There’s A Sigh: Doug Eng’s Streaming South
There’s a sigh. Ease into your seat, and tuck the dry sack between your knees, just within reach. Water, insect repellent, everything secure. Pull your hat down tight, grab the paddle and shove away from the shore. The water is black silk. Cool. A kingfisher, startled by your approach, lunges from his perch. He darts down, dips to the water, flies away. Blue wings vanish into a ray of sunlight upstream. An errant twig plops....
Mirrored River: Where Do You See Yourself? Riverwalk mural reflects our city
There is a refrain among anyone who has seen the new Southbank Riverwalk mosaic that now spans the sixty-foot wall beneath the Main Street Bridge: it is stunning at sunset. Its creator, local artist Kate Rouh, calls it “the perfect scenario”: the mosaicked wall’s mirror tiles reflect the oranges and golds of the sky as the brilliant cobalt blue of the Main Street Bridge above it glows with orange uplight – complementary colors...
A World of Theatre On Your Doorstep
Theatre is so pervasive that Shakespeare’s words concerning the stage of life take on multiple, deep meanings that flirt with philosophy, social commentary, and pop culture. But when seeing actual performers work their craft, it is such a pleasure and a privilege because it can illuminate, transform, humble, and catalyze an entire audience, or a single audience member. It has been said that in the specifics of one story, there is...
The Art of the Radiant Heart: Talking to Terese Sadler
Terese Sadler, a North Florida-based artist, has embarked on a venture she calls Radiant Heart Waves art. The images are painted and collaged heart shapes, which are sent out into the world as digital files. These works are a reflection of the artist’s idea that this is her contribution to the wellbeing of the world. She notes that she has gifted many of them to veterans, the homeless, and inspirational leaders. She began this project...
Undersea Wonders
New mural for Bolles Graduating fifth-graders at The Bolles School’s Lower School Ponte Vedra Beach Campus raised funds to leave a legacy gift to the school. The gift will, in many ways, be the face of the campus, “… so visually impactful that when you walk into Ponte Vedra Hall — students, visitors, prospective families — you will be filled with joy,” says Head of Lower School Peggy Campbell-Rush. The gift is a thirty-foot...
#JaxOutings: A community art project
A recent installation in Downtown Jacksonville has created quite a bit of buzz. Jax Outings is an installation of figures taken from works in the Cummer Museum’s Collection, blown-up and adhered to buildings in the core of Downtown. The installation presents classical works of art in a wholly contemporary way, and was led by local CoRK artists, including art instigator Dolf James, photographer Doug Eng, and street artist and...
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