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the features and congratulate the artists!
For all of the featured artists: If you receive a DD for one
Last week was a pretty uneventful week (aside from a bit of drama, but I'm gonna ignore that). As some of you have seen, I was a bit productive, having gotten some pixelling and writing done. I hope it's a trend I can keep up.
Today is my daughter's birthday! Go wish *RandomyPurple a happy day, because if she had not convinced me to hop on the site 3 years ago, I might not be here today! So, wish her a happy 17. (And, yes, next year my first child will hit adulthood *faint*)
I blew up last week's journal when I posted this one. So, if you commented to me and I don't reply, that's why. Ugh.
A big shout-out "thanks" to the amazing *marcphx for my lovely new avi. I just love it to pieces.
Here's a showcase of some of the wonderful artworks pertaining to the environment. The works span a variety of art types (conceptual, abstract, advertisement, traditional, photography, digital, literature, you name it), and various environment-related themes (Earth Day, environmental awareness, global warming, renewable energy, wildlife and habitat conservation, recycling, human consumption, materialism, pollution, etc). Each one is unique in that they bring forth greater awareness, evoke that thought-provoking button in your brain to envision what the future would be like, and (hopefully) prompt you to act or at least spread the word. And of course, to appreciate the beauty of the artistic elements, time, and effort that they've put in into these pieces of beauty.
So why am I making this art feature (other than the reasons listed above)? As a response to the global warming counter-arguments that I often hear, I'd just like to offer my 2 cents. To me, it does not matter where the scientific evidence stands (whether global warming is man-made, part of natural evolution, or any other stand out there). It's the attitude that matters, and how we treat the Earth to ensure its sustainability for the future generation. This brings forth a wide spectrum of issues such as conservation vs. habitat destruction, pollution vs. using renewable energies, and choosing a green lifestyle that takes into consideration the impact of small, everyday actions. We can't live in the world pretending that it's just our own little bubble; everything is interconnected and complexly interwoven together. Every small action matters, and every choice is yours.
Watch the 1.5-hour documentary "Home" if you haven't done so already: [link]
Every day is Earth Day
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So why am I making this art feature (other than the reasons listed above)? As a response to the global warming counter-arguments that I often hear, I'd just like to offer my 2 cents. To me, it does not matter where the scientific evidence stands (whether global warming is man-made, part of natural evolution, or any other stand out there). It's the attitude that matters, and how we treat the Earth to ensure its sustainability for the future generation. This brings forth a wide spectrum of issues such as conservation vs. habitat destruction, pollution vs. using renewable energies, and choosing a green lifestyle that takes into consideration the impact of small, everyday actions. We can't live in the world pretending that it's just our own little bubble; everything is interconnected and complexly interwoven together. Every small action matters, and every choice is yours.
Watch the 1.5-hour documentary "Home" if you haven't done so already: [link]
Every day is Earth Day [link]
Chernobyl
The placid lake, so tranquil and solemn, hides a horror that seeps through cracks. Beyond the still waters and the blades of grass lies a box: a concrete sarcophagus, supposed to subdue her. No one can subdue her. Once a queen, now a fiend, she lurks in the shadows, in the unseen. Her cloak is intangibility itself. Her crown long tarnished, lies broken, beyond the placid lagoon. Like an invisible fog, she seeps through the cracks of her sepulcher, taking with her the horrors that lie inside. She then solidifies into the monster she has become. She passes through the pale malachite grass, and even stoops down too look at the wormwood a while.
:thumb122582541: :thumb111990986: :thumb88188390: Carbon footprint reductionThere is no magic bullet, no single thing that can replace all our fossil fuel combustion at a stroke. We can't swap our fossil fuel consumption for something less harmful completely, immediately.
It would be good if we could do it really quickly, but we can't. If we simply stopped using fossil fuels at a stroke, one of the results would be deaths on a massive scale, from cold, thirst, hunger - and violence. This could be as bad as what we're trying to prevent! We could stop some of our more frivolous uses of fossil fuels pretty quickly without replacing them, but mostly we have to develop replacements and gradually reduce fossil fuel use as
:thumb122439169: Is this really our world?Is this really our world?
What have we done to it?
Why is the Earth dying?
Tell me, why does it weep?
Just sit down with me, child,
that I may tell you why;
you see, the world has changed,
and not for the better.
It just seems yesterday,
when the waters were clear,
trees, whales and bears still lived,
and the air was still pure.
Now, the world's gone crazy,
locked in destructive gear,
spiralling on downward,
zooming in on the fall.
We can't swim anymore,
or eat the oceans' gifts…
The waters are murky
and contaminated.
We can't inhale pure air -
it's all but disappeared;
what little reach our lungs
are polluted remains.
Earth DayGreenhouses gases swirl around:thumb120067718:
Your oblivious to the decaying world
Step up for once in your life
Be productive and use something new
Try the solar power over fossil fuels
Wind generated electricity instead of coal
The newspaper goes in the recycle bin now
Make a better world for not just yourself
But for the future generations as well
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beautiful in its strength.
terrifying and breathtaking
in its varying emotions;
violent and stunning.
the sudden manifestation of storm-
life altering.
the subtle transformation of seasons-
life sustaining.
an eternally shifting dance of change;
lightning strike and tranquil sunset.
the silent fall of snow and the snarl of hurricane winds.
shattering earthquake rupture and placid waves upon a beach.
gentle birdsong and predator's growl.
fire racing through an ancient forest and the sacred hush of dawn.
the delicate scent of the hyacinth and the sharp aroma of carrion.
rose, opening gradually
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so long not involved in this deviantart.TQ again
I'm SO happy!