Coast Art
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Art Blakey, Coast to Coast $19.99 Art Blakey, Coast to Coast Premium Poster by . Product size approximately 16 x 16 inches. Available at Art.com. Embrace your Space – your source for high quality fine art posters and prints. |
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Coast $9.99 Coast Art Print by Kathy Middlebrook. Product size approximately 12 x 12 inches. Available at Art.com. Embrace your Space – your source for high quality fine art posters and prints. |
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The Coast $349.99 The Coast Art on Metal by Keith Levit. Product size approximately 20 x 20 inches. Available at Art.com. Embrace your Space – your source for high quality fine art posters and prints. |
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Understanding Northwest Coast Art $16.95 Easy to use and easy to read, Understanding Northwest Coast Art is an essential source for understanding and visually identifying the underlying themes and subjects of Northwest Coast Native art. The first section of this book features an alphabetical list of words relating to Northwest Coast art, with definitions, descriptions and explanations and synopses of the major myths associated with them. As an aid to identification and understanding, many of the crests, beings and symbols are illustrated in the 60 black-and-white reproductions of contemporary works of art. The second section offers descriptions of the art styles and types of decorated objects created by the various Northwest Coast cultural groups. |
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Coat Rack/Stand in Satin Black Metal Spider Style $13.00 This is a brand new in box stain black finish metal spider coat rack that branches into 4 hangers pointing to the top, 4 hangers at the top, and 4 hangers at the mid-base of the stand. The rack also stands on 4 strong legs at the bottom, leveled for evened positioning and placement. (This item requires simple assembly) Dimensions Measure: 20″L x 20″W x 73″H… |
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Butter Boy $6.99 Butter Boy makes buttering corn-on-the-cob easy and fun. Just insert 1/2 stick of butter, pop the top, and start buttering. Take him to picnics, barbeques, or just have fun with him when eating at home…. |
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Vandor Shopper Tote This durable plastic shoppper tote from Vandor is partially made from recycled materials. It is light weight with woven handles. It features some of your favorite licensed characters and is a great alternative to shopping bags…. |
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Fleetwood Mac: Greatest Hits $7.43 These are the greatest hits of the version of Big Mac that produced Hits with a capital H! While pre-Stevie Nicks-Lindsey Buckingham versions of the group charted in the U.K. five times between 1968 and 1973, the post-blues-rock edition of the band reached unprecedented commercial heights beginning with “Rhiannon,” a No. 5 smash in the spring of 1976. It’s on this 16-track solid-gold set, along wi… |
Try Fossilling In Charmouth, Dorset
Incredible, an actual piece of dinosaur in your own hand. It is a possibility...
Fossil hunting isn't just for scientific types - it’s a pleasant leisure activity that can easily be done by everyone. Dorset, in the south of England, gives superb fossil beds. Anybody can have a go at searching for dinosaur teeth or bones there. Have you thought to get yourself to Dorset and try this exciting and cost-free activity, who knows what is going to turn up!
Dorset is home to The Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site - 95 miles of fantastic coast designated by UNESCO as possessing ‘outstanding universal value’. The rocks are very special because they record 85 million years of Earth’s historical past, spanning the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous time periods. They are fossil rich.
The Jurassic coastline is England’s only natural World Heritage Site and it is a gem. It extends from Exmouth in East Devon to Studland in Dorset, home of the well-known Old Harry Rocks.
You Can easily while away hours on the Dorset shoreline in search of fossils. A great destination for fossil hunting is Charmouth. The seashore has easy accessibility, car parking, a café and public lavatories. Charmouth is a little village of below 2000 inhabitants, boasting a sizeable shingle beach. It has an interesting Heritage Coast Centre on the seafront with lots of insight about the natural history of the region. It is famous for fossils and interests serious collectors and amateurs alike.
There are many fossils to be found throughout every season although the best time to look is actually during the spring or the winter months since there are significantly less people on the seashore then, and the storms and extreme high tides help to expose new fossils. Look in the shingle and on the tide line, particularly as the tide starts going in. Target a small area and keep your eyes peeled.
Charmouth is particularly good in the winter months. Waves lash the shoreline and come up over the sea wall, tossing big stones up at the same time. Surfers can be spotted too making the most of the waves.
The most prevalent fossil at Charmouth is the ammonite. They lived in the sea between 240 - 65 million years ago and belong to a group of predators called cephalopods. Surviving relatives include the octopus, cuttlefish, squid and nautilus. It’s great to discover these beautiful spiral shells and to be the first person to hold them so many years after their death. Additionally in plentiful supply are belemnites. They first appeared around 208 million years ago and are relatives of the ammonites.
At one end of Charmouth beach is Black Ven and at the other is Stonebarrow. Black Ven is the largest coastal mudslide area in Europe. Ammonite impressions can be discovered in the mud but most are so delicate that they break up if not treated very carefully. To reach Stonebarrow you have to cross a little bridge over the river. Stonebarrow is good for ‘fools gold’ ammonites and crinoids - ‘sea lilies’ that are relatives of starfish.
If you're fortunate, you might discover a really spectacular find. Any important finds must be registered with the World Heritage Team (01305 225101). After heavy rain in 2000 local collector Tony Gill found the fossilised remains of a 5m long icthyasaur, now named ‘Mary’.
It’s easy to get hooked on looking for fossils and it’s surprisingly calming too. Absolutely anyone can get involved, and kids seem particularly good at it. You don’t need any special gear to look for fossils but if you are planning a couple of hours of fossilling it helps to have sturdy shoes as well as a strong bag to put your finds in. If you work with a hammer you'll need protective eyewear or glasses as stone fragments easily fly up in the air. Hammers should only be used to break up loose rock and not to hack at the cliff face You may be better off simply looking along the shoreline anyway.
Bear in mind that rocks can fall at any time. Check the tides and only set out down the coast during a falling tide. Mudslides also occur, especially after wet weather conditions so keep an eye out and don’t take stupid risks.
If you want a specialist with you, guided walks along the coastline can easily be booked from the Heritage Centre.
For fantastic views of this special coastline, the nearby Golden Cap headland between Charmouth and Seatown is the highest view on the south coast. At 191m above sea level it's a great vantage point from which to enjoy the enchanting Jurassic Coast of Dorset.
If this has got you interested in trying fossilling, why not take a look at some holiday cottages (try searching online for holiday cottages Dorset) and book a few days in Dorset.
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100 Artists of the West Coast $18.5 "Follow along as we tour the west coast from San Diego to Vancouver and discover 100 of the most important artists of our time. Each will share with you, in his or her own words, the thoughts and feelings expressed in their work. These 100 artists have struck a particular chord with the public and their work is sure to become the masterpieces of tomorrow. Each of the almost 400 full color photographs of vividly hued, conceptually stimulating artworks in this book is sure to delight your eyes and imagination. This stunning collection includes art from private as well as public collections and installations, including the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Corning Museum of Glass, and the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture in Seattle to name just a few. Painting, sculpture, mixed media, photography, found object art, ceramics, collage, enhanced video art, sound art, and more are all included in this fine art compendium. This book is for all who want to educate themselves about contemporary art and artists, whether they are collectors, frequent museum and gallery visitors, or merely curious. " |
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100 Artists of the West Coast $30.8 Discover 100 of the most important artists of our time on this comprehensive tour of the west coast from San Diego to Vancouver. Each artist share with you, in their own words, the thinking and feelings that are the essence of their work and their world. This fine art compendium is sure to delight your eyes and imagination. This book is for all who want to educate themselves about contemporary art and artists, whether they are collectors, frequent museum and gallery visitors, or merely curious. |
