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Creation of “Florida Citrus 467-1”
I purchased oranges from Florida Growers, studied the orange rind texture, saved seeds and the stem ends. I carved oranges from Styrofoam Balls. For the growth cycle, I needed to incorporate seeds,and represent sunlight, soil and water. A fluorescent tube installed behind the Water Grate represented Sunlight. The grate openings were camouflaged with Japanese Ink Float…
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Q and A With A “Grate” Artist: Today and Tonight Magazine: May 2015
Bobbi Mastrangelo and “When the People Care” (mixed media) Q & A with a “Grate” Artist Mary Joye interviewed Bobbi Mastrangelo about her unusual art theme of manhole covers and water covers. The author had recently photographed the decorative water meter covers in New Orleans Louisiana, and was delighted to discover another soul who found beauty…
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2015 NPCW “The City Beautiful” (Orlando, Florida) by Bobbi Mastrangelo
NPCW 2015 “The City Beautiful” “The City Beautiful is the third of my Florida Post Cards Trio for NPCW. Orlando, The Theme Park Capital of the World, and one of our most visited cities, appealed to me for its dedication to the Arts. Orlando’s impressive City Hall houses two public art galleries. The Terrace Gallery features national…
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#Mastrangelo’s Environmental Action #Earth Care: Part Two (Earth Day is Every Day).
Bobbi Mastrangelo’s Art and Community Involvement focus on Caring for Our Planet Earth. This is the Second in a three part series on EARTH CARE. Bobbi Mastrangelo’s dream of a cleaner town started in the late 1980’s. Her manhole art caused her to notice the condition of streets and sidewalks. What could she do about…
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#Mastrangelo’s Environmental Art #Earth Care: Part One (Earth Day is Every Day).
Bobbi Mastrangelo’s Art and Community Involvement focus on Caring for Our Planet Earth. This is the First Blog in a three part series on EARTH CARE. “When the People Care” Why would anyone want to incorporate litter into an art work? When Bobbi Mastrangelo began her manhole cover art theme, she used to sweep the litter…
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#CLEAN Story (Poem) by Bobbi Mastrangelo # Earth Care: Part Three
C.L.E.A.N. (A poetic story of a grass roots Environmental Organization) by Bobbi Mastrangelo The litter grew by leaps and bounds No one cared to keep the grounds, Something must be done: just look around, So a group came together, from all over town. Each person adopted just one spot. Raked and cleaned a littered lot,…
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Mastrangelo’s Environmental Art Education-Earth Care: Part Four (Earth Day is Every Day)
Bobbi Mastrangelo’s class room teaching experience influenced the way she shared and explained her art and activities. As a Title One Tutor and Writing Teacher at Smithtown Elementary School, not only did she educate students about her art, but she often wrote on the same topic assigned to them and enabled them to comment on…
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“Florida Citrus 467-1” Mastrangelo’s Creation for Orlando Museum of Art’s 1st Thursday Exhibit: “Florida Grown.”
“Florida Grown:” when I heard the exhibition title, I did not think my manhole art theme could fit in. When Googling Florida Grown, so much came up about oranges and Florida Citrus, that I knew I had to add oranges to my water cover creation. Also needed would be light (sun), water (raindrops), soil and seeds.…
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Irish Blessings for St. Paddy’s Day and Everyday from Bobbi Mastrangelo
Across the globe, all people look for excuses to celebrate life… to add joy to their days. And St. Patricks’s Day is no exception. People of all nationalities Wear the Green and become Irish for a Day. On March 17th, not only do I try to wear green, but I give away “Lucky Bucks” (dollar…