ABOUT THE ARTIST
Steve Dellicarpini
A lot of my work is an interpretation of imagery, objects, and experiences encountered during my travels. These interpretations can manifest in either fantastical or realistic ways. This process leads to wildly different pieces in a variety of materials. Recently, I have been casting in bronze and incorporating dissimilar metals to create contrast and interest. For me, sculpting is my souvenir, combining my experiences and memories of a time spent somewhere into a physical artifact.
Crazy night! I always wondered what it would look like if the KP index was pegged at 9! could only see a tiny bit of pink from the house so we drove down to Hollister to get out of some the light pollution.
You could see the pink and vertical streaks with your bare eye, but a 10 sec exposure on my camera really brought out the detail!
Speaking of things you can see with your bare eye, the second photo I took at 2 PM yesterday. You can clearly see the culprit for this epic storm! (Don't use your bare eye, use your eclipse glasses)
I've seen some pretty amazing stuff, but flames the size of the earth erupting from the surface of the sun takes the cake! You could see them with your bare eye!
#eclipseroadtrip #eclipse2024
2500 miles later and I inadvertently turned my radiator into a lepidopterarium. I think most of these are Texas' finest.
#roadtrip #butterflies
The Four Amigos crossing the Rio Grande. After sunset the rancher came to round them up and take them home but they refused and any time he got close they went out in the water.
In honor of Dune Part 2 coming out, here are a couple of shots from our trip out to the Sahara a few years ago. Even spotted some Muad'Dib tracks!
#sahara #dune #muaddib
While we were down in Tucson 2 weeks ago for the gem, mineral and fossil shows, we took a detour down to the last intact Titan missile silo. While all other sites were destroyed and filled in, this one became a museum and the missile is just an empty shell. The Titan I and Titan II ICBM's were all decommissioned in the mid 80's and repurposed as satellite launch rockets among other things.
#roadtrip
Drove through Saguaro NP on the way to Tucson for the gem/mineral/fossil show.
It is nice to get away from the rainpocalypse for a bit not gonna lie.
I'm finally getting around to prepping out some of the fish we dug up in Wyoming last summer. Check out the maw on this big ole Phareodus encaustus!
The Paraeodus was a mostly solitary fresh water fish that existed 52 million years ago. Believability, they are a relative of the arowana, those fish you see in pet stores that they have to separate from other fish so they don't eat them.
This fish was probably close to 2 feet long and could easily take a finger off!
#fossiladdict #fossilpreparation
This bird was adamant on telling us how much it needed a piece of our blueberry muffin! It would have taken it right out of my hand for sure.
#squawwww!
Some pretty tight stonework from the year 850. The pueblos of the southwest are quite the structures. This kind of work is impressive today let alone 1200 years ago!
#roadtrip #vanlife #chacocanyon #pueblobonito
Taking the scenic way home yielded a chance encounter with a place I have always wanted to visit, the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Very Large Array. I assumed I would only get to check it out from a distance, but they are very welcoming to visitors! There is a great walking tour through some pieces and out next to one of the dishes.
#roadtrip #vanlife #verylargearray