A. L. Kaplan

Tag: pandemic

  • SHROUDED

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    Dedicated to all those who lost their battle with Covid-19.

    2020 dawned under the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic. Seven months in and we are still not out of danger. While some businesses have begun to open, many have not. Several never will. The long-range repercussions of lost lives, lost jobs, and extended isolation have yet to be felt.

    View the video of SHROUDED here.

    I started working on SHROUDED in late February.Shrouded - Painting 3

    Shrouded -painting 1The plaster core is painted with latex paint and four layer of marine polyurethane.

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    20200521_164825The next step was landscaping the installation site and putting in plants.

    20200606_173546There are red and black tiles around the sculpture and ten pounds of glass stones.20200606_173540

    Over time, the plants will envelope the sculpture, enrobing in in a natural shroud.

    SHROUDED

    But Not Forgotten

     

  • A. L. Kaplan Wins Another Flash Fiction Challenge

    Two weeks in a row! Another flash fiction challenge win at Indies Unlimited.


    A. L. Kaplan is the Readers’ Choice in this week’s Indies Unlimited Flash Fiction Challenge. The winning entry is decided by the popular vote and rewarded with a special feature at Indies Unlimited today.

    Thank you all for your votes.

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