjQOcOQpDB4r3zKWsUeAo5Up6IZzYdg6VamMcyjhvW0QFM8b1BUh1BG1MLihWuUJB5KRD7oauznsggpbDZ7RtdKS_IkSKGQFg3xIT3RRw93FOZokrkOWbNiuR8d6o/s1600/IMG_3674.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533248913171443010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTg_hkSn94BOZvnuuKz1M34xIoZLxQQ1WGV_3Bs1IQCHN3XHrzBqopU0S99kHNtcg3cr68AI9MNUrv2ViEWUrrOfaUyjjsK67Eslvg2KZXuj4aVYRNtXJK7AZf8x6TcceNB54pzxPlag/s320/ExhibitionMockup.jpg" /></a></div></div>Yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16107402842072468459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510096163745613897.post-67656459277265200872010-10-22T15:25:00.004-04:002010-10-22T16:06:09.278-04:00Pin Workshop is a Success<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip19PveHVhtGKfDjcCtidfhcRpo0lWoEusu4UKjGn3VGPWbmU4at5Rj_yX4DldNMJf7ikKNg9Tbf3swftO2j-6XpNxn4VtJnzZOx9FRo01yBtCRudwDizGZPk1Wrk4J_LUVqN1GHOEUY0/s1600/SandingWorkshop04.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3hfQZ6GD-Yv0Eljyy5r47SZhoPkqi-SU0dP12ypk5wMY4F0-yfe5h9ANhlsLCYNWCxsxSMKuAAxgiEV5ZdbJgVGodi0vZSihR7tyE-1a572WqtWSbJLgGbcseXMfhMo7rn-UE3n1B5kQ/s1600/SandingWorkshop01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3hfQZ6GD-Yv0Eljyy5r47SZhoPkqi-SU0dP12ypk5wMY4F0-yfe5h9ANhlsLCYNWCxsxSMKuAAxgiEV5ZdbJgVGodi0vZSihR7tyE-1a572WqtWSbJLgGbcseXMfhMo7rn-UE3n1B5kQ/s400/SandingWorkshop01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530959901146341106" /></a>Thanks to all those who showed up this Thursday for our evening of sanding and finishing. The Pin Workshop was a success - 40 young artists and designers came by to enjoy pizza and a little factory-style labor! They helped bring us about 75% closer to completion... which is a lot, when we're talking about 1500 pieces of jewelry. That's the pile in the box below. <div><br /></div><div>And an extra shout out to our friends at <a href="http://blog.scad.edu/metals/">MJSA</a> who recruited such a talented group. Much luck on your mining expedition this weekend.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEUNyJ-pcfyPopJ8DhY8p7dH_D8RkRHhpHGw-mPLVZS84BtfSNp_QMlYLws8nK3SqbsGxe8dGO3F0mqSmTJgiSYRB-yRAZEWdM_qx-roHC2-lTElMCNbFEuqTGT3mn6dx7ZDjG7BxzSLA/s1600/SandingWorkshop02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEUNyJ-pcfyPopJ8DhY8p7dH_D8RkRHhpHGw-mPLVZS84BtfSNp_QMlYLws8nK3SqbsGxe8dGO3F0mqSmTJgiSYRB-yRAZEWdM_qx-roHC2-lTElMCNbFEuqTGT3mn6dx7ZDjG7BxzSLA/s400/SandingWorkshop02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530959894451853634" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip19PveHVhtGKfDjcCtidfhcRpo0lWoEusu4UKjGn3VGPWbmU4at5Rj_yX4DldNMJf7ikKNg9Tbf3swftO2j-6XpNxn4VtJnzZOx9FRo01yBtCRudwDizGZPk1Wrk4J_LUVqN1GHOEUY0/s400/SandingWorkshop04.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530964136604718930" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></u></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge-2ydLe3aLmKumeXc7yOakXdtPLosVB_thf9pBe32QgzTvHjJ9wXPPOzyqePcEF5QDILLD8O357SpxDGVi2rhDDFBus-d-K4B1lw4eei_jnJs0IqJbIH71vvsc9XWq9xUjVUQh-OyFTA/s1600/SandingWorkshop03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge-2ydLe3aLmKumeXc7yOakXdtPLosVB_thf9pBe32QgzTvHjJ9wXPPOzyqePcEF5QDILLD8O357SpxDGVi2rhDDFBus-d-K4B1lw4eei_jnJs0IqJbIH71vvsc9XWq9xUjVUQh-OyFTA/s400/SandingWorkshop03.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530959894776234114" /></a><br /></div>ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00910395077771527140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510096163745613897.post-3006074810850441642010-10-21T13:41:00.012-04:002010-10-21T14:27:56.614-04:00We are hitting the numbers: 1500 badges!!!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530557103340316354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMksKGrYzRRU07SpkN4PZYIHCt2iDAULknSCxC5-4EISJyxnm_aaglG9ZVNnCgRaVUlb3v6BA_czuTmpBazQ6KHF2q5p575MRJEb-lBx7Eer0hdCPr0zHiAdmZrpurTegZc5eGkewwnA/s320/PA201614.JPG" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530557536315815522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgATGgUiflyx6YGd8Ffrbtv-gdmCjDraPChzS_3-diOFdQsZjtjduXgsEbh235tIBj2UTo_xxManzwHkJ5eA7OdBrClueC-1fnia9AOJzJ1BASNREN_00Kk1JSCN62xqmUomA5bR75MrDc/s320/PA201618.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpP30FiPWhb0hTUKor5snceABsdQPCHEFsbgbi2lTt_-bqmJjr41tsd75bj15GIyqZEjcVqLRf5laj0BZbfhtsvFjZfonUiFkZ6eC_CyP_0MsveS9hiuG5GExRu0wxooIDuvSeDshrKqQ/s1600/PA201622.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530557910796903490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpP30FiPWhb0hTUKor5snceABsdQPCHEFsbgbi2lTt_-bqmJjr41tsd75bj15GIyqZEjcVqLRf5laj0BZbfhtsvFjZfonUiFkZ6eC_CyP_0MsveS9hiuG5GExRu0wxooIDuvSeDshrKqQ/s320/PA201622.JPG" /></a> <div><div><div><div><div>Preparing for the big day....Workshop on Oct 21, 8pm, Fahm building, R104</div><div></div><div>We are hitting the numbers......<strong>1500 awareness badges!!! </strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong>Process Including: </strong></div><div><strong>Dip-a-grip x 1500</strong></div><div><strong>Peeling off plastic protection sheet x 3000</strong><strong> </strong></div><div><strong>Plasti-Dip x 3000</strong></div><div><strong>More than 50 hrs of labor</strong></div></div></div></div><div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16107402842072468459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510096163745613897.post-83068930013692766412010-10-20T18:06:00.001-04:002010-10-20T18:06:42.653-04:00thespillsmiths.org on larkcrafts.com jewelry blog<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check out our generous spread on the front page of </span><a href="http://www.larkcrafts.com/jewelry-beading/the-spill-smiths-jewelry-activism-to-aid-clean-up-of-the-gulf-of-mexico-oil-spill/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lark's web site</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. Thanks Lark. Let's hope that publicity = action. We have coastline, fish, pelicans, crabs, and turtles to save!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02369410143042070219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510096163745613897.post-15013234181812341432010-10-18T22:43:00.002-04:002010-10-18T22:54:20.151-04:00Pin-Making WorkshopNow that the designs are complete, and the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/57674622/spill-smiths-brooches-pre-order">1500 brooches are cut</a>, it's time to assemble and construct! <div><br /></div><div>We are lucky to have an active <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=108780163384">Metals and Jewelry Student Association</a> here at SCAD. They are enlisting members to join with the Spill Smiths to help build the brooches for our installation. This Thursday evening at the studio in Savannah we are going to enjoy pizza and knock out over a thousand pieces of jewelry. </div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks to everyone who is volunteering their efforts - we couldn't do it without you!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00910395077771527140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510096163745613897.post-16381205117093230612010-10-17T17:59:00.001-04:002010-10-17T18:03:33.560-04:00The Gulf of Mexico Half a Year Later<script src="http://mediaplayer.yahoo.com/js" type="text/javascript">
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You can listen to it </span></span><a href="http://stream.loe.org/audio/101015/101015bp.mp3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> or just click play above.</span></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02369410143042070219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510096163745613897.post-49906113821064830932010-10-13T03:40:00.002-04:002010-10-13T14:59:47.956-04:00Poster & Postcard<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPCnl0EgDjKJivjLw7-qjmXrT5eSAw33wGH7oaDmZndDplm_Crhd7-vqy2_1ik9NNuxWQNeBrvBgJv3fr1vqJ4ud8yQmoeaX-hm9KUgrw-46tAfXTAXaDUTDgwI3nNE-9yVvvke-2HlA8/s1600/poster_final.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPCnl0EgDjKJivjLw7-qjmXrT5eSAw33wGH7oaDmZndDplm_Crhd7-vqy2_1ik9NNuxWQNeBrvBgJv3fr1vqJ4ud8yQmoeaX-hm9KUgrw-46tAfXTAXaDUTDgwI3nNE-9yVvvke-2HlA8/s320/poster_final.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527607154349620610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibyKm0svzHX6TjjUQEiB7HyCNZrRUGkgCeWR9xJF5EC7jrRbPvqT3BCNilNElLMnnDpKr4a1nEEaKkzrnGl2g1VCP7p_01B2A9laPypBdNBso7nvWU8GtIFCS4En-MGYv7wCW0m6CWF3H-/s1600/postercard_final.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibyKm0svzHX6TjjUQEiB7HyCNZrRUGkgCeWR9xJF5EC7jrRbPvqT3BCNilNElLMnnDpKr4a1nEEaKkzrnGl2g1VCP7p_01B2A9laPypBdNBso7nvWU8GtIFCS4En-MGYv7wCW0m6CWF3H-/s320/postercard_final.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527607139298726866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghuDrN4sF4HtP8mOGCt5U5MyVXjlYKSBS2vu6zO4-ffYUsTQa8Wkx7BSKWbEvuhm9osJ8GFmXqzLNesYHXEDsQ1W87WXPGsEJ3Nr-s1kGE0IFzbs-VmfjsDlOFWNql86iDhcju9RYcmhn8/s1600/postercard_final_back.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghuDrN4sF4HtP8mOGCt5U5MyVXjlYKSBS2vu6zO4-ffYUsTQa8Wkx7BSKWbEvuhm9osJ8GFmXqzLNesYHXEDsQ1W87WXPGsEJ3Nr-s1kGE0IFzbs-VmfjsDlOFWNql86iDhcju9RYcmhn8/s320/postercard_final_back.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527607137802112386" /></a>seonyonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09965731297260632032noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510096163745613897.post-74012071990076079812010-10-08T13:04:00.001-04:002010-10-20T11:40:38.229-04:00Arresting Spill Wildlife Images<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Everyone should check out the new issue of <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2010/10/gulf-oil-spill/barcott-text/1">National Geographic</a>, which includes an article about habitat restoration in Louisiana. The article features <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2010/10/07/130397384/oil-spill-animals?ft=1&f=97635953&sc=tw&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter">arresting images of wildlife</a> </span></span></span></span>by</span></span></span></span> Joel Sartore, who is a rare wildlife photographer.</span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can see more of Sartore's work at his website: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.joelsartore.com/">http://www.joelsartore.com/</a></span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:black;"><br /></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However, the most dramatic images of spill effected wildlife were taken by Charlie Riedel, who was responsible for the images that ran in the Associated Press in </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;">June.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> You can see them at </span></span><a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/06/caught_in_the_oil.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Boston Globe</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> website. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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(Charlie Riedel)</i></span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02369410143042070219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510096163745613897.post-29536398971965635482010-10-05T15:01:00.001-04:002010-10-06T15:04:06.223-04:00Gallery Booked<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><b></b></span><br />
<b><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b></b></div><b><div style="display: inline !important; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="display: inline !important; text-align: left;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Today we booked the gallery. Renderings and installation plans are being finalized. Our events schedule is shaping up and our </span></span></span></div></div></div></b><b><div style="display: inline !important; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="display: inline !important; text-align: left;"><b><div style="display: inline !important; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="display: inline !important; text-align: left;"><b><div style="display: inline !important; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="display: inline !important; text-align: left;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">jewelry </span></span></span></div></div></div></b></div></div></b><b><div style="display: inline !important; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="display: inline !important; text-align: left;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">prototypes are going to the laser cutter tomorrow. Marketing and PR for the exhibition is just starting to hit its stride. Please share our website and help us get the word out. More images and updates will be rolled out soon! Check back often.</span></span></span></div></div></div></b></div></div></b><br />
</div></div></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02369410143042070219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510096163745613897.post-73465572995833628262010-10-02T12:49:00.003-04:002010-10-02T12:59:45.584-04:00Study Affirms Gulf Oil Spill's Vastness - The Earth Institute, Columbia University<a href="http://www.earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2730"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#003333;">Study Affirms Gulf Oil Spill's Vastness - The Earth Institute, Columbia University</span></span></span></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Initially after the April 20 explosion, officials claimed that the flow could not be measured. Then, as public pressure for information mounted, they looked for ways to measure it, and started producing estimates: at first, 1,000 barrels a day; then 5,000; then 12,000 to 19,000; then upward from there. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Now, in the </span></span><a href="http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/rapidpdf/science.1195840v1.pdf" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">first independent, peer-reviewed paper on the leak’s volume</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, scientists have affirmed heightened estimates of what is now acknowledged as the <b>largest marine oil accident ever. </b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Using a new technique to analyze underwater video of the well riser, they say it leaked some </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">56,000 to 68,000 </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">barrels daily--maybe more--until the first effective cap was installed, on July 15. Their estimate of the total oil escaped into the open ocean is some </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>4.4 million barrels</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">--close to the most recent consensus of government advisors, whose methods have not been detailed publicly. The paper appears in this week’s early online edition of the leading journal </span></span><em style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Science</span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">..."</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">To those of us who have filled up a gas tank, and think in gallons, that's equivalent to <b>184,800,000 gallons</b>. (there are 42 gallons in a barrel)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px;"><br /></span></span></div>ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00910395077771527140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510096163745613897.post-27977638267149564192010-09-30T13:08:00.000-04:002010-09-30T13:08:40.573-04:00Savannah oil spill shuts down river | The Augusta Chronicle<a href="http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2010-03-22/savannah-oil-spill-shuts-down-river?v=1269236856">Savannah oil spill shuts down river The Augusta Chronicle</a>Bonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13432567562199049914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510096163745613897.post-33821799148764383942010-09-29T21:54:00.002-04:002010-09-29T21:57:04.187-04:00Volunteer in Your Community or with Your Wallet<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It seems we here at the spill smiths .org have been brazen, brash and lucky. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">For now it seems the best way to help the clean up </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">effort </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">in the gulf is to raise awareness locally and to donate funds to organizations with the volunteers and resources to make a difference. We were hoping to help recruit volunteers for other organizations through our awareness efforts, but for now we will keep working away on our art/jewelry/video/installation project to raise awareness and funds, those things most vital to our cause.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Do not attempt disaster clean ups or wildlife rehabilitation without the proper training, as the oil and by-products of oil disasters & response can be hazardous to your health. Attempting habitat or wildlife clean ups without proper training may further harm habitats & wildlife, and put you in danger. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">As of now, British Petroleum controls official clean up and oiled wildlife efforts. Their hot-lines and volunteer sign-ups are overwhelmed. Please consider helping out by instead organizing in your own community.</span>"</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02369410143042070219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510096163745613897.post-41852717119862113122010-09-27T22:48:00.001-04:002010-09-27T22:50:35.142-04:00<iframe style="align: center" height="490" marginheight="5" src="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/oil-ticker/video.html" frameborder="0" width="300" marginwidth="5" scrolling="no"></iframe>Yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16107402842072468459noreply@blogger.com0