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LATH ART FOLKSY HANDIWORK THAT CAPTURES THE LOOK AND FEEL OF NEWFOUNDLAND BETWEEN EARTH TO HUMAN

This is a continuing series of posts from Newfoundland about culture in a sustainable society. Blogger Joyce Schwarz is part of a group of travelers who have been invited up by Horizon & Co (Boutique travel firm in Canada) and Parks Canada and Newfoundland Tourism. 

LATH ART -- whimsy and wonder -- and lots of hard work to turn discarded elements from the earth into art. Human innovation in the act!

an example of Lath art that is from the walls of the Seaside Restaurant in Rocky Harbour-- it makes a kewl background for the initiation ceremony into the Royal Order of Screechers-- make sure to read that post on Hollywood2020.blogs.com.

WHAT"S LATH ART -- don't say LATHE (that's a machine)--

Here's a clickthrough to an explanation we found on this craft site-- it will tell you more-- but if I were you -- I'd head up to Newfoundland to buy the art in person-- it's so beautiful and so much work goes into it-- a trip to Newfoundland is probably a lot more fun than weaving and nailing hundreds of pieces of wood together! A Woodscape artKit is a style of art commonly referred to as "lath art". This style of art is made up of strips of wood, or "lath" The lath is similar to ...
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another example of Newfoundland Lath art is pictured below-- click on thumbnail to see the detail.

The Lath Art I saw has an incredible sense of humour with it -- and it's so stylized ~

More explanation of Lath art mentions that it is a New England Maritime tradition too

Lath Art by Plain

Early materials consisted of weathered wood, old snow fencing and old plaster lath. The natural patina and bleached wood gave Lath Art it's unique faded ... crafty-ones.com/web/viewBooth.asp?BoothID=335 - 18k - TRANS CANADA HIGHWAY -- mention online about Lath Art:Newfoundland Trans-Canada Highway - Gros Morne National Park Also Newfoundland craft & folk/lath art (3-D Wooden Pictures). Second building on right at entrance to town. From Jun 01 - Oct 01 ... www.transcanadahighway.com/Newfoundland/GrosMorneNationalPark.htm - 28k - Cached - Similar pages

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The Yellow slicker makes the visitor and the resident look alike from the back

in Newfoundland it's a style that never goes out of style! Pictured Newfoundland Lath Art at the Seaside Restaurant in Newfoundland.

Women In Woodworking - Woodworkers' Websites Links  Here's a link to some Newfoundland lath art and other art I found online!

Frak's Workshop produces lath art pictures , woodcarvings , and many other ... Welcome to Newfoundland Photos and Crafts . This site is dedicated to photos ... ww3.womeninwoodworking.com/links/links_show2.cfm?id=15 - 209k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages Stylized and simple this lath art from Newfoundland is a classic --man(or woman) in yellow slicker looking out at Lighthouse and boat on horizon-- calm seas are the call for the evening. Another link to a Newfoundland Lath artist -- who appears to have done some fine museum work too. ENJOY ---Ben's Studio -- Personal Page I went on to graduate from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1979 with ... kind” unique pieces of colorful driftwood lath art, a new style of folkart. ... www.bensstudio.ca/personal.html - 11k - Supplemental Result - This is a continuing series on culture in sustainable society --by Joyce Schwarz, author and travel writer and tourism consultant. Email me for more details on the trip or any of these posts: [email protected]. Cached - Similar pages

SIGNS & POSTERS -- NEWFOUNDLAND FAVES IMPRINT ON THE MIND & MEMORY -- EARTH TO HUMAN -- INANIMATE OFTEN MORE ANIMATED THAN HUMAN?

THE ANCIENT PROVERB SAYS A PICTURE TELLS A THOUSAND WORDS...yet, I find it's some times the signs and posters that tell even more about a place-- in fact, they are the things that make a space a place...they brand it, they show the curves and bends in the roads and give character to what at first seems like tourist markings. Here are this blogger (Joyce Schwarz) favorite signs and posters from her recent Newfoundland trip with the theme "EARTH TO HUMAN":

The wording on this t-shirt seemed to reflect the trip and the times:

"ADVENTURE IS NOT HANGING ON A ROPE ON THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN.Adventure is an attitude which must apply to every part of our lives. Facing new challenges, seizing new opportunities, testing our resources against the unknown and unpredictable and in the process discovering our own unique potential" from Raid the North Extreme (thanks to Dr. Michael Newton for wearing the T shirt and being an inspiration to many of us on this trip!) Raid the North Extreme: The Pinnacle of Adventure Racing in Canada.

A TRULY BONNE BAY!

Bonne Bay, Newfoundland Marine Center poster-- captures the luminescence of this wonderful province and seems to hint at the potential for EARTH TO HUMAN as on the eco-trip!

Bonne Bay Marine Station 

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THE KING OF NEWFOUNDLAND?

we kiddingly called entrepreneur, Bruce Martin,  "the KING OF NEWFOUNDLAND" -- he seemed to be the sharp operator of tour bus lines, school buses, ambulances, and even headstone services. Robert Jenkins, writer for the St. Petersburg Times agrees Marin knows who & where & when as the writer says "Bruce and Irene Martin have expanded the family's business to include bus charters, tours, taxis, car-rentals and even school-bus routes. Natives of the west coast, they pretty much know everyone and everything worth seeing. Call 709 453-2207 or (709) 458-7315; fax to (709) 453-7269; e-mail [email protected] "

LOBSTER TRAPS WERE EVERYWHERE BUT NO LOBSTERS WERE SIGHTED -- except at the Bonne Bay Marine Center...darn -- it was not lobster season so my visions of lobster salad and buttered lobster were in vain. In fact though, in one location (not to be named) lobsters for our group were ordered special and alas, someone stole them before our hostess could get them to her kitchen!

Lobster traps for sale....in Newfoundland....According to one of our favorite sources -- WIKIPEDIA: "A piece of bait, often fish, is placed inside the trap. The entrances to the traps are designed to be one-way entrances only. The traps are checked every other day by the fisherman and rebaited if necessary. One study indicated that lobster traps are very inefficient and that almost all lobsters walk right out of them.

How about this sign in your front yard - found in Newfoundland!

Woody Point, population 400 -- what more do you have to say? In color it's a million times prettier though!.

NO BUTS ABOUT IT -- on the other side of the building the logo is for Coke-- guess Newfoundland has not heard about exclusive sponsorship rights yet??

No, we did not finish the Triathalon...but then again we didn't start it either?Check the link below to see who did!

Corner Brook Triathlon

International triathlon competition featuring ITU triathlon world cup event. www.triourworld.com/ - 17k - Cached - YDF -- is the airline lingo for Deer Lake Newfoundland-- don't forget it! NO HUNTING ALLOWED.... .this sign says it all...except shouldn't it be orange to be more visible?

Continuing a series of posts by blogger Joyce Schwarz, Hollywood2020.blogs.com regarding the Eco-trip/experience EARTH TO HUMAN arranged by Horizon & Co, David Maggs (artistic director of the Gros Morne Music Festival, Parks Canada and Newfoundland Tourism. For more info email Joyce at [email protected]. 

NEWFOUNDLAND'S BONNE BAY MARINE STATION A MUST "SEA" STOP ON EARTH TO HUMAN ECO-TOUR

ON LOCATION IN BONNE BAY, NEWFOUNDLAND...at the Bonne Bay Marine Station with Dr. Robert Hooper, Director. . .back to the time of Captain Cook's explorations in Atlantic Canada and flash forward to underwater exploration on land...it was quite a visit for the Earth to Human (www.earthtohuman.com) Eco trip participants as they saw the next wave of oceanography today with a behind-the-scenes tour and talk by Dr. Hooper and demo of technology by Steve String in the Marine Station tech lab.

On location at the Bonne Bay, Newfoundland Marine Station -- exploring the 'next wave' of Oceanography with a lecture by Dr. Robert Hooper, Director Bonne Bay Marine Station.

hmmm which way do fish swim -- click on thumbnail JPEG from the Bonne Bay Marine Stationo in Newfoundland-- there are many ways to view the wonders of the sea.

Earth To Human is a luxury adventure/journey through the beauty of Gros Morne Naitonal Park and the Great Northen Peninsula of Newfoundland. The trip is part of the exploratory series of Horizon & Co. , a Canadian boutique travel bureau. Cultural and eco programming elements were woven into the weeklong experience. The adventure was organized with the cooperation of Parks Canada and is the brainchild of David Maggs, who is also the Artistic Director of the Gros Morne Music festival. For more details go to www.earthtohuman.com or check out other adventures at www.horizon-co.com, or email me at [email protected]. If you're a faithful reader of this blog you know that Joyce Schwarz is along for the eco-experience primarily to explore the impact that the outdoors has on future entertainment development/creation and to see what steps can be taken to conquer the mass epidemic of Videophilia where more kids in the USA are using their Xbox than their sandbox -- a phenom explored by a recent study by the US National Park Service. Watch for more on Videophilia and what Dr. Michael Newton, Memorial University of Newfoundland  has talked about in his eco-psychology presentation about Biophilia!

EARTH TO HUMAN ECO-EXPERIENCE EXAMINES ROLE OF CULTURE IN A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY

On location in Deer Lake, Newfoundland, www.hollywood2020.blog.com editor/founder Joyce Schwarz is one of 20 or so veteran travelers who set out to the woods on "The Rock" (Newfoundland) on an amazing journey "into the self" called EARTH TO HUMAN (www.earthtohuman.com).

STRING QUARTET HITS RIGHT TUNE FOR NEXT-GEN ECO-ADVENTURER

This new breed of eco-adventurer may just be more concerned about whether their own 'personal' musicians, "The Azmari String Quartet" catch up to them on their next stop on the Northern Peninsula than whether their luggage does! For more info on the quartet go to their home page at: www.theazmariquartet.com/ - 15k - Cached

www.azmariquartet.com Azmari Quartet

TRECKING CULTURE INTO THE WOODS.....

Trecking culture into the woods is no easy feat when it involves schlepping classical instruments like the Viola, Violins, Chello and a quartet of musicians from the Gros Morne Summer Music Festival and an occasional grand piano for Earth to Human experience creator David Maggs to play too!

WHY MUSIC, ARCHEOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY IN THE WOODS?

Maggs who is also a well-respected Canadian musician in his own right, and also the artistic director of Gros Morne Summer Music believes, "If we can understand our lives within the context of a larger human legacy, we might embrace the transience of our own existence, grasp our role in the world in which we live, and participate in the phenomenon of life at its fullest."

WHY A PIANO ON AN ECO TRIP?

The real answers to the question of why transport such highbrow concepts into the wilds of Newfoundland and UNESCO's Gros Morne National Park are going to be explored by daily presentations by Maggs and an accompanying team of authors and experts on surrounding ecosystems. Coupled with eco-experiences ranging from hikes to kayaking to views inside a regional archeological dig at Phillips Garden, this week promises to be an adventure for not only body but mind and perhaps even soul.

Whale bones mark the spot in Phillips Garden at the archeological dig in Newfoundland. YES, THESE ARE WHALE BONES PICTURED, click on the thumbnail to see the more details.

HORIZON & CO. BREAKS NEW GROUND IN ECO-ART ADVENTURE

The Earth To Human week long program is developed by Canadian boutique travel firm Horizon & Co. (www.horizon-co.com) and the Gros Morne Summer Music .

Day one of the 7 day experience inter-mixed a Mozart concert at St.Matthew's Anglican Church with an evening program by Maggs exploring the relationship of the philosophy of Rene Descartes to today's eco-movement. 

Click on thumbnail to see one of the visuals David Maggs used to illustrate his talk on relationship of the philosophy of Rene Descartes to the eco-movement today!

CLOUDBERRY COCKTAILS and ARCTIC VODKA -- COOL MASH-UP

Heady stuff but an unscheduled stop to see an ancient and well-hidden Trilobite and a prelude of Cloudberry cocktails with Arctic Vodka broke the ice for many into what just may be what today's Youtube Generation would call a cool mash-up of the next 'gen' of eco-travel.  

Don't ask, don't tell -- we saw a trilobyte in Newfoundland -- but we can't tell you where-- just by the roadside...preserving eco is our goal!

(This is the first of an ongoing week-long series of posts by Hollywood2020.blogs.com founder and emerging entertainment and technology author Joyce Schwarz from Newfoundland.)