The other side of awkward : Fairfield photographer captures kids throughout their teen years
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Lucy DaSilva, of Fairfield, captured here at ages 13 and 19. Photographer Katie Settel snapped pictures of DaSilva throughout her teens and the photos are part of a pop-up exhibit on display in Fairfield at The Candlewood Market, through May 23, 2021. Capturing the Teen Years in which teens are photographed once a year throughout their teens is a new service Settel is offering through her photography business.Photos by Katie SettelShow MoreShow Less
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Photographer Katie Settel poses in her studio above Armstrong Gallery on Knowlton Street in Bridgeport, Conn., on Wednesday Sept. 4, 2019.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
Heroes on the half shell: New Haven filmmaker at work on oystering documentary
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New Haven filmmaker Steve HammPhoto by Dan Hamm / Contributed
As someone with a strong interest in environmentalism, Steve Hamm is fascinated by oysters and the whole business of oystering.
Hamm, 69, of New Haven, is a documentary filmmaker who first became drawn to Connecticut’s oystering industry while making a film about Connecticut’s Mill River. During that project, Hamm interviewed Norwalk-based oyster farmer Norm Bloom and watched crews at work.
“It was just fascinating,” Hamm said. “I loved the sea and I loved the ships.”
He also loved the role that oysters play in preserving the environmental health of the water they live in. The bivalves effectively filter the water, consuming algae, and removing excess nitrogen and carbon dioxide.
Heroes on the half shell: New Haven filmmaker at work on oystering documentary
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New Haven filmmaker Steve HammPhoto by Dan Hamm / Contributed
As someone with a strong interest in environmentalism, Steve Hamm is fascinated by oysters and the whole business of oystering.
Hamm, 69, of New Haven, is a documentary filmmaker who first became drawn to Connecticut’s oystering industry while making a film about Connecticut’s Mill River. During that project, Hamm interviewed Norwalk-based oyster farmer Norm Bloom and watched crews at work.
“It was just fascinating,” Hamm said. “I loved the sea and I loved the ships.”
He also loved the role that oysters play in preserving the environmental health of the water they live in. The bivalves effectively filter the water, consuming algae, and removing excess nitrogen and carbon dioxide.
A wonderful outlet : Aldrich workshop shows poetry is for everyone
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Barbara Jennes firmly believes that anyone can write poetry.
“And not just an awful poem,” adds Jennes, Ridgefield’s poet laureate and an educator at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield. “You can write wonderful poems. It just takes time.”
Jennes has taught poetry workshops and poetry camps at the Aldrich for some time, but starting in June, she began teaching an online poetry workshop, called the Virtual Poetry Playshop, which is free and open to all ages. The workshop happens monthly and the latest installment takes place from 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16. Its theme is “Mood and Muse.”
The art of science: New Stamford exhibit uses orchids to inspire activism
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Artist Patricia Laspino in front of her painting “Alice B. Laspino s work will be on display in the exhibit “Global Garden: Resonant Beauty,” which be on view in the Stamford Museum’s Bendel Galleries through April 25, 2021.Contributed by Patricia LaspinoShow MoreShow Less
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Saving the world seems like an insurmountable task. Patricia Laspino used to feel that way, too.
“I said to myself that same thing ‘I m just an artist. What can I do?’ ” says Laspino, who lives and works in North Haven. “But everybody can do something.”