http://www.michaelmercil.com/home daily 1.0 2024-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1716404498819-ABKONYOMMAIZOBS7A1JL/1_La+Jolla_2023.jpg Home ART IS GOOD FOR YOU, 2023, La Jolla, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1716391448171-P53FDQSADGPXOYQ4DXI4/2_Beeler_2022.jpg Home Some thing(s) exhibition view, 2022, Beeler Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1716391449757-E7KW1IR5V2TX4AXZG8WR/3_THING_2022.jpg Home THING, 2022, wool and canvas needlepoint https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1716391451482-D5F0F6ENOJ05EUSCYPO9/4_small+monuments_2021.jpg Home Small monuments (two of ten), 2021, enameled steel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1716391473622-SNJEB3YRQK6KL9AXFZMC/5_monument_line.jpg Home Some thing(s) exhibition view, 2022, Beeler Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1716391451187-10IJPXUCVA4I70BPDNND/6_Beeler+news_2022.jpg Home Reading the Daily News (a public service), 2008-ongoing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1716391474622-OYIXNZW27LKK5FSAG39A/7_newspapers_chalboard.jpg Home Reading the Daily News archive and tally, 2022, Beeler Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1716391452045-464CRXFBWE0MWTPDORZ8/8_DARKNESS_2022.jpg Home DARKNESS, 2022, pastel on paper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1716391452551-PFMY22GR0S1FKPQHVHAF/9_Cbus+monument_2021.jpg Home Monument for the People of Columbus, Ohio (proposed), 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1716391457194-X528Y2BTGEH2YYQPD187/12_ART+MKT+card_2016.jpg Home ART MARKET™ calling card https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1716391460449-VHCLP27V10TMPU6HOCZQ/10_Just+Me+%28ART+MKT%29_2021.jpg Home ART MARKET™ gallery view, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1716391455449-KC3UXQPTT1W5MQMU332C/11_Site+set_2017.jpg Home Site set-aside, 2017-ongoing, Wexner Center for the Arts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1716391462025-7Q458RCHQRFJEP53G7BK/15_F%26SU+certificate_2016.JPG Home Fair & Square University certificate of program completion, 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1716391458434-7LGL2R809LR22DUKQ12D/13_T%27s+desk+score_2016.jpg Home Thoreau’s Desk plan and score (page 2 pf 4), 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1716391462363-9E2OA1S8K3VQ65OMM8CP/14_T%27s+desk+recording_2014.jpg Home Thoreau’s Desk recording, 2014, deCordova Sculpture Garden and Museum 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paper, 22.75 x 30 inches each page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1555535973600-TJOBH0GD6WYUOL5IFFNF/DSCF0368_edited_2019.jpg IN CONCERT TIGUE performing Thoreau's Desk (requires some assembly) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1555536028867-EH8L2ECO6QCO91MT24IW/tdesk_4_compressed_cropped_2019.jpg IN CONCERT Thoreau’s Desk plan and score (page 4 of 4), 2016, print on paper, 22.75 x 30 inches each page http://www.michaelmercil.com/walden-revisited daily 0.75 2025-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1446587799100-FY9BVY77GDSAC9X4VJD3/1_recording_A.jpg WALDEN, REVISITED Thoreau's Desk premiere recording, 30 October 2014 (destroyed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1549475590096-Y8ZMU1V53GRWUM8HQ8XM/Walden%2C-revisited.png WALDEN, REVISITED 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1557952986563-6C0AALZNBQBXGW5SOJBY/page+11_2019.jpg INCREASE Exhibition view east gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1557952832234-0BA57VKJ2840QL9UAWDY/page+12a_2019.jpg INCREASE Mrs. Peter (detail), 2003, enamel paint on pine plywood, twenty panels 36 x 36 x 1/2 inches each http://www.michaelmercil.com/promise daily 0.75 2025-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1556210948361-M74TTXXKH7IXQ1EN0FK1/Promise_01_2019.jpg PROMISE Exhibition view https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1556210979104-XNH22CIPS2DRL99TK60J/Promise_05_2019.jpg PROMISE muse, 2001, enamel paint on wallpaper, 96 x 288 inches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1556211005864-5PQ9KST1BZWBO5I9DEOB/3_2019.jpg PROMISE muse (detail) 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1447365175559-TZUV4QK9HMXV3EGMLQLW/image-asset.jpeg ROOTS OF RENEWAL Inventive men (detail) 2003, enamel paint on wood, 250 linear feet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1556204738327-RA1HLCYIN03MUUCY2RPN/3_composite_2019.jpg ROOTS OF RENEWAL Watering rack for hens, 2003, painted wood and enamel pan, 18 x 12 x 18 inches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1556204766396-TY9DQCNHM7GR6CBJKL4E/3_2019.jpg ROOTS OF RENEWAL Exhibition view with Watering rack for hens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1556204791578-R5OZ28R5LE7MEHINFELR/book9_2019.jpg ROOTS OF RENEWAL Oregon sorting table (source book illustration) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1556204836263-IIRSR753I730BRJ5X21S/5_2019.jpg ROOTS OF RENEWAL Oregon sorting table, 2003, mixed media, 38 x 58 x 42 inches 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In My Father's House (Pavilion IX, University of Virginia), 2000, printed window shade, wood tub with cast bronze, floor-cloth, dimensions vary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1557932939362-VJCZZ6WC0CUE79Y4I7D4/4-filtered_2019.jpg HINDSIGHT/FORESITE In My Father's House (African-American entrance to Paramount Theater), 2000, window shade, cast bronze shoe-shine box, floor-cloth; dimensions vary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1557932973832-DVSCQPFO6C6BFBOGBRB6/2_2019.jpg HINDSIGHT/FORESITE In My Father's House (slave quarters at Ash Lawn-Highland Plantation), 2000, window shades, printed wallpaper, rusted-steel ballot box, floor-cloth; dimensions vary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1557933148119-QVA63E97OSA5GXC919N9/6_edited_2019.jpg HINDSIGHT/FORESITE In My Father's House (performing Living History), 2000 http://www.michaelmercil.com/allegheny-riverfront-park daily 0.75 2025-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1447435082483-IV42L5HRKBW67Q5NRQ1H/image-asset.jpeg ALLEGHENY RIVERFRONT PARK Facing west toward 7th Street bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1558018889203-CNUZX7JBRUIW3M64G412/8+2_2019.jpg ALLEGHENY RIVERFRONT PARK Park site circa 1993 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1558018918136-MHYE8ZJBXACN8CE40X1P/20XUntitled-4_2019.jpg ALLEGHENY RIVERFRONT PARK Park proposal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1558018949756-Q4MKNK2IB96NM0XVS3QW/11+2_2019.jpg ALLEGHENY RIVERFRONT PARK Upper park esplanade stone walkway (left), plantings and seating (right) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1558019062168-6CID9NEGJXW3CA8W6CE0/6_2019.jpg ALLEGHENY RIVERFRONT PARK Top of pedestrian ramp (left), bottom of ramp (right) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1558019089386-UT1WKFHEFRH4OS03XT7H/13_2019.jpg ALLEGHENY RIVERFRONT PARK Bronze handrail on ramp (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1558019118806-HHTYDQ1LB4YQXO3JPMXG/11_2019.jpg ALLEGHENY RIVERFRONT PARK Bulrush paving texture in lower park (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1558019146752-AR8CCS5Q0YW4N65OTWCO/10_2019.jpg ALLEGHENY RIVERFRONT PARK Park access below Seventh Street bridge http://www.michaelmercil.com/windfarm daily 0.75 2025-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1449695534815-3LAAK0QHE3XP2B9HC082/image-asset.jpeg WIND|FARM Schematic 2013 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1549485837988-H1C4XXLZ6Y2BVQRK9KQV/Wind-Farm.png WIND|FARM https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1558021920441-8POFYZT462M2JGTSL1P2/Untitled-1_2019.jpg WIND|FARM OSU students with windmill 1980 (left), proposed turbine 2013 (right) http://www.michaelmercil.com/halos-for-nyc daily 0.75 2025-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1557953800546-6HZ2KUWFIZGL6FWAFR75/IMG_2634_2019.jpg HALOS for NYC HALOS for NYC, June 2009 - March 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1557953841962-FDI6IJZMJLMVPJ9J08OB/HALOS_2019.jpg HALOS for NYC Plan (left), Murray Street at River Terrace (right) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1557953913028-WBDF0AKMMSUACARHHM95/Heliostats_2019.jpg HALOS for NYC Heliostats atop Verdesian residential tower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1557953951429-HCMPVFCB32L7NQLHZPWA/2_IMG_2567_2019.jpg HALOS for NYC Illuminated text (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1557953978729-PZ9L2TC8070IN8BY7QQR/4_72AX3584_2019.jpg HALOS for NYC Illuminated text (detail) http://www.michaelmercil.com/reading-the-daily-news daily 0.75 2025-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1446663525172-I6M28J9CQ5JMZ092WGBV/image-asset.jpeg READING THE DAILY NEWS Reading the Daily News in 2008 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1558024544256-RFE3NURSA9N7CA0902QW/2_2019.jpg READING THE DAILY NEWS News headline 2008 http://www.michaelmercil.com/covenant daily 0.75 2025-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1449093040679-HX624CANQV6RUQM3X112/image-asset.jpeg COVENANT http://www.michaelmercil.com/lci-seminar daily 0.75 2025-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1454606319183-6T8JBYT1MRNWLWQMLZCZ/1.jpg LCI SEMINAR Seminar enrollment audition, winter 2007 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1558025134671-3JF792VJ1SERUP50GPGY/art_emergency_2019.jpg LCI SEMINAR Seminar tee-shirt, spring 2009 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1558025154110-TSHDNGRA1SF2SX0C9T0T/tables_2_2019.jpg LCI SEMINAR Art Emergency Response Unit seminar action for Department of Music concert, spring 2009 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1559685839372-5EUF1BKIAA1DAPEK26V5/Mircus+Circus+11_12.png LCI SEMINAR Poster for seminar action with Department of Music, fall 2013 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1558025210492-26T3M64LSPRZEDNKETTI/1_2019.jpg LCI SEMINAR Mark Tribe lecture with guitar accompaniment at Wexner Center for the Arts, spring 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1558025231421-AMSH0DF5JG9K7WLPGJ3M/2_2019.jpg LCI SEMINAR Matthew Coolidge post-lecture conversation at HamMer Studio, winter 2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1558025252265-PRB86I6PK73B79ASAAP3/6_2019.jpg LCI SEMINAR Seminar student guerrilla action, spring 2009 http://www.michaelmercil.com/teardrop-park daily 0.75 2025-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1447434450919-4IR6W69E6GUHQECW35JZ/image-asset.jpeg TEARDROP PARK Teardrop Park geologic section along north park pathway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1549483234853-FMHACQGEJ9X11SLZT3NM/Teardrop-Park.png TEARDROP PARK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1557956648979-8SFZQJJA7A3VG2XJ7ZFD/NYC+-+lower+manhattan+aerial_2019.jpg TEARDROP PARK Park location (upper left corner) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1557954779742-OH0L3IGFD44AKQJ6KCI1/03-DSC02087_2019.jpg TEARDROP PARK Aerial view https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1557954804553-ZEVXUVED1RPLVTSUWAW8/5_2019.jpg TEARDROP PARK Stone wall (left), tunnel entrance to south park (right) by MVVA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1557956685553-9S6HRR9RFK67A4YNC3YM/Untitled-2_2019.jpg TEARDROP PARK North park marsh (left), south park pathway (right) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1557954866578-UNK01VWI7MBWQZJNK6LH/6_2019.jpg TEARDROP PARK Tunnel entrance facing north (left), south park play area (right) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1557956734622-RFODFF9H2E9APP8OP5TB/26pw--884204_3_2019.jpg TEARDROP PARK South park play area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1557956764711-UPK627QSO8WO0KVQTRTL/Lawn+Lounge+2_2019.jpg TEARDROP PARK North park http://www.michaelmercil.com/monument-for-the-people-of-columbus-ohio daily 0.75 2025-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/f2ca14d0-a201-4712-a094-107bd755ea92/1_mercil+final+color+sketch.jpg MONUMENT FOR THE PEOPLE OF COLUMBUS, OHIO (proposal) Concept sketch by Claire Ronan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/91da0a13-99b0-4ea5-a8d0-df8fc43091f5/Artboard+1.png MONUMENT FOR THE PEOPLE OF COLUMBUS, OHIO (proposal) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/ef5bcb56-d157-47ae-8038-c3c55474ba2d/3_columbus+statue+and+city+hall+composite.jpg MONUMENT FOR THE PEOPLE OF COLUMBUS, OHIO (proposal) Removed statue of Christopher Columbus and vintage postcard showing Columbus City Hall (south plaza) http://www.michaelmercil.com/in-union-remotely daily 0.75 2025-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/0255c98d-b435-4a68-8151-8cc7c3873827/1_DSC_7776-Edit_text_adjust2B.jpg IN UNION, REMOTELY Not On View, 2020, pastel on paper, 9 x 12 inches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/f4e59c9e-f89c-484a-82fc-d010c9ae74f2/3_IMG_1755_nick+fake.jpg IN UNION, REMOTELY Exhibition label, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2019, ink on paper, dimensions not known http://www.michaelmercil.com/some-things daily 0.75 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/b3784f97-38a9-4a8c-97de-10865cea24fc/DSC_3778+copy2.jpg SOME THING(S) - Make it stand out Exhibition view with Reading the Daily News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/00b06536-c159-4f3a-8bef-efd236fd68a1/DSC_3476-Edit.jpg SOME THING(S) - Make it stand out METAPHOR, 2022, wool and canvas needlepoint, 8 x 12 inches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/f467c0ea-6058-4661-be7e-1492921ba0ad/DSC_3371-Edit+copy.jpg SOME THING(S) - Make it stand out Exhibition view https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/7285e2cb-d4c2-41d5-9587-275823e3f6ec/DSC_3367+copy.jpg SOME THING(S) - Make it stand out METAPHOR, 2021, enameled steel panel, 24 x 36 inches; FREE/FORM/FROM/FALL, 2021, pastel on paper, 26 3/4 x 20 3/4 inches each (framed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1982fb21-ddc8-4d58-a660-b8d7ed83e01f/DSC_4387-Edit.jpg SOME THING(S) - Make it stand out FORM (detail) from FREE/FORM/FROM/FALL, 2021, pastel on paper, 26 3/4 x 20 3/4 inches each (framed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/31259420-7d21-4e77-98ff-961eb561c203/DSC_3345+copy+2.jpg SOME THING(S) - Make it stand out Threshold, 2003-06, carved basalt, 22 1/2 x 36 x 36 inches; STONE/TREE/WATER, 2022, set of three enameled steel panels, sizes vary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/d7edb857-328b-4ce0-a65b-051ce3f44ef4/DSC_3410-Edit+copy+3.jpg SOME THING(S) - Make it stand out SIGMUNDFREUD, 2022, pastel on paper, 38 3/4 x 38 3/4 inches (framed); blue|yellow, 2022, reversible enameled steel panel, 24 x 27 inches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/55bdd413-d56c-444e-babd-0df28af36065/DSC_3396-Edit+copy+2.jpg SOME THING(S) - Make it stand out untitled (corner relief), 2021, found cardboard box, 29 x 7 x 13 1/2 inches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/ec739ca3-c191-41d8-8f07-bd7d6cc24119/Beeler_Mercil_ToleranceProject42+copy.jpg SOME THING(S) - Make it stand out untitled (heap), 2022, gathered field stones, approx. 28 x 48 x 36 inches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/ea47c361-c9c2-4666-bc61-b104e90abbc1/DSC_3512-Edit.jpg SOME THING(S) - Make it stand out DARKNESS, 2022, pastel on paper, 26 3/4 x 38 3/4 (framed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/2cc56b96-5047-4e3e-8858-ddc2b2453101/Beeler_Mercil_ToleranceProject40.jpg SOME THING(S) - Make it stand out Exhibition view https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/66c216d9-490f-4be9-a46c-57dc77a4699c/Beeler_Mercil_ToleranceProject45.jpg SOME THING(S) - Make it stand out Exhibition view https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1695654462046-MVHSF8O8WGPDJ2MVRYEC/objects.jpg SOME THING(S) untitled (eight objects), 2022, mixed media with blue chalk line, dimensions vary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1695654466622-I6JZ0D92KHZLLUQ4BC4Z/objects2.jpg SOME THING(S) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1695654472273-JG0SX0DFMM0UMV05FVBY/objects3.jpg SOME THING(S) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1695654479504-XA81MUO3VWQCW3T346FW/objects4.jpg SOME THING(S) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1695654486323-DFGLMFCUQTBZQCPUJ7XC/objects5.jpg SOME THING(S) - eight untitled objects 2022, mixed media with blue chalk line, dimensions vary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1695654492942-MM7HQW1TF2LFBAJESNLF/objects6.jpg SOME THING(S) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1695654498965-VYXFQ9B8WB0BDLUIECKO/objects7.jpg SOME THING(S) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1695654502235-VJEASBVIOJ6N1UDSWAJD/objects8.jpg SOME THING(S) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/3c7b7e13-5969-4e22-aa56-3616b12e8ad1/DSC_3505-Edit+copy2.jpg SOME THING(S) - Make it stand out THING, 2022, wool and canvas needlepoint, 4 x 15 inches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/0ce7fb35-5d87-4998-892a-a69143ed487b/DSC_3490+copy2+copy.jpg SOME THING(S) - Make it stand out MOBYDICK, 2022, pastel on paper, 26 3/4 x 38 3/4 inches (framed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/d18b6bae-abbc-4ad2-a22c-f820f53236d1/Beeler_Mercil_ToleranceProject48+copy2.jpg SOME THING(S) - Make it stand out untitled (brick), circa 1995, plasteline and polystyrene, 2 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 3 1/2 inches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/6bac29da-6f16-4286-a7cc-ef145fe04c67/Beeler_Mercil_ToleranceProject8+copy+2.jpg SOME THING(S) - Make it stand out Exhibition view with FREE ADMISSION, 2022, latex paint, 16 x 41 1/2 feet (rear wall dimensions) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/751adc0f-de05-4d67-b6ea-a21ffe4195c8/DSC_3712-Edit_crop.jpg SOME THING(S) - Make it stand out Reading the Daily News, 2008-ongoing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/73a14191-8f16-40f3-a397-d75bc36ca890/DSC_3579.jpg SOME THING(S) - Make it stand out Reading the Daily News (archive), 2008-ongoing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/29851136-89ec-4cf8-8de7-9e8cc375ad00/DSC_3898-Edit.jpg SOME THING(S) - Make it stand out Reading the Daily News (tally), 2022-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/892a54f9-df2f-4556-bb5d-1fd476ca4354/DSC_3554-Edit+copy+3.jpg SOME THING(S) - Make it stand out FREE ADMISSION (detail), 2022, latex wall paint, 16 x 41 1/2 feet (overall wall dimensions) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/e01fe6fa-253f-49cb-9171-2059a3df56da/DSC_3568+copy2.jpg SOME THING(S) - Make it stand out Shine, 2000, cast bronze, 9 x 12 3/4 x 14 3/4 inches; Covenant (first version), 2000, rusted steel, 18 1/4 x 15 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/4e1fa42f-40ed-40b3-b912-7d114a02afaa/Beeler_Mercil_ToleranceProject50+copy+3.jpg SOME THING(S) - Make it stand out Postcards and rack, 2015-ongoing, printed card stock, 7 x 5 inches each https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/66c05994-3dfc-4538-b9c2-90dc676e3756/DSC_4428-Edit+copy3+copy.jpg SOME THING(S) - Make it stand out Tablet from Small Monuments (set of ten pieces), 1980-2021, enameled steel, 13 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/a1f4ad96-0f01-4fa8-92f4-62ed62eed93d/DSC_3540-Edit+copy.jpg SOME THING(S) - Make it stand out Column(s) from Small Monuments (set of ten pieces), 1980-2021, enameled steel, 18 x 3 inches (left); 24 x 7 inches (right) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/021f1edd-ba87-49f0-8469-5b568bd5144b/Beeler_Mercil_ToleranceProject33+copy+2.jpg SOME THING(S) - Make it stand out Exhibition view https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/c8e68145-09c5-426b-93ea-dcbb0480e3f1/DSC_3456+copy2.jpg SOME THING(S) - Make it stand out Tower, 2003-06, carved basalt, 40 1/2 x 36 x 36 inches; untitled color samples, enameled steel, 6 x 4 inches each https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/6d84a417-3a49-4071-98a0-ad32ec3400c6/DSC_3471+copy.jpg SOME THING(S) - Make it stand out Through line (partial view), 2022, assorted found objects, approx. 25 1/4 x 17 x 93 1/4 inches (overall); Small monument (one of ten), 1980-2021, enameled steel, sizes vary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/9c6626d0-da6a-47ba-acfb-2c602a1f3806/DSC_3465-Edit+copy1.jpg SOME THING(S) - Make it stand out Safe sheep, 2011, latex paint and graphite on canvas, 52 x 80 inches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/f9ed004b-0f47-4035-8892-9c2244dc17d9/Beeler_Mercil_ToleranceProject34+copy+3.jpg SOME THING(S) - Make it stand out Exhibition view http://www.michaelmercil.com/fair-square-university daily 0.75 2025-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/3744da8f-f9bf-4eb4-b76a-a652cd4d23dd/DSC_4498B-Edit+copy.jpg FAIR & SQUARE UNIVERSITY - Make it stand out Fair & Square Univeristy Student Handbook & Recruitment Brochure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/9b2eba27-bf20-4627-b7c8-cfdd0df4c1f0/IMG_2840.JPG FAIR & SQUARE UNIVERSITY - Make it stand out F&SU pop-up campus at Capellagården, Sweden, May 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/81a6fc30-473c-4824-9ee3-fe9213671841/IMG_2552+copy.jpg FAIR & SQUARE UNIVERSITY - Make it stand out Fair & Square University Hall, Capellagården, Sweden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/20a66e9c-a220-415a-b562-765bbc9c0bc2/IMG_2433+copy.jpg FAIR & SQUARE UNIVERSITY - Make it stand out F&SU at Capellagården motto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/8965c67d-6c19-471f-aa22-360c8b1b642d/IMG_2693.JPG FAIR & SQUARE UNIVERSITY - Make it stand out Classroom entrance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/b189459d-3a14-4d0b-96be-effd6c281bcf/IMG_2477+copy.jpg FAIR & SQUARE UNIVERSITY - Make it stand out Classroom interior https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/fffc0cb6-a23c-46c5-9da1-cbc8fa6a7658/William+Nording.jpg FAIR & SQUARE UNIVERSITY - Make it stand out History lesson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/a421355e-a351-4a5c-81fb-465e9a5bcb58/IMG_2664+copy.jpg FAIR & SQUARE UNIVERSITY - Make it stand out Classroom interior (partial views) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1542a18e-10bb-4054-bf15-764dce8c3f40/IMG_2592.JPG FAIR & SQUARE UNIVERSITY - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/c511d4b3-b266-4ede-92c4-bcf9a07b5f21/IMG_2405+copy.jpg FAIR & SQUARE UNIVERSITY - Make it stand out Free library https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/2346952b-2630-47f3-a8a3-42d3695bbfae/IMG_2804+copy.jpg FAIR & SQUARE UNIVERSITY - Make it stand out Print workshop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/5ff47f80-694d-4250-8682-0a8f43b3a5e9/IMG_2838.JPG FAIR & SQUARE UNIVERSITY - Make it stand out F&SU Certificate of Program Completion http://www.michaelmercil.com/the-virtual-pasture daily 0.75 2025-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1558022909476-TEY7JR8JPBJMWZUXKT1D/2_2019.jpg THE VIRTUAL PASTURE Project site, spring 2009 - autumn 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/cb54ad76-637f-49b4-973a-268ce27fd535/Sheeps2+copy.jpg THE VIRTUAL PASTURE - Make it stand out Announcement for monthly Wexner Center for the Arts event https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/2989aca1-50b5-47b6-a41c-434840765269/2_MG_8124+copy.jpg THE VIRTUAL PASTURE - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1558022932613-85QGGY2MKF94OLXZPM2K/3_2019.jpg THE VIRTUAL PASTURE Sheep Monday (Shetland wether at the Wexner Center), autumn 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1558022960903-DPJ870I384IWW0A2M2KT/4_2019.jpg THE VIRTUAL PASTURE OSU animal sciences classroom, circa 1963 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1558022981925-AZDHIX7DNB7HD087IWLJ/17X_2019.jpg THE VIRTUAL PASTURE (above) Desktop screen capture from Stratford Ecological Center, Delaware County, Ohio, 9:50pm 28 June 2010 (below) Additional screen captures, times and seasons vary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1696360689041-PMDAOWL0S75WMU3PD4I3/michael+objects+line.jpg THE VIRTUAL PASTURE 10:47 am 15 January 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1696360688832-4O3PDLF88KTQB4AKE4KB/michael+objects+line2.jpg THE VIRTUAL PASTURE 10:05 am 8 February 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1696360692463-3HMDPPIYC7262HMQRLKZ/michael+objects+line3.jpg THE VIRTUAL PASTURE 5:41 pm 5 March 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1696360692538-0KME1TT5WXSQDRN6RU7Q/michael+objects+line4.jpg THE VIRTUAL PASTURE 9:13 am 17 April 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1696445498598-WFS0943UPDOMJN7ZGS81/michael+objects+line5.jpg THE VIRTUAL PASTURE 7:30 am 25 May 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1696360696706-ZR15WZ84HFT90E4KPIJG/michael+objects+line6.jpg THE VIRTUAL PASTURE 9:45 am 29 June 2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1696360700665-KLN52M2NK5YY9KS490B0/michael+objects+line7.jpg THE VIRTUAL PASTURE 9:18 pm 25 July 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1696360700782-00D2CP7SYSYN19SUMLRR/michael+objects+line8.jpg THE VIRTUAL PASTURE 11:21 am 24 August 2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1696360705694-G87WFI5REVZ7IMBWOBKT/michael+objects+line9.jpg THE VIRTUAL PASTURE 7:30 pm 14 September 2010 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1696445460047-CBSM7ZVNAUX86JG5NT6M/michael+objects+line14.jpg THE VIRTUAL PASTURE 11:06 pm 29 April 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1696440686224-Q0QIT2PY2XP093O02X14/michael+objects+line+14.jpg THE VIRTUAL PASTURE 9:04 pm 2 June 2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1558023011798-POTPKHTY7J54DNE89N7J/8_2019.jpg THE VIRTUAL PASTURE Sheep Monday (grazing Shetland ewe), spring 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1558023038001-1DQRRWUQKYZ27W8YDH0W/9new_2019.jpg THE VIRTUAL PASTURE Sheep Monday (Shetland ewe with LED monitor), spring 2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/12dbf659-1b56-49d1-9cfe-0a1f0d485c0b/SHEEP-banner-1-crop.jpg THE VIRTUAL PASTURE - Make it stand out LED monitor cover, 2011 http://www.michaelmercil.com/site-setaside daily 0.75 2025-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1548271877863-JGYJ96OFMHX724UTIBXE/8_wex_planting_nov_17.jpg SITE SET-ASIDE Grasses and forbs for planting, autumn 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1549483652222-VEXMQ0MPY8EOZ531NTF1/Site-set-aside.png SITE SET-ASIDE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1558021716200-1U9NHKHDPATV3FEO4QSJ/Picture1+copy_2019.jpg SITE SET-ASIDE Planting, late autumn 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/d880bf2f-204a-448e-975f-0a76c5b0f624/DSC_1688.jpg SITE SET-ASIDE - Make it stand out Planting, late autumn 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/ac9f2d75-b1e6-4d11-80a3-f3d89f11079c/_18A8645B+copy.jpg SITE SET-ASIDE - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1558021332273-UG3LUHO3B7D4XFC05J8E/DSC_3563_KG+2+copy_2019.jpg SITE SET-ASIDE In bloom, autumn 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1558021387433-0M507KFLVKQZ8839SCFO/DSC_3589_KG_2019.jpg SITE SET-ASIDE Native plants (detail) autumn 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1558021420430-6JIVNEYURR4XBU423LBB/DSC_3613_KG_2019.jpg SITE SET-ASIDE Project site, autumn 2018 http://www.michaelmercil.com/beanfield daily 0.75 2025-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1454605168067-29HAJ36YPLCOVXXEM17Q/image-asset.jpeg BEANFIELD Beanfield site, spring 2006 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1549484131486-62RMVGT8E4OPAD9I1A8K/Beanfield.png BEANFIELD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1558024136972-AMBTXI9O5OUZR766N7HB/1_2019.jpg BEANFIELD OSU Orton Hall with crop planting, circa 1889 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1558024158852-CQZXZFQ84MKY8RF01UC3/DSCN3173_2019.jpg BEANFIELD Setting bean poles, spring 2006 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1558024182040-1EUIBSVSEIQUOFUQ6MCG/4_2019.jpg BEANFIELD Tending the Beanfield, late spring 2006 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/48750188-8620-4338-a8f3-30df89cb0636/_Screen+Shot+2023-12-05+at+3.57.18+PM.png BEANFIELD - Make it stand out Early summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/ad03bc44-ad2b-446f-a837-8679f6d3f638/IMG_6812.jpg BEANFIELD - Make it stand out First harvest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1558024229226-6BADVF0I8OJ12SQC9NQB/seed_packets_2019.jpg BEANFIELD Seed packets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1558024206304-KW4HFFCDO8KEOFFRWJ1A/5_2019.jpg BEANFIELD Late summer http://www.michaelmercil.com/from-the-20th-century daily 0.75 2025-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1447367094513-K5YAVAAM8N0MU7E0QE03/1-filtered.jpg FROM THE 20TH CENTURY Exhibition view, lower gallery entrance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/9d59074d-d094-4f3b-8f04-2107013d5c77/Riser5B.jpg FROM THE 20TH CENTURY - Make it stand out Exhibition view, lower gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1555689460841-IL9P5T6KQ6BB4KC05JC1/5_2019.jpg FROM THE 20TH CENTURY Exhibition view, lower gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/c11b33ec-9c36-41d3-be5d-2c1851ed5953/WesternUnion_det2_cr2.jpg FROM THE 20TH CENTURY - Make it stand out Western Union (detail), 2006, enamel and latex paint, dimensions vary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/aa866485-7c60-4582-9624-b4fa414ee3c3/Ceiling_det+copy+2.jpg FROM THE 20TH CENTURY passage (detail), 2006, printed brown paper and tape, 32 x 32 inches each sheet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1555689545567-CTC3NRLY81TTT1680CTI/12X_2019.jpg FROM THE 20TH CENTURY station, 2000-2006, mixed media with found object and cast bronze copy, dimensions vary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1555689656891-CKH7N4BS2HN7L3E5GD2Z/3_2019.jpg FROM THE 20TH CENTURY Exhibition view, upper lobby gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/7086507f-aedf-40df-99d6-95b7cc9b36f3/Ghosts3.jpg FROM THE 20TH CENTURY - Make it stand out shadows and ghosts: three ghosts, 2003-2006, cast plaster and steel beams, dimensions vary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/0a2dbef2-6ea2-4dd2-b841-e3e8c4001316/Threshold4-s.jpg FROM THE 20TH CENTURY shadows and ghosts: threshold, 2003-2006, carved basalt and wood beams, 13 1/2 x 36 x 36 inches (stone sculpture) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1555689727125-O1R96UQU85USFHN1J6DO/12_2019.jpg FROM THE 20TH CENTURY shadows and ghosts (details), carved basalt, cast plaster, steel and wood beams; dimensions vary http://www.michaelmercil.com/every-sound daily 0.75 2025-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/44191885-34a9-43b8-9815-2cb4244677c6/1B_DSC_8440.jpg EVERY SOUND COR&P gallery annex with exhibition announcement and view of crate for Thoreau's Desk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1549474436639-5JXD01HBFIB25UD2ZGDI/Every-Sound_3.png EVERY SOUND 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Tauber, 2001, pages 172-173 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/85c085a9-f6ac-4bb3-a1e4-06797229beeb/DSC_8420-2+copy.jpg EVERY SOUND - Make it stand out Exhibition reading room https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/e65054e0-428e-41e8-bf31-dc4996e26e62/DSC_8404-2+copy.jpg EVERY SOUND - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. http://www.michaelmercil.com/art-is-good-for-you daily 0.75 2025-07-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/2663d73f-08ff-44a9-8f1e-ec0efc98e3c7/MERCIL_IMG9543_b2.jpg ART IS GOOD FOR YOU - Make it stand out 7777 Girard Avenue at Silverado Street Photo by Philipp Scholz Rittermann https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/03cc8bb8-fbf3-4c82-91bc-0a1db79a79e5/artisgoodforyou_poster_draft+final+for+web.jpg ART IS GOOD FOR YOU - Make it stand out Concept sketch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/39df77e8-b388-43ce-b528-46e8b0c2cee6/Art_Is_Good_For_You_postcard_forweb+copy.jpg ART IS GOOD FOR YOU - Make it stand out Postcard available upon request http://www.michaelmercil.com/selby-avenue-bridge daily 0.75 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/4d921f11-c884-4b08-bd87-562c90bb77bd/master-pnp-habshaer-mn-mn0300-mn0382-photos-342008puB+copy.jpg SELBY AVENUE BRIDGE - Make it stand out Selby Avenue (Shortline) Bridge, Saint Paul, Minnesota, (demolished 1992) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1558019998701-7HSJ7ZH1XQPR1137Z6NW/bridge+metal+4bw_2019.jpg SELBY AVENUE BRIDGE Bridge deck central arch and railing, 1993 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1558020023921-3LQAA67Z1QQEQ470A3V4/bridge+metal+3_2019.jpg SELBY AVENUE BRIDGE Deck railing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1558020047128-69QH4X77HXNMOVM0RYYK/selby+st+bridge_2019.jpg SELBY AVENUE BRIDGE Southwest abutment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1558020068089-FSFT61V8PUJGLYKMW1RT/SHADOW3bw_2019.jpg SELBY AVENUE BRIDGE Deck sidewalk with railing shadow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/1558020097920-D2ZEXHZTNLHBH62WA943/inside+wall+text2bw_2019.jpg SELBY AVENUE BRIDGE East abutment below deck http://www.michaelmercil.com/school-supported-agriculture daily 0.75 2025-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/b3a4f9af-f5e0-4dca-9c95-27ae0a2d5ff7/101924_EdibleSchoolyard_Lunch_0311.jpg SCHOOL SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE - Make it stand out Class of 2024 lunch hour photo by Matthew Paul D’Agostino https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/29593db1-5b0f-4b61-b764-a57135fdc251/Screenshot+2025-02-24+at+2.17.06%E2%80%AFPM.png SCHOOL SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE - Make it stand out School lunch speakers and guests (clockwise from upper left): former US Vice President Al Gore; Davia Nelson with Alice Waters; guests at table; Matthew Raiford Photos by Matthew Paul D’Agostino https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/b884b39e-48d5-4b80-903d-74929fa29e64/2_IMG_0925B.jpg SCHOOL SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE - Make it stand out Living Culture Extension banner, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55c8dd9ce4b0e661da882185/9c5a96c2-8aff-4799-a2d5-7f82d1564ad1/Screenshot+2025-02-24+at+2.17.46%E2%80%AFPM.png SCHOOL SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE - Make it stand out Living Culture Extension banners, 2024, ink on canvas, sizes vary