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on December 20
National Ranching Heritage Center
Posted project update #9Installation Update
The Portrait of Wildfire installation closed on Dec. 16 in Lubbock, TX at the National Ranching Heritage Center.
Many of the crayons and wax melded together while outside and created some very unique, sculptural forms. We are working with these pieces with the intent to make souvenir pieces from the installation. Images and information will be posted on this as soon as it is available.
There are plans for the sculptures to be installed in another location; we will make sure that information is available as soon as the details are confirmed. Thank you for your support of this installation! We look forward to seeing where they will go next and sharing how the sculptures will react in a new location.
Our intent is to host other installation art projects that raise awareness of environmental concerns at the National Ranching Heritage Center. If this is something you would like to see more of, we would appreciate hearing your comments and reactions to Portrait of Wildfire.
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on November 3, 2011
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commented on a projectCurrently, the end date has been set for February of 2012. That will change if they deteriorate too badly to keep outside. We will try to post new photos occasionally. There are also several posted at facebook.com/portraitofwildfire.
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on November 3, 2011
National Ranching Heritage Center
Posted project update #8Portrait of Wildfire Publicity
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on October 10, 2011
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Posted project update #7Wildfire Sculptures in Place!
Post CommentThe building and installation of the wildfire sculptures took place last week. "Unwanted Visitor: Portrait of Wildfire" officially opened to the public on October 7. See the photo below of the sculptures in place. Follow the installation on our facebook page at facebook.com/portraitofwildfire.
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on September 15, 2011Funded!
Unwanted Visitor: Portrait of Wildfire by National Ranching Heritage Center
Wildfire sculptures created out of crayons, placed in a historical park in drought-stricken Texas to raise awareness of wildfire.
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100% funded $2,510 pledged
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on September 13, 2011
National Ranching Heritage Center
Posted project update #6Installation Opening
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on September 12, 2011
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Posted project update #5Texas Fires in the Bastrop Area
Post CommentA member of the Ranching Heritage Association has sent us photos of the fires that took place around their ranch, near Bastrop, TX. We wanted to share these to again stress how important this installation is.
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on September 9, 2011
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Posted project update #4Artist Herb Williams' Record-Breaking Project
Post CommentThe National Ranching Heritage Center is so fortunate to have the opportunity to work with the talented Herb Williams on this wildfire installation. We wanted to share with you an exciting project that he just completed in New York City with Jack Daniels, resulting in breaking a Guiness World Record for the largest glass bottle mosaic (2,120 Jack Daniel’s bottles).
Read about the record breaking day here:
Watch the time lapse of the mosaic and see a photo of the finished product below:
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on September 7, 2011
National Ranching Heritage Center
Posted project update #3Wildfires in Texas
Post CommentTo put this project in perspective, we wanted to share information on the current situation with wildfires in Texas. The educational component of this project will address wildfire awareness in several different ways for a variety of age groups.
The state of Texas is experiencing its worst fire season in history. A record 3.5 million acres have burned since the start of the season last November as hot and dry weather, coupled with a historic drought, has made conditions ripe for rapid fire growth.
This link will show you the most up-to-date conditions of fires currently burning in Texas:
This video, by Texas Parks and Wildlife, shows just how quickly a fire can spread:
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on September 6, 2011
National Ranching Heritage Center
Posted project update #2Wildfire Sculpture Sketch
Post CommentThis is a sketch of the wildfire sculptures by Herb Williams. The largest fire will be 8 feet tall.
National Ranching Heritage Center
Lubbock, TX
The National Ranching Heritage Center is a unique museum and historical park comprised of 48 authentic dwellings and out buildings from some of history’s most important ranches. Structures on the 16-acre site have been authentically restored and furnished a... view more
What a terrific installation piece! An interesting concept about an important issue that yielded a beautiful piece of art. What can be better than that?