Community Gardens Archives – Wayside Woodworks

Art for Public Art Projects

May 13, 2019December 1, 2022 waysidefilms

For several years as a guest artist for Jefferson County Schools, I worked with young kids in summer workshops and after school art clubs at

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Frozen Dead Guy Days
By S.H. Johnson
March 8, 2017
In 1993, a Norwegian named Trygve Bauge brought the frozen corpse of his grandfather, Bredo Morstoel, to the tiny mountain town of Nederland, […]
Family Pictures
By S.H. Johnson
December 26, 2018
Looking through our family’s photographic archive and trying to select images for my wife’s memorial service, I was struck by the power […]
The Panoramic Collage
By S.H. Johnson
January 29, 2018
The Panoramic Collage is a simple and effective method of deconstructing an image, sharpening your point of view and enlarging the camera’s […]
The New Ektachrome
By S.H. Johnson
March 8, 2017
In a major development for film-shooters, Kodak announced that it would introduce a new version of it’s classic and beloved Ektachrome Reversal […]
Debra Lynn Shirley
By S.H. Johnson
December 26, 2018
Debra Shirley passed into the next life on September 29th, 2018. She was the foundation of our family and my wife, partner, lover and friend for […]
Sandhill Cranes
By S.H. Johnson
April 6, 2021
The Cranes Alighting at Sunrise The Cranes Roosting in a Windy Cornfield Each spring during their annual migration, the Sandhill Cranes settle in for […]
Garden Mural Genesis
By S.H. Johnson
May 15, 2019
At Project Prepare’s Summer Arts Camp, I collaborated with a group of twenty young artists to create public artwork for our community gardens. […]
The Photographic Collage
By S.H. Johnson
January 29, 2018
Part documentary photographic essay and part studio construction, the photographic collage is an interesting hybrid artifact. Particularly with the […]
Photographic Triplets
By S.H. Johnson
July 9, 2017
Artists and photographers have used the Tryptich format for centuries to reinforce themes and refine their formal presentations. Related images and […]
The Art of Design
By S.H. Johnson
May 1, 2017
Although in recent years artists and designers have relied more on digital workflows, and less on the humble handmade drawing to conceptualize their […]