Localtopia is St. Pete’s biggest community event celebrating local makers and shakers. This year will be the biggest yet, and you can find us there: with our Happier Place products and my photography.
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Upcoming Mini Bird-Watching Walk Between Bird Finials
As part of my public artwork in St. Petersburg, I’m inviting the public to join me on a short bird watching walk between the two bird silhouette sculptures in Historic Kenwood.
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Photos in Two 2022 Monthly Wall Calendars
This year, my photography appears in two very different monthly wall calendars: the practical 2022 Happier Place nature photography calendar and the poster-sized 2022 St. PetersBird bird photography calendar.
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My First Public Art: Historic Kenwood Finials
Let me take you on a visual journey showing the creation of my first public artworks: from real birds, to silhouette photos, and finally to metal cut-outs flying above the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida.
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Art in the Garden at Historic Kenwood BungalowFest 2021
The 2021 edition of the annual Historic Kenwood BungalowFest in St. Petersburg, Florida, is all about gardens and art, including mine!
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Photos of Caladesi Island State Park: One of Tampa Bay’s Best-Kept Secrets (Florida)
What makes Caladesi Island State Park on the Florida Gulf Coast so special isn’t just its natural beauty, but also how uncrowded it is.
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Trail and Beach Photos from Honeymoon Island State Park (Florida)
Honeymoon Island quickly became one of my favorite places as soon as we moved to the Florida Gulf Coast. Let me show you some views from the beaches and trails.
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Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle Stages Photos and Videos
Photos and videos of the monarch butterfly life cycle stages, from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly, all in my Florida backyard over the course of just a few weeks.
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Shiny New Nature Photo Postcards + Satiny Folded Greeting Cards
Exciting news! A whole brand-new batch of shiny, sturdy, sustainably-sourced nature photo postcards featuring my photography are now available via Happier Place! TweetShareSharePin10Share10 Shares
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Winter Photos from Paynes Prairie State Park (Florida)
Paynes Prairie in North Florida is famous for the flocks of sandhill cranes that winter here among the local birds, wild horses, and bison.
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Featured Photo: Paynes Pier
This photo of the boardwalk that reaches into the wetlands lake of Paynes Prairie directly off US 441, I took on an early January morning in 2021.
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Old Movies Envisioning a Future 2020 – Better or Worse Than the Actual 2020?
As this crazy year finally comes to an end, let’s see how movies made in the past envisioned a future 2020. Which creative visionary came even close to predicting the intensity of this year? Did anyone imagine a year that was worse?
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2021 Wall Calendar Featuring My Photography
For the fourth year in a row, Happier Place published a wall calendar featuring my photography. It’s not too late to get one. TweetShareSharePinShare0 Shares
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Discover and Buy Local from Tampa Bay Artists and Makers
Tampa Bay’s LocalShops1 created a great online marketplace to support local artists, makers and small businesses – and to help everyone find unique products. It’s a win-win for a healthy community!
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New Landing Spot: My New Merged Relaunched Imperfect Website
This new LuciWest site has been a work-in-progress long enough, and it doesn’t seem I’ll ever get it “just right”. Therefore, I’m now officially declaring it launched – or relaunched.
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Introspection, Reflection and Need for Action – by a White German Expat in America
During the anguish of these days, something comes through clearly: it’s not enough to think one is not a racist, one has to be a proactive anti-racist. And that starts with some introspection and reflection.
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