Category: Manhole Cover Topics

  • Bobbi Mastrangelo won Fifth Prize on “CityScapes” sponsored by Light Space & Time Online Gallery

    “Port Washington” 60″ x 40″ x 3″ sculpture relief by Bobbi Mastrangelo I am delighted to be a prize winner in this fourth annual CityScapes Exhibition.  This competition was posted in Florida Artists Registry and theme fit my urban streets capes, so I submitted my manhole sculpture relief images. The Light Space & Time Online…

  • Mastrangelo’s Art On Exhibit in St. James NY Dec. 14 – Jan.10, 2014

    December 14- January 10, 2014 Mills Pond House Gallery 660 Route 25  A St. James   New York  11780 USA www.stacarts.org The Smithtown Township Arts Council (STAC) is one of my favorite arts organizations, so I have maintained my membership, even though I live in Florida and cannot attend its functions. This year I sent…

  • “Water and The X-Factor” miniature sculpture by Bobbi Mastrangelo

    WATER and METER intersected at right angles with the T in the middle. Why water is at the crossroads of our lives I thought as I gazed at the water valve cover.  And that was my working theme as I began my fourth miniature sculpture. But after watching Simon Cowell’s music competition, The X-Factor, ideas…

  • Bobbi Mastrangelo’s “FDOT (Do Not Pollute)” Nov. 21- Dec. 13, 2013 at CityArts Factory Exhibit in Orlando

    Bobbi Mastrangelo is a member of ArtistsRegistry.com. Their juried exhibition will be on display at CityArts Factory in Orlando Florida. artistsregistry.com is a community of Visual Artists and Performing Arts Organizations connecting artists, museums and arts organizations and placing members’ artworks before the eyes of thousands of art collectors. The Sculpture Creation: Storm Cover layout  …

  • National Post Card Week 2013 “City of Orlando”

    National Post Card Week is celebrated annually during the first full week of  May.  Since 1991, I have been a participant, sending out a post card usually based on one of my manhole cover  relief works. See my collection:  Bobbi Mastrangelo- Postcards -“The Grate Works” -transforms manhole covers, sewers and grates into artistic streetscapes.I exchange…

  • Ode to Karl Shapiro for National Poetry Month

     Why did I write an Ode to Karl Shapiro? Here is the answer in my Daughter Anne Marie’s own words reflecting on her elementary school days: “Karl Shapiro’s poem, ‘Manhole Covers’ was printed in my Fifth Grade English Textbook.  I remember seeing it and thinking: Wow, someone else looks at sewers too, not just my…

  • Friendship and Art Appreciation

     Friends appreciating art and artists appreciating their friends’ support. Many artists like myself work alone and often my art is shipped to exhibits which I can not attend. Recently my friend Sandy Wicker sent me a photo of herself standing next to my miniature “Reuse” sculpture at The Mills Pond House in St. James, NY.…

  • Mastrangelo’s “Reuse” Sculpture on Exhibit in St. James, NY: Nov. 17 – Dec.21, 2012

    Smithtown Township Arts Council Members’ Fine Art Exhibition Nov. 17 – Dec 21, 2012 Opening reception: Nov. 17th  2 – 4 PM Mills Pond House Gallery 660 Route 25A, St. James, NY 11780 Phone: 631.862.6575 Office Hours: 10am-5pm Monday – Friday, 12pm – 4pm Saturday and Sunday* When gallery is open  Smithtown Township Arts Council –…

  • Mastrangelo’s Sculpture Celebrates Pride in Port Washington Sept. 24 – Oct. 5, 2012

    Pride in Port Day Saturday Sept 29, 2012 PRIDE IN PORT WSHINGTON EXHIBITION At My Studio • Sept 24 – Oct 5, 2012 284 Main Street ~ Port Washington NY 11050 1 (516) 384- 8181 My Studio, located  in the Historic Harbor District of Port Washington My Studio is located on Main St, in the…

  • St. James Streetscapes by Bobbi Mastrangelo

      During their residence in St. James New York, Bobbi recorded grates, manhole covers and water covers in their paved environments. She captured the street ambience in her prints and sculpture relief works: “Buckeye” Sculpture Relief  “Buckeye” was based on a former Lake Ave North Sidewalk in St. James.  This water valve cover was eventually paved over with asphalt.  During…