document.write('\x3cmeta http-equiv=\x22x-dns-prefetch-control\x22 content=\x22off\x22/\x3e\x3col class=\x22tumblr_posts\x22\x3e\x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3ch2\x3eProject number thirteen: frozen sunlight behind the charlottenburger schlo\u00df\x3c/h2\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ca title=\x22barn door graffiti | land art by doubleyou_em, on Flickr\x22 href=\x22http://www.flickr.com/photos/meandermind/4283075468/\x22\x3e\x3cimg alt=\x22frozen sunlight | land art\x22 height=\x22219\x22 width=\x22500\x22 src=\x22http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5091/5483179767_01e8a8f792.jpg\x22/\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eThis was created on the pond that lies behind the \x3ca href=\x22http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlottenburg_Palace\x22\x3echarlottenburger palace\x3c/a\x3e\u00a0in berlin. \u00a0The pond lies in a very pleasant park which I happened to be visiting with my daughter in the afternoon. \u00a0I had suspected that there would be more than enough ice to work with, so I had brought along a hammer and a chisel. \u00a0A handful of people were on the ice on the pond, and some of them were skating, and the sun had been shining all day, so the atmosphere was perfect for this kind of thing. \u00a0several of the tourists came over and started taking pictures.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eA day later I came back and did some skating myself.\u00a0\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3ch2\x3eProject number twelve: throwing snowballs at a wall can be therapeutic\x3c/h2\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ca title=\x22barn door graffiti | land art by doubleyou_em, on Flickr\x22 href=\x22http://www.flickr.com/photos/meandermind/4283075468/\x22\x3e\x3cimg src=\x22http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2691/4283075468_38f8c408ac.jpg\x22 width=\x22500\x22 height=\x22219\x22 alt=\x22barn door graffiti | land art\x22/\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3cspan\x3ei should have people pay me lots of money to give them the chance to throw five hundred snowballs at a wall. throwing five hundred snowballs at their boss, or at least at an effigy of their boss would probably be more motivating, but throwing snowballs at a wall is surprisingly satisfying in and of itself.\u00a0\x3c/span\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ca title=\x22throwing snowballs at a wall can be therapeutic by doubleyou_em, on Flickr\x22 href=\x22http://www.flickr.com/photos/meandermind/4357520126/\x22\x3e\x3cimg src=\x22http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4357520126_c8debc177b.jpg\x22 width=\x22372\x22 height=\x22500\x22 alt=\x22throwing snowballs at a wall can be therapeutic\x22/\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3ch2\x3eProject number eleven: needle flower number two\x3c/h2\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ca title=\x22needle flower No 2 | Land Art by doubleyou_em, on Flickr\x22 href=\x22http://www.flickr.com/photos/meandermind/4320441254/\x22\x3e\x3cimg alt=\x22needle flower No 2 | Land Art\x22 height=\x22363\x22 width=\x22500\x22 src=\x22http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4320441254_657d8360cb.jpg\x22/\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eThis is a continuation of an idea started on \x3ca href=\x22http://projectwaterme.tumblr.com/post/231028379/needleflower\x22\x3eproject number seven\x3c/a\x3e.\u00a0\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3elike all of my unsold projects it will be for sale in \x3ca href=\x22http://www.etsy.com/shop/doubleyouEm\x22\x3emy shop\x3c/a\x3e on etsy.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3ch2\x3eProject number ten: red letter day\x3c/h2\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ca title=\x22Red Letter Day | Scarlet Oak leaves on Plane tree trunks | Land art by doubleyou_em, on Flickr\x22 href=\x22http://www.flickr.com/photos/meandermind/4097337475/\x22\x3e\x3cimg src=\x22http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2661/4097337475_ae0fdbe08a.jpg\x22 width=\x22500\x22 height=\x22445\x22 alt=\x22Red Letter Day | Scarlet Oak leaves on Plane tree trunks | Land art\x22/\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3ei\x26#8217;ve used \x3ca title=\x22big red dragon\x22 href=\x22http://www.flickr.com/photos/meandermind/1581309958/\x22\x3escarlet oak leaves stuck on to plane trees\x3c/a\x3e several times before, but never in this fashion. \u00a0i like the endless possibilities, and that leaves looks like some letters from a\u00a0foreign alphabet.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eart should be dialog. \u00a0i used to think that \x26#8216;real\x26#8217; artists created art for no other purpose than to get rid of the ideas that happened to be chasing around in their heads, but i had a good talk with an old teacher of mine (actually he\x26#8217;s not old, but he was my teacher about 20 years ago) during which i realized that art is ultimately dialog. \u00a0even if an artist shouldn\x26#8217;t care about how most people will react to his artwork, the artwork itself is a statement about what the artist thinks.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eif the artist has been influenced by other artists, then his art is like an answer to a question that the other artists put. and if his art influences later generations then they will in turn continue the dialog.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3ei think this is probably quite obvious to most musicians, or writers, but painting can become very abstract. \u00a0why an artist paints can become quite abstract, which is a shame. \u00a0dialog is important.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3ch2\x3eProject number nine: working with the wind\x3c/h2\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ca title=\x22working with the wind | land art by doubleyou_em, on Flickr\x22 href=\x22http://www.flickr.com/photos/meandermind/4279104697/\x22\x3e\x3cimg src=\x22http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4046/4279104697_859f4088ea.jpg\x22 width=\x22294\x22 height=\x22500\x22 alt=\x22working with the wind | land art\x22/\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3ei created this in lehnin, during a pumpkin festival last fall. \u00a0john barry, a friend of mine took the photos while i blew the leaves through a pipe.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3ethis is the first time that i worked directly with the wind. \u00a0its something i have been meaning to do for quite some time, so although i\x26#8217;m not altogether satisfied with how these pictures came out (my camera is too slow) i am satisfied that i did it at all.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3ch2\x3eProject number eight: havelschlange\x3c/h2\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ca title=\x22havel schlange | projectwaterme number eight | land art by doubleyou_em, on Flickr\x22 href=\x22http://www.flickr.com/photos/meandermind/4095789677/\x22\x3e\x3cimg alt=\x22havel schlange | projectwaterme number eight | land art\x22 height=\x221024\x22 width=\x22257\x22 src=\x22http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2711/4095789677_6f52f9ccf4_b.jpg\x22/\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3ethe havel is a large body of water west of berlin. \u00a0\x26#8217;schlange\x26#8217; is german for snake.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3ecreated this one one misty morning while marin was fishing in the havel.\x3cbr/\x3e\x3cbr/\x3ehe didn\x26#8217;t catch anything, and at the time i was disappointed with the outcome, but time heals all wounds, and i quite like it now. it is made of pine branches.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3ch2\x3erules update\x3c/h2\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eits been ages (two months) since i last updated this blog, and i was actually planning to make it a weekly\u00a0affair, so i\x26#8217;m changing some of the rules i specified at the beginning of this project, namely i will continue to offer pictures on auction here, but if they don\x26#8217;t sell, they will go on sale at \x3ca href=\x22http://www.etsy.com/shop/doubleyouem\x22\x3emy shop\x3c/a\x3e on etsy \x3ca href=\x22http://biblicalresearch.gc.adventist.org/documents/How%20Long%20Is%20Forever.htm\x22\x3eforever\x3c/a\x3e, or until some etsy buyer decides to buy my artwork.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3ch2\x3eProject number seven: needleflower\x3c/h2\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ca title=\x22needle flower 2 | land art by doubleyou_em, on Flickr\x22 href=\x22http://www.flickr.com/photos/meandermind/4049699344/\x22\x3e\x3cimg alt=\x22needle flower 2 | land art\x22 height=\x22363\x22 width=\x22500\x22 src=\x22http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3478/4049699344_a9dc3235aa.jpg\x22/\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eThis project wouldn\x26#8217;t have happened if \x3ca href=\x22http://www.etsy.com/shop/vintology\x22\x3ea certain etsy user called vintology\x3c/a\x3e wouldn\x26#8217;t have insisted that i create a new piece of artwork for a relative of hers. \u00a0She liked the philosophy behind project water me!!! \u00a0-I suggested sending \x3ca href=\x22http://www.flickr.com/photos/meandermind/3870081965/in/photostream/\x22\x3ethe recent work i did while on leave in kasachstan\x3c/a\x3e, but she was having none of it\x26#8230;\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eWhich was, of course, most encouraging. \u00a0So i left the house without a clue of what i would do, and this is what i came up with. \u00a0It\x26#8217;s the first work i\x26#8217;ve done using pine needles for something other than sewing leaves together. \u00a0The first time i did it it was much too cloudy for a good picture, so this is the second attempt, created in a hurry on a cloudy day during a short burst of sunlight.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3ch2\x3eon leave\x3c/h2\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eI\x26#8217;m going to be in a foreign country for the whole of august, so i\x26#8217;ll start posting again in september.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3ch2\x3eProject number six: iris meander ruhwaldpark\x3c/h2\x3e\x3cp\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3ca href=\x22http://www.flickr.com/photos/meandermind/3770292028/\x22 title=\x22iris meander | landart | ruhwaldpark by doubleyou_em, on Flickr\x22\x3e\x3cimg src=\x22http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2495/3770292028_b82b412d04.jpg\x22 width=\x22500\x22 height=\x22375\x22 alt=\x22iris meander | landart | ruhwaldpark\x22/\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3c/p\x3e\x3cp\x3eThis is a second take on \x3ca href=\x22http://projectwaterme.tumblr.com/post/142681939/project-number-three-iris-leaf-meander-lehnin\x22\x3ewhat I did on my third project in lehnin\x3c/a\x3e.  I definately like it better than the first one.\x0a\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a\x3c/ol\x3e');