#reclamation project

[gneechdrawsstuff]

August State-Of-the-Artist Post

What’s going on with me? Click here to find out! ;D

[the-gneech]

“The humans were amazing, in their day. Our world is layered over theirs, and the bones of the old one still poke through. On a clear morning you can see what’s left of one of their cities out in the bay… Huge buildings, tens or hundreds of stories high, standing precarious and mostly-uninhabitable, their flooded streets under twenty feet of water. But the humans’ day has passed. Oh, there’s still a few of them out there, trying to take back the world they squandered. But without claws? Without fur? Without scent? Heh. Good luck to ‘em.”

Reminder, I’m looking for wild fantasy anthropomorphic (furry)/posthumanist adventures for a paying anthology — The Reclamation Project. It’s a fantasy setting of a post-cataclysmic but ultimately optimistic future, drawing elements from solarpunk, sword and sorcery/sword and planet, and super-science adventure tales, The Reclamation Project tells the story of this future world by focusing on the stories of the furs who live in it.

The elevator pitch is “Casablanca Meets Thundarr the Barbarian — With Just a Touch of Studio Ghibli.” And you She-Ra fans I know are out there: you’ll feel right at home. Hop on! (She-Ra was actually my inspiration for creating the setting in the first place.)

We’re just over a month out from the submission deadline, so it’s time to get cracking! :D

Check out the submissions call page for more details, and please help spread the word! http://www.johnrrobey.com/the-reclamation-project-year-one/

[wallacepolsom]

Wallace Polsom, Reclamation Project (2018), paper collage, 19.9 x 22.1 cm.

[corephotographygibraltar]

Ideas in sketchbooks are worthless if hidden

Some many years back now working for Vox newspaper I was fortunate to be given a freedom to write articles which were not necessarily part of the Main Street news scene. Yes I am a reporter, at present a sports reporter, but at one time I was in main stream news. Vox newspaper happens to have been a period between two online news media projects which were somewhat advanced for their times in…

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[the-gneech]

Not counting my own story, The Reclamation Project received over 260,000 words’ worth of submissions. Dude. Are you kidding me? O.o

Not counting my own story, The Reclamation Project received over 260,000 words’ worth of submissions.

Dude. Are you kidding me? O.o

I read them all, and loved them all; even the roughest ones of the lot had something awesome about them. But with a wordcount target of 100,000 – 150,000, that meant that at a minimum I would have to say no to 110,000 words written for a world that I spun out of thin air by mashing together some of my favorite tropes.

I gotta tell you, it hasn’t been easy. I still have a double-handful of stories that I just can’t quite decide about, and the clock is ticking. Do all editors go through this?

On the other hand, the stories that I know are definitely in? They are freakin’ amazing. I am proud and astonished to be able to put my name on this book, and I’m ridiculously grateful to FurPlanet for making it possible. Just from my seat in the editor’s chair my own writing has also leveled up from experiencing the different voices and perspectives, and from seeing what worked in each story, what didn’t, and why.

So, yeah, editing is hard. But it’s been way more than worth it.

[lepetitpapillonmontessori]

The Reclamation Project Uses Volunteers to Restore Florida Ecosystem

Students at Le Petit Papillon Montessori School in Miami, Florida, are encouraged to develop an awareness of others and the environment. In order to instill the value of social and environmental awareness, Le Petit Papillon Montessori School arranges for the elementary school students to participate in local activities that benefit the community and provide enrichment. Becoming involved in the Reclamation Project exhibit at the Miami Science Museum is among the activities. A collaborative intervention between Miami artist Xavier Cortada and community volunteers, the Reclamation Project explores humankind’s ability to coexist with nature. It aims to help restore Florida's natural ecosystems by creating mangrove colonies in designated locations; the Miami Science Museum transplants its seedlings along Biscayne Bay. The transplanting of mangrove seedlings affects ecosystems above and below the water line, as native organisms use both areas for shelter. Additionally, mangrove ecosystems provide stability for shorelines, create nurseries for local fish, and protect surrounding cities from storms and rises in sea level. Cortada launched the Reclamation Project in 2006, during which volunteers planted 2,500 mangrove seedlings across South Beach. The Museum Volunteers for Environment (MUVE) took control of gathering mangrove propagules for cultivation and temporary display at the Bass Museum of Art and the SCOPE Art Fair until transplantation. In the following years, permanent exhibits for the Reclamation Project opened at the Miami Science Museum, the Deering Estate at Cutler, and the Florida Botanical Gardens. More than 1,000 seedlings are currently on exhibit at the Miami Science Museum’s Wildlife Center. After one year of cultivation, volunteers will assist in transplanting the seedlings along Biscayne Bay. Volunteers then assist in gathering new seedlings to be displayed and cultivated. Several sponsors took part in the project during its initiation, including the Miami Science Museum, the Surfrider Foundation, and the Department of Environmental Protection. Current sponsors include the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and the South Florida Ecological Art Project.                            

[mudwerks]

Reclamation Project (by paul.malon)