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Oliver Jeffers on the descent of the solar system to Earth for Our Place in Space

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Oliver Jeffers on the descent of the solar system to Earth for Our Place in Space

“THIS project is not a scale model of the place of the Earth in the solar system”, explains Oliver Jeffers, “it is a scale model of the place of humanity in the solar system .” The Australian-born, Belfast-raised children’s artist and author talks to me about Our place in spaceperhaps his most ambitious project to … Read more

The Day – Lymes artists put their stamp on wildlife conservation

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The Day - Lymes artists put their stamp on wildlife conservation

They call it the Duck Stamp: the proceeds of the US government’s only juried art competition and the source of over a billion dollars to help preserve wildlife refuges. The stamp, part of the duck hunter licensing process, was the subject of an award-winning documentary and a satire by comedian-turned-newscaster John Oliver chronicling the eccentricities … Read more