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Timeout for Art: Color the World with Imagination

25 Thursday Dec 2014

Posted by Playamart - Zeebra Designs in ART, PAINTINGS: ACRYLIC, TIMEOUT FOR ART - Quotes

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el matal aguaji, end of year customs, Imaginiation, Mearsuring the sun's shadow, old furniture, Rycardo Alcivar, Solstice, spring tides, Timeout for Art- Color the World

King Kong Sighted in Jama Ecuador!

King Kong Sighted in Jama Ecuador! December 2014 Bamboo and Palm Sculpture by Rycardo Alcivar.

Maybe we should develop a Crayola bomb as our next secret weapon. A happiness weapon. A beauty bomb. And every time a crisis developed, we would launch one. It would explode high in the air – explode softly – and send thousands, millions, of little parachutes into the air. Floating down to earth – boxes of Crayolas. And we wouldn’t go cheap, either – not little boxes of eight. Boxes of sixty-four, with the sharpener built right in. With silver and gold and copper, magenta and peach and lime, amber and umber and all the rest. And people would smile and get a little funny look on their faces and cover the world with imagination. ~Robert Fulghum

We all rejoice in watching children opening presents with wild abandon, and today while basking in whatever way you’re spending Christmas, glimpse your surroundings as if first seeing them as a child. I’ll be watching the ocean’s waves as they rip along the shoreline at dawn. Wouldn’t it be fun if all beaches and lakesides were littered with crayolas today instead of remnants of man’s discarded plastics?

All children (and young-at-heart adults) should be reminded to watch the shadows as they change throughout the year. High noon is an easy time to experiment with shadows; I enjoyed photographing these shadows with props that were close at hand!

High noon on the December Solstice - Ecuador

High noon on the December Solstice – Ecuador

Aligning the compass (poster) with the east/west direction, I was surprised to see the shadow point directly to the north.  It's time I stopped for a refresher course in basic directions!

Aligning the compass (poster) with a guesstimate of the east/west direction, I was surprised to see the shadow point directly to the north. It’s time I stopped for a refresher course in basic directions!  James (and Terri) at Gallivance keep track of the earth’s pulse, and their recent post mentions not only sun dials and solstices, but also Poseidon.  Let the Celebrations Begin (More on Poseidon at the end of this post.)

The candle holder doubles as a little nosegay vase;  it came from nearby playamart and quickly transformed with a few coats of acrylic paint.

The candle holder doubles as a little nosegay vase; it came from nearby Playamart and quickly transformed with a few coats of acrylic paint.

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Artisan: Rycardo Alcivar – Sculptor

13 Tuesday Dec 2011

Posted by Playamart - Zeebra Designs in TRAVEL: LATIN AMERICA

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Ecuador Sculptor, Rycardo Alcivar

Like others who know and respect the work of Rycardo Alcivar, I come to attention when approaching the Rio Jama bridge in northwestern Manabi, Ecuador.    On the Jama side of the bridge and precariously close to the highway, Rycardo is often seen fine tuning details on his latest sculpture.     A popular icon, he sometimes pauses to acknowledge greetings, shouts and horns from locals passing by in cars or beach-bound collectivo trucks or even bicycles.
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