Concordia High School Pause PAWS Speaker Event and Radio Interview

Below is the YouTube video of my speech given on Friday, February 17, 2023 in the Pause PAWS notable alumni speaker series at Concordia High School (CHS), and here’s a link to our KNCK radio interview, embedded into the NCK Today article, “Professional Artist and Educator Shelby Prindaville Presents to Concordia High School Students.” My solo show in the Frank Carlson Design Room is in connection with this speaker event.

I wasn’t expecting to receive any gifts, so when the CHS Student Council President Jenna McFadden presented me with a framed honorary letter with an explanatory plaque at the end of my speech (see the photo in the NCK Today article image below), I was surprised and humbled! I had a great time connecting with the CHS student body, got to see some great student artwork (one such talented artist is Daegan DeGraff - check out her Facebook artist page!), and really appreciated getting to work with Brandt Hutchinson and his colleagues in this community service.

My Second Inside Mside Podcast of the Year!

You might remember that I sat down to record an Inside Mside Podcast (episode 16) earlier this fall. I’ve recently joined another (episode 28) with my fellow honorees Dr. Kim Christopherson and Dr. Tom Paulsen to discuss our winning the 2022 Sharon Walker Faculty Excellence Awards.

You can watch or listen to this latest episode on YouTube here, or in the embedded video down below!

Newly Released Video of a Gulper Eel

I love pretty much everything about this video from the E/V Nautilus and its ROV Hercules, but the simultaneous moment of realization the scientists all have is really top notch.

Big gulp! The Nautilus team spotted a gulper eel (Eurypharynx pelecanoides) doing just that in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Its pouch-like mouth can inflate in an instant, scooping up much larger prey just like a pelican--and giving it that muppet-like look! This gulper eel was likely a juvenile, as this species can grow up to three feet in length.

Speaking of Student Work...

One of my students, Ryan Hill, just sent me this video he made featuring a time lapse of our recent Goppert Gallery installation as well as a tour of the exhibition!  It's super cool:

A House Within a Greenhouse

What an amazing place to live:

The average temperature in Stockholm in January is -3°C (27°F). For Marie Granmar and Charles Sacilotto it can be much warmer thanks to the greenhouse that blankets their home. "For example at the end of January it can be -2°C outside and it can be 15 to 20°C upstairs," explains Sacilotto.