http://peterljohnsonatwork.com Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:10:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/2011/01/17/email-to-the-state-attorney-general-investigation-into-cleaning-up-the-gasoline-in-the-mississippi-river/ http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/2011/01/17/email-to-the-state-attorney-general-investigation-into-cleaning-up-the-gasoline-in-the-mississippi-river/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:47:34 +0000 Peter http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/?p=286 The Father Hennepin Public Art Project and Advocacy for the Mississippi River continues: I just sent out this email to the Attorney General and cc’ed  the Mayor of Minneapolis, the Minneapolis Park and Rec Board, and other stakeholders whose job it is to protect the waters of the Mississippi River in Father Hennepin Park. To: [...]]]> http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/2011/01/17/email-to-the-state-attorney-general-investigation-into-cleaning-up-the-gasoline-in-the-mississippi-river/feed/ 0 http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/2010/11/23/why-are-we-not-cleaning-up-the-gasoline-in-the-misssissppi-river/ http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/2010/11/23/why-are-we-not-cleaning-up-the-gasoline-in-the-misssissppi-river/#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2010 23:06:24 +0000 Peter http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/?p=277 I sent out the following email to a stakeholder in what happens to Father Hennepin Park (Cordelia Pierson, Minneapolis Riverfront Corporation) and Patrick Hanlon (City of Minneapolis Emergency Response). I have not heard anything back yet. Hello Cordelia Pierson (Minneapolis Riverfront Corporation) and Patrick Hanlon (City of Minneapolis Emergency Response), My question Cordelia is have [...]]]> http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/2010/11/23/why-are-we-not-cleaning-up-the-gasoline-in-the-misssissppi-river/feed/ 0 http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/2010/11/12/i-am-shocked-there-is-gasoline-in-the-mississippi-river-that-no-one-wants-to-clean-up/ http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/2010/11/12/i-am-shocked-there-is-gasoline-in-the-mississippi-river-that-no-one-wants-to-clean-up/#comments Sat, 13 Nov 2010 00:41:16 +0000 Peter http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/?p=268 I am shocked, shocked I tell you that according to the City Minneapolis and the MPCA there is no problem (so far) with gasoline seeping into the Mississippi River. I guess their scientific standards trump my smelling and walking in the “not actionable” levels of old gasoline in the stream in Father Hennepin Park. Just [...]]]> http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/2010/11/12/i-am-shocked-there-is-gasoline-in-the-mississippi-river-that-no-one-wants-to-clean-up/feed/ 0 http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/2010/11/10/the-ocean-project-begins/ http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/2010/11/10/the-ocean-project-begins/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:42:27 +0000 Peter http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/?p=264 Seeing with the eyes and soul of Devastating Beauty had a intense short stay at the Jersey Shore. Stepping into the drosscape of the Atlantic City Boardwalk and beach is traumatizing. Well I may exxagerate a little. It did hurt. I am also glad I went, for the last time.]]> http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/2010/11/10/the-ocean-project-begins/feed/ 0 http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/2010/10/31/hazardous-alchemy-paintings-from-the-big-river/ http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/2010/10/31/hazardous-alchemy-paintings-from-the-big-river/#comments Sun, 31 Oct 2010 21:44:08 +0000 Peter http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/?p=255 Over six weeks this Fall I painted with the oil-laden water and mud of the Mississippi River. The result of my slightly insane efforts is, Hazardous Alchemy, my series of paintings painted by the currents of a polluted stream in Father Hennepin Park in the heart of Minneapolis, Minnesota in North America. Here is a [...]]]> http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/2010/10/31/hazardous-alchemy-paintings-from-the-big-river/feed/ 0 http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/2010/10/26/walking-father-hennepin-park-toxic-stream-with-city-of-minneapolis/ http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/2010/10/26/walking-father-hennepin-park-toxic-stream-with-city-of-minneapolis/#comments Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:23:49 +0000 Peter http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/?p=249 Yesterday I was able to show, in person, the City of Minneapolis the point source oil-related pollution in the stream in Father Hennepin Park that I have been witnessing and making art with for over two years. My persistence in offering to tour with someone from the government agencies involved what I know about FHP [...]]]> http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/2010/10/26/walking-father-hennepin-park-toxic-stream-with-city-of-minneapolis/feed/ 2 http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/2010/10/22/hazardous-waste-found-in-the-mississippi-river/ http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/2010/10/22/hazardous-waste-found-in-the-mississippi-river/#comments Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:56:07 +0000 Peter http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/?p=244 I sent out this email to city officials and my support team to try to move the system in charge of watch dogging the safety of the Mississippi River Watershed into action. Dear Fellow Mississippi River Lovers and Stewards, During my painting session in the open air studio of Father Hennepin Park on Wednesday I [...]]]> http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/2010/10/22/hazardous-waste-found-in-the-mississippi-river/feed/ 0 http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/2010/10/14/art-awakens-father-hennepin-park-stewardship/ http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/2010/10/14/art-awakens-father-hennepin-park-stewardship/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:12:15 +0000 Peter http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/?p=238 Mississippi River Stewardship had a good day yesterday. Last week a couple of Minneapolis officials walked and inhaled the oil laden stream in Father Hennepin Park. Yesterday I followed up our work by sending out the following email to city water quality officials, watershed experts that have been so helpful in getting the point source [...]]]> http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/2010/10/14/art-awakens-father-hennepin-park-stewardship/feed/ 0 http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/2010/09/26/new-specimen-images-at-peterljohnson-com/ http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/2010/09/26/new-specimen-images-at-peterljohnson-com/#comments Sun, 26 Sep 2010 10:53:02 +0000 Peter http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/?p=231 I just added two new images to the Specimen’s Gallery at peterljohnson.com. I posted Plastic video box on shoreline of the Mississippi River # 161 (pictured below) on Facebook as the premiere of What do you See? The comments were insightful and guided me to really seeing the image as a depiction of a sacred [...]]]> http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/2010/09/26/new-specimen-images-at-peterljohnson-com/feed/ 1 http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/2010/09/17/petrochemicals-free-speech/ http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/2010/09/17/petrochemicals-free-speech/#comments Fri, 17 Sep 2010 23:45:17 +0000 Peter http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/?p=219 Yes, fellow human beings, the Dominium Management Company has again decided to put poison on the grass where we walk with our dogs at Carleton Artists Lofts here in St. Paul. They showed us so much compassion this time by warning us that next week they will execute their crime against the earth and put [...]]]> http://peterljohnsonatwork.com/2010/09/17/petrochemicals-free-speech/feed/ 1