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the birds and the bugs: January 2014
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The birds and the bugs. Occasional posts on the work behind the art. Friday, January 3, 2014. Art Car Liftoff on New Year's Eve. My Art Car project debuted on New Year's Eve at Pittsburgh's First Night Parade, and has come to a close! Here are some photos of the cars. (See my previous entries - Part 1. For more information about how these are made and why I chose to make a car about cranes.). My friend Kelly Blevins (also an artist - check out her work here. Here we are ready to go in front of my car!
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the birds and the bugs: A peek into The Passenger Pigeon
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The birds and the bugs. Occasional posts on the work behind the art. Tuesday, January 6, 2015. A peek into The Passenger Pigeon. I received an early Christmas present this year - a copy of The Passenger Pigeon. A book written to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of Martha. Of course, with my enthusiasm for birds and conservation, I was excited to be involved. There are already quite a few reviews of the book online (notably from Huffington Post. The contents page. Hello pigeon! This was an u...
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the birds and the bugs: April 2014
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The birds and the bugs. Occasional posts on the work behind the art. Thursday, April 10, 2014. Locusts' opens at Sweetwater Center for the Art's 'Wild Things' show. Last Friday, Sweetwater Center for the Arts. Held a reception for their 'Wild Things' exhibition. My piece Locusts. Was in the show. Here it is next to Cynthia Shaffer. S Twister and Yahtzee. Made from the feathers of her pet pigeons. And Kyle Ethan Fischer. Much to my surprise and delight! Here is an African Penguin:. View my complete profile.
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the birds and the bugs: February 2014
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The birds and the bugs. Occasional posts on the work behind the art. Wednesday, February 5, 2014. Ripples of Martha in the art world. 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon. A bird native to the U.S. whose enormous, sky-covering flocks were completely wiped out through a combination of overhunting and habitat loss. The last pigeon, Martha, died at the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914. A resource for information, books, and artwork about the Passenger Pigeon. The Lost Bird Project.
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the birds and the bugs: June 2014
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The birds and the bugs. Occasional posts on the work behind the art. Wednesday, June 25, 2014. Cataloguing Pattern opens July 11 as part of Gallery Crawl. Preparations are underway to install work for the next show in which I'll have my work - Cataloguing Pattern. At SPACE Gallery in downtown Pittsburgh, organized by Kristen Letts Kovak. It opens July 11th as part of a city-wide gallery crawl. So if you're in the area, there will be a lot of excellent art and events to check out. Hope to see you there!
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the birds and the bugs: April 2015
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The birds and the bugs. Occasional posts on the work behind the art. Thursday, April 16, 2015. Birds have returned from winter migration and are singing in our trees once again! And I've been busy with birds in the studio as well. Here are a few images of prints I've been working on this year. This first print, Ovenbirds, was accepted into two shows in Pennsylvania this year - First Impressions. Opening this Friday at Artists Image Resource. And at the 2015 Art of the State. The print on the left shows t...
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the birds and the bugs: Observations from India: Part I
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The birds and the bugs. Occasional posts on the work behind the art. Thursday, November 13, 2014. Observations from India: Part I. I recently had the extraordinary opportunity to visit my in-laws, who live in the province of Gujarat, India. (My mother-in-law chronicles her very interesting day-to-day adventures on her own blogspot, Horn OK Please. I didn't know much about the visual culture of India, so I did some research before I went. This book. Birds with red and orange plumage. It isn't just clothes...
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The art of michael koehler: October 2012
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Sunday, October 21, 2012. The Blog has Moved. I up and moved the blog over to the new website. Now it's all one entity, kinda like the movie The Entity but without all the rapey ghost stuff. Yea, mrkoehler.com. Thursday, October 18, 2012. Steel City Secret Cinema - October 25. This fall, take part in a unique art and film event at the Hollywood Theater in Dormont. What does a ticket to Steel City Secret Cinema get you? 1 Screening of a western Pennsylvania cult classic film. Matt Gondek ( www.mattgon...
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The art of michael koehler: Steel City Secret Cinema - October 25
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Thursday, October 18, 2012. Steel City Secret Cinema - October 25. This fall, take part in a unique art and film event at the Hollywood Theater in Dormont. Consider it a mash-up of Pittsburgh-based artists and a cult classic film shot in Western Pennsylvania… a true blend of local art and film. The movie will remain a secret, the art under wraps, but a ticket will gain you access to the film screening, the work of local artists, raffle giveaways, free food, and local entertainment. Seth Storck ( http:/ w...