@larrycmoss.com
I am a teaching artist and storyteller, passionate about creating unforgettable shared art experiences. I am currently Executive Director of Teaching Artists ROC, advocating for art-rich education and inspiring creativity in audiences of all ages.
1.5 years ago I took a class on wooden automata. I was excited about the mechanisms I made, but my carving was terrible. I knew I needed to learn to carve in order to make what I really wanted. Here's the first of the concepts I did in reimagined. More coming "soon" with more elaborate movements.
Turkey sculpture using dark and light bread doughs.
Family tradition. I’m thankfuI I learned to play with my food at a young age. #turkey #bread #playwithyourfood
A walking path along a stone wall that overlooks the Genesee River gorge at Letchworth State Park.
A view of the Genesee River gorge at Letchworth State Park. Fall colors fill the trees.
A vulture flies over fall-colored leaves in Letchworth State Park.
A vulture soars over the gorge in Letchworth State Park.
Fall photos from Letchworth State Park.
Another visit with the past. Balloon Manor, the slightly haunted mansion, was one of the very early public installations that launched a new realm of balloon art. medium.com/@larrycmoss/...
The last night of Rochester Fringe - SPHERE by eVenti Verticali @rochesterfringe.bsky.social
Teaching Artists ROC banner for the annual fundraiser.
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Monarch butterfly and purple milkweed plant
Bumble bee
Bumble bee
A couple monarchs hanging out at the purple milkweed
More fun photos from the weekend.
Double-crested cormorants.
Great blue heron
Osprey
Barn swallow
Fun nature photos of the week near Seneca Falls.
Dense greenery around a pond in Durand Eastman Park.
Indian pipe (aka ghost plant).
More nature photos from Western NY. These are from Durand Eastman Park in Rochester.
Hand carved wood figure in a red tuxedo jacket, black pants, red sneakers, and black top hat.
No nature photos this week. Instead I spent my time carving. Figure is 4” tall.
I just noticed RG&E's parent, Avangrid, is on the "World's Most Ethical Companies™" list. I wonder what they paid to get on that list.
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Basic Lego mini figure.
Airigami’s 7 meter tall biggie figure.
What is art? I wrote this many years ago, but I've been updating a lot of my old writing and thought this would be good to share with a different audience on a new platform. medium.com/@larrycmoss/...
Why not try my hand at landscapes? A couple shots from Watkins Glen.
Three baby robins waiting for mom to share the food she just brought them.
Three baby robins hoping mom comes back soon with more food. Mouths open wide in the ready position.
Closeup of a firefly.
More cute animals and bugs. This time in and around Watkins Glen, NY.
Chipmonk on a tree
Squirrel eating
Cardinal
Squirrel
This weeks nature photo walk. Back to Mendon Ponds Park.
Precheck lines will still move faster since the people in them tend to be the more frequent/experienced travelers.
Red-winged blackbird.
Sparrow
Great blue heron
Gray catbird
Ebony jewelwing
Mute swan
Common yell other
Common yellowthroat
I spent the morning at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge.
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
Latex balloons are truly natural latex, which we get from tapping rubber trees. There are no fillers or plasticizers. (There are pigments.) Like other natural items, they break down.
Chipmunk
Little brown bird.
Little brown bird taking a bath.
Very calm deer looking straight at the camera.
Local wildlife
White and pink rose, fully open.
Red and yellow rose, not yet open.
Bee in flight over a red and pink rose.
Red rose bush.
Just some local nature photos. Flowers are all in the Maplewood Rose Garden here in Rochester.
Hey #roc it’s time to vote. #letsdothis
Find your polling place, and even see a video of the new voting machines at VoteforKelly.com/vote
(much love to Rob Rogalski, @magnusapollo.bsky.social and especially @larrycmoss.com)
Throwback Thursday. A project from back in 2003. medium.com/@larrycmoss/...
