Category Archives: Photography/Art

Honoring the Earth Through Art

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Lawrence Wade

ArtStart director, Carol Sirrine and the Minnesota Valley Wildlife Refuge sponsored 13 serious artist/naturalists. Their charge was to create art through the lens of nature using various mediums. The Minnesota River flooded trails in the refuge. A serendipitous hiking experience… … Continue reading →

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Eyes of Wildness

Posted on April 7, 2018 by Lawrence Wade

Observing nature is a process of discovery – of finding the story behind what you are seeing – of SEEing more and so finding yourself woven into the story as well. Over the past week I have been tracking the … Continue reading →

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The Cloud People – Zapotec Culture Expressed Through Art

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Lawrence Wade

Last month, I had the honor to visit the taller (workshop) of Jacobo and María Ángeles, from San Martin Tilcajete a pueblo near the city of Oaxaca, Mexico. They are artists who carve and paint alebrijes, magical wooden creatures. To … Continue reading →

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Raw Beauty Unleashed

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Lawrence Wade

All photos and text by Alex Munoz Editor’s note: I am proud to say that Alex Munoz was raised in my home town of Fillmore California. He grew up at the base of Mt San Cayetano and spent a lot … Continue reading →

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Hidden Beauty in Murky Water

Posted on October 4, 2017 by Lawrence Wade

Minnehaha Creek  flows out of Lake Minnetonka and lot of fish go over the dam during the spring runoff. I love to snorkel here until the creek gets too polluted by all the human activity on the lake. Winter is … Continue reading →

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Smart Phone Naturalist

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Lawrence Wade

Steven Barnier is a senior at Hopkins High School in the Minneapolis Area. He has already completed AP Biology and Chemistry and is possibly interested in a career in forestry. Steven shared his photos with me during the Hopkins Field … Continue reading →

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Make Your Heart Sing

Posted on July 29, 2017 by Lawrence Wade

80 teenagers for a week in the woods Hopkins Field Biology class. Sound a little scary?…… No cell phones or electronics, just being in the woods with kids who were totally open to the beauty that surrounded them…..  it made … Continue reading →

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Fifteen Rays of Hope

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Lawrence Wade

Note: The video can only be seen by using Safari. Last week I participated in an ArtStart* project  that focused on African biomes. For four days I was blessed to be among 15  creative young adults. Students researched their biome, created … Continue reading →

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Fifteen Minutes with Nature

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Lawrence Wade

What would happen if you turned off your phone, iPad and other devices and spent time listening and observing nature? This is the challenge I offered up to 4th graders at Cedar Ridge School in Eden Prairie, MN. The students … Continue reading →

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A Sense of Place – Journey to the Center of the Earth

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Lawrence Wade

To see the video of the river, you will need to use your Safari browser. This is the third in a series of stories about a “Sense of Place”, where a person can feel the wonder on nature. This story … Continue reading →

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