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Paris Original Artwork and Sea otter Poetry on Exhibition Dec-March @ The new Sant Ocean Hall

  Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History- Washington D.C.

      

Lovin’ Sea Otters Comfort – By Paris Shewfelt ( age 7)

Surrounded by the Monterey Bay shoreline, my playful mother & daughter sea otters float together…

wrapped in the kelp forest that gives them comfort and safety

as the tide goes in and out.

They look to us with eyes of hope,

that we will take care of their home…today and in the future.  

Deep down in the ocean’s sea floor canyons lives a variety of coral, rocks, sea stars and jellyfish.

My picture shows how a healthy ocean can provide such beauty.

Monterey inspires me because it is one of my favorite places to visit and bring friends.

My passion to paint and be creative, allows me to build friendships

between other kids and introduce them

to the beautiful world living under the sea.

I love to inspire emotions

that turn interest

into protecting our oceans

Bringing the kids of the green generation

Together…

with excitement

to

Save our planet.

By Paris Shewfelt- age 7

 

 

 

 

Click link:         greatkidscarecom-paris-has-her-artwork-exhibited-in-the-smithsonian-institute

to see video of trip to Washington DC to meet President Bush          

and receive Smithsonian Art award : 

 

   

   The President recognizing the top 20 students in the nation as winners who created Artwork and accompanying essays, 5 of which will have their Artwork displayed as part of the new Sant Ocean Hall  Exhibition ( Sept. 26, 2008)           It’s a very hopeful sign for the nation that so many young people came together to dramatically and powerfully evoke the key ocean literacy principals essential to preserving and protecting our ocean”- Ret. Navy Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr.

( L- Ansley & Paris enjoying the Smithsonian before the public opening. R- Paris giving President Bush her Artwork, Lavender and a Droll Yankee pink ( Breast Cancer)  bird feeder after his speech.     ” Oh, A bird feeder, my wife loves birds. I bet Laura will like this… Thank you”   -                    

 

 

Paris talking with Tim Keeney- Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of CommerceKeeping our Beaches clean for a healthier Monterey Bay

 

       

Great Kids Care hosts another Ocean Art & Poetry contest- Santa Cruz County community Wall          

 

 

 Getting interviewed & doing artwork on TV for station KSBW.  ( The day of the interview and on the evening news)

    

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( Click here to see Wyland Foundation -Ambassador for the planet article about Paris)       

Beijing, China- From the U.S.A – Getting their Ambassador medals from Wyland

              

 

Ambassadors Lily ( from Florida) and Paris ( California) with Wyland

Representing the  American Embassey &  Paris @the Wyland  Foundation

“Hands across the oceans “  awards evening celebrating the finish of the One mile ocean artwork. ( Beijing, China)

                

 

 

Monterey Bay Aquarium-Recieving Regional First Place award to advance to the Coastal America National Finals in Washington DC.  Alsopresenting a speech on why kids are  the important Ambassadors for their local areas, to raise awareness about keeping our beaches and oceans clean and healthy. The use of artwork is a fun and easy way to express love for sealife, love for saving the California Sea otter population and love for our Unique and prestine Monterey Bay.

Beijing, China…. Getting tips on painting krill from the best ocean artist & whale advocate who loves children as much as the ocean, Robert Wyland.

Painting on the final of a 30 year project: 100th of the  International Lifesized whaling wall’s. Unveiled and showcased for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

 

 

    

 

United States Ambassadors – Carley ( Florida) , Guy  (Florida) and Paris ( California)

Being Honored and given the Wyland medal of ” Youth Ambassador for the planet” by their mentor

 Robert Wyland: World famous Ocean artist & 2008 USA Olympic artist,

who inspires so many young kids around the world beyond political and distant bouldries.

His message is simple, Our world is their world, their oceans are our oceans. Lets work together to keep them healthy and clean for all generations to come.

” Hands across the oceans”  100th Whaling wall project being painted for the world to see and be inspired from. Beijing, China

 

 Paris chatting it up with Robert Wyland as they both work on canvass representing 3 Olympic countries.

               Paris sends her love and gratitude for Sponsorship and support by Roxy and Quiksilver  for her trip to Beijing, China where she was able to

 ”Follow her dreams” painting ocean life as one of the U.S.A ” Ambassador for the planet” ocean loving artist.

 

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click here to see the national artist from around the country of U.S.A

I had a busy schedule as I shared my ambitions to protect the oceans,  with some of my favorite politicians. The President: George Bush, Senator Barbara Boxer, and Assemblywomen Anna Eschoo who care and take the time to meet with me, hear the voices of the Green Generation who come to them looking for help in protecting our oceans. Especially those off the California coast:

My favorite one, The Pacific cocean. Home to my furry friends, The California Sea Otters

On my recient trip to Washington D.C. – Capitol Hil

 ” The health of our ocean is crucial to our future. The ocean covers 70 percent of the earth and we rely on it for food, commerce and the crutial role it plays in the earth’s hydrologic cycles and atmospheric process”- Lautenbacher, Jr.

 Meeting with Senator Barbara Boxer – “What a wonderful representive from California. She took time in her busy day to greet me and accept my gifts of Freshly grown lavender and a copy of my Monterey Bay Sea otters artwork ”  ( Sept. 25  2008)

 Calif. Congresswomen Anna. Eschoo’ personal assistant answering my questions on how and what Mrs. Eschoo does to help protect the ocean and California coast. ( Sitting in her office Sept. 25, 2008). Giving her a gift of my lavender and ocean artwork and looking at the successful bills on her wall that she wrote.

What a wonderful time to be in Washington!

Perfect timing, I got to see even more of my ocean artwork that I worked on in Beijing, China from this past July.

Newly unveiled for the first time,  in the United Stated on the Smithsonian Mall.

I was able to see the ” Hands across the oceans” canvas mureals as they were all linked together and ready for the American public to see.

Kicking off the celebration and opening of the Saint Ocean Halls opening, this epic artpiece will soon be traveling across the U.S.A to help bring awareness to the need preserve our precious water.

 See.www.wylandfoundation.org

Honored National Art & science winners of 2008

The art and science contest winners represent outstanding youth across the nation. They were selected for their excellence in Art, conservation, and protecting the environment.

 ”They have enlightened us all with their passion and talent and will hopefully be some of the inspired environmental leaders of the future”- Quoted by Wyland

  

( Wyland, Paris, mom & dad standing in front of a copy of her winning Monterey Sea Otters)  

Paris and world famous Ocean conservationalist  and U.S.A Olympic committee “Green” Olympic Artist  ( Wyland ) at the celebration to honor the National Art winner’s and the Ambassadors for the planet at the 15 anniversary and Party for the planet.

Wyland Foundation International ” Hands Across the Oceans ” Art contest

winners were introduced and honored with other mentors ranging from former Vice president Al Gore and Time magazine’s  ” Hero for the planet ” Dr. Silvia Earl at a private dinner hosted at the Birch Aquarium Scripps Institute in San Diego

Inspirational accolades were given to those voted most likely to have a positive impact on

 ” Climate Change”  through their unsurpassed love of Arts and Science.

 

Hurray….. I just came back from Beijing for the olympicsto paint with other ocean loving kids from each of the 205 other Olympic countries competing in the Summer games. Each Artistic youth will represent their home country  painting along side Wyland and other kids honored for their passion for making a difference in the world through bringing attention to the worlds need to work together to Sea change.

The over 1 mile canvas paintings joined together will highlight every single species of marine life  in the entire worlds oceans. Taking advantage of the attention on the Olympics this year, the historic one of a kind Art painting will positively bring awareness to the international need for ocean conservation on mother earth……

 

Kids from around the world embasseys joined in painting the project

 

   

 (Monterey Bay Herald Newspaper photo of Paris’  winning sea otters- June 2008)

 

    Paris spoke about how kids art and her love for the sea otters, and whales can be used together to raise awareness about protecting and keeping a healthy ocean.

 Both at the Monterey May 29th, 2008 at the American Cruestation Society and

 Monterey Bay Aquarium -Smithsonian Institute “ Coastal  America”  awards ceremony.

She won as the regional finalist and now the National First place winner  where her original  was  sent to Washington D.C.  for the opening and exhibit at Saints Ocean Hall.

 

                              

Sea otter Ocean poem and song written by Paris and sewen onto a quilt- 1st Place Baymonte Art show

Paris and her friends @ Awards Ceremony -Monterey Bay Aquarium (June 08) , and the Wyland Galleries Opening ceremony in Carmel, Calif.Paris' friends Meeting Robert Wyland and watching him paint a whale in person, for first time in person.

  

 

          

Paris displaying one of her Art pieces for sale at the Pacific whale foundation Maui, Hawaii

She is selling and donating all the proceeds from all the stores sales to the scholarship fund created to educate local Hawaiian school children about the ocean by taking them on whale watching trips around the Island of Maui and Lanai.

Paris and June Freedwald-famed Artist and designer of the Pacific whale foundation at a magical & memorably evening spent making art withother whale lovers of the whale foundation. We a beautiful room filled with ocean loving spirits reaching out to other kids and people who all spread the joy,

 

Paris’ Artwork sponsored by  of Maui, Hawaii for Artwork and greeting cards sold for the Pacific Whale foundation and their support for the local Hawaiian school children.

 Lavender harvest

 

Ginseng ( Dalmation ) and Pebbles ( Maltese)  enjoy riding in the Gator down to the lavender bunches when it’s time to cut the plants.

” Scotty” way of helping Paris is by performing “quality control”  to be sure all the lavender smells sweet and is in full bloom.

Great Kids Care ( first Lavender harvest - 2005)  

Paris looking into Mozart’s eye- The gentle giant of the ocean

Photograph by ryant Austin of www.mmcta.org

Best known around the world for his life-size underwater photography that brings awareness to the

blue underwater sanctuary best known as home to the beautiful whales.

 

My friend and Whale Photographer Bryant Austin  of  Studiocosmos.com

showing his passion for whales and the big blue ocean by making a diefference for the future generations by swimming, studying and photographing the gentle giants.

( Paris and friends attending Bryants Art show hosted in Monterey to bring attention to his life size photojournalism)

Photos and your support for Bryants whaling trips can be seen directly at www.mmcta.org

 Bryant’s modest Portfolio represents two entire field seasons with the South Pacific Humpback Whales, where in collaboration with whale biologist Libby Eyre, they developed the methods and techniques required to produce his envisioned life-size photographs

 

  Snorkeling off Hawaii, enjoying swimminngin healthy ocean waters and with beautiful marine life.Collecting sea weed for fun off the La Jolla coast.  Paris ( Maui, Hawaii) takes time for several hours on every family vacation to volunteer her time cleaning up after tourist on beaches. Inspiring other kids and beachgoers to join in and help pick up and keep garbage from getting into the oceans and harming the precious sea life.

 

        

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 Paris- at the Santa Cruz Mountain Art show April 2008, Paris with a copy of her winning Art piece -MontereyBay mother and daughter sea otters drawn with chalk for the 2008 Wyland Art contest.

 

                

Volunteering/ Hosting at the Santa Cruz Arts center where 4 pieces of her Art works were being shown ( April 2008)  

    

    

  

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