Wildflowers show "Love of the Land"
For the second year, the Nantucket Land Council's "Love of the Land" show translates artists' everyday appreciation of this island's indigenous flora into images of beauty and artistic experimentation. The images are on display next weekend, along with images created by Lighthouse School students. Last year, the kids fashioned an entire wall calendar filled with sketches they made of flowers around the island, raising several thousand dollars for the NLC's effort to secure the Loring property's easement The images that went into the calendar will appear in the show next week.

Above: Queen Anne's Lace; Right: "Soapwort" Both giclee images are by Rachel Rosen. "These photos were not made with Photoshop. Actually, I don't even know how to do that," Rosen said."I'm an oldtime B&W photographer who just got excited about what my computer can do, with a few downloads that let me control contrast and white balance. I didn't use any manipulations after the shutter was clicked - so to speak. What you see is what I got."

This year, the money raised by the show will likely go to the Nantucket Land Council's education fund, said membership coordinator, Elisabeth Hazell.

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When: Opens Fri., Aug. 24, 6 - 8 p.m.
reception (open through Saturday)
Where: PI: N 11 Centre St.
Cost: Free
For more information, please call
228-2818