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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 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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“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…
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Bobbi Mastrangelo’s “Grate Works of Art” on Exhibit at Littlejohn Engineering Associates in Orlando
Littlejohn Engineering Associates have Bobbi Mastrangelo’s “Grate Works of Art” on display at their Orlando Florida Office. Littlejohn Engineering Associates was established in 1989. The Firm provides cutting edge landscape architecture, planning, environmental and engineering services from 6 locations around the country. Littlejohn is headquartered in Nashville with offices in Chattanooga TN, Decatur AL, Tri-Cities TN and now Orlando and…
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The Marvels of Manhole Covers
The Marvels of Manhole Covers (A Guest Contribution) Stacked Manhole Covers at Briscover Factory in Changsha China Sewer Covers are metal or concrete plates that cover the manholes. These days, they tend to be made from a combination of concrete and cast iron in order for them to be affordable yet sturdy. They are normally circular…
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Bobbi Mastrangelo’s “Inside 52GA-R” won “BEST in SHOW” at Orlando Museum of Art’s 1st Thurs.
How fantastic it was to have my three art entries accepted for Orlando Museum of Art’s 1st Thursday, May 1, 2014 Exhibition:”Inside/Out.” This link leads to the story explaining the unusual inspiration and basic steps of their creation. http://bobbimastrangelo.com/MyNews/?p=4040 On May 1st, we loaded the art works and delivered them to the…
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National Post Card Week 2014 “Florida Storm Sewer”
“FLORIDA STORM SEWER” (detail) Florida Storm Sewer is the second of my Florida Trio Post Cards for NPCW. This art is cropped from the original art to fit the post card dimensions. View the whole Florida Storm sewer relief and story: http://bobbimastrangelo.com/MyNews/?p=4040 National Post Card Week is celebrated annually during the first full week of…
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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…
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“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…