Get some information on American contemporary artist, architect, and author Maya Lin.

From the article: "The fact that the trajectory of Lin's creative life allows her to focus on a beat-up sink with the same thought and energy she brought to memorializing American soldiers killed in Vietnam makes the direction she has chosen in life clear. It's not an easy path, but it's a good one."

Visit hear to learn more about this memorial.

The Yale University Homepage

A safe google search of Land Art Images.

From Brown v. Board of Education to Martin Luther King Jr. to the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and beyond.

A history of the life of an American Civil Rights icon.

Such as Grace Murray Hopper, who was the first woman to receive a Ph.D in mathematics at Yale and is famous for stating, "It is much easier to apologize than to get permission."

A Flickr image from Street Hall.

Well Swatch invented a new way to tell time without time zones and daylight savings time.

Everything you ever wanted to know about the Earth's rotation.

Learn more about Maya.

Gotta love Google. Quick definition- an artist who makes a deliberate break with previous styles

The story of the most famous ark in history and its traditions and interpretations in many different religions.

Sure it isn't a pretty as Maya's, but it will be closer to home.

Start building those skills.

"Are those my birds? I need those"

It can get pretty cold there in the winter.

If you can understand this good for you!

Want to get a little deeper into The Wave Field? From the article: "But it is the artist's interest in the sciences that generated the initial image for "The Wave Field." While researching the disciplines of aerodynamics and fluid mechanics, Lin stumbled upon an image of the Stokes wave: a naturally occurring phenomenon on the open sea."

Mountainville, NY. Homepage...

This is a 2,278 foot long sculpture made from stones found on the Storm King Art Centers grounds. This is the Storm King page for the installation.

Time lapse of Wheat Grass growing.

Homepage...

In case you wanted to see one.

Looks beautiful, no?

From the page: "Lin explains that these pieces are meant to challenge the means by which we perceive landscapes in the 21st century the era of digital photos and satellite maps on the internet. You just want to translate what you see, Lin said. I am no different from a 19th-century landscape artist. She is different, of course, as she admits, since she is not actually looking at the landscape and reproducing what she sees, but using large amounts of scientific data to produce a vision of what she might see."

Shots from the installation at the de Young Museum.

Located in the South Atlantic Ocean south-southwest of the Cape of Good Hope. More info on Wikipedia (of course)

Want more info on systematic landscapes? Richard Andrews is your guy.

6.7 miles of beautiful trails northwest of Denver.

Useful tips from Ask The Builder. Good concrete does not happen by accident, people!

From the US Geological Survey.

It is a kind of modeling putty. For more info go to Wikipedia.

Sounds like a Doctors signature...(insert cymbal crash)

Homepage.

Just a sample of the poetry of Maya's brother, Tan Lin.

Quick little article about a study of induced amnesia and how we create new memories.

Nez Perce, meaning "pierced nose," were Native Americans of the Northwest Pacific United States. Find out more on a wiki.

If you like pan and zoom then check out this Ken Burns documentary Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery.

A fine-grained volcanic rock that is usually gray or black.

Official website of the Chinook Nation with news, history, and events.

A list of US and International birds that are currently on the Endangered Species List. You might be surprised at how many there are.

"The title of this work-in-progress, like many of the details, is evolving: Perhaps “What is Missing,” perhaps simply “Missing.” But the theme is clear: Lin’s finale will grieve for the animals, birds and plants driven into extinction – and warn of the urgency of acting now to halt the devastation."

A stunning documentary on the migration of birds across the globe. Winged Migration is an Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary Feature. Check it out.

Get some info on Fair Trade Coalitions including some in your neighborhood, or how to start your own!

The Brown-Headed Cowbird lays their eggs in another birds nest (this is called a "brood parasite" or also known as "a jerk")

Skip to about 1:10 in the video for this colossal fish.

This foundry in Walla Walla, Washington has assisted with several of Maya Lin's projects as well as many other notable artists like Jim Dine and Tom Otterness.

In the Southern Indiana town of Bedford is a beautiful underground water system, where you can take tours. Hope you aren't afraid of the dark.

Installed on the Fortune Balcony in between the second floor Asian Galleries and the third floor Contemporary Galleries, this piece is one of the Indianapolis Museum of Art's finest installations.

Indiana Limestone has been used in the Empire State Building, the Pentagon, the New Yankee Stadium, the National Cathedral, and others.

For more information on Maya Lin visit her website.

For more information on the Indianapolis Museum of Art please visit the homepage.