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Author Archives: Dawn Siebel
Ready to Go
Here, leaning against their newly rebuilt crates, are four of the seven panels ready to have their repainted portraits reattached. Now they’re packed again and ready for Colorado Springs! So glad to be going to Colorado.
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The Things We Learn…
In the WEEKS since I wrote, I’ve been hard hard hard at work on the paintings, the crates, name tags for the Dallas Stair Climb group, and more. In the end I did a little or a lot of work … Continue reading
Posted in Artist's Journey, Colorado
Tagged 343, 9/11, better angels, Colorado Springs, Dawn Siebel, firefighter, firefighters, firefighters of 9/11, LODD, memorial, paintings, World Trade Center
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Room for Improvement
I had thought it would be about 20 paintings that would get just a little more work, but it will be closer to 60. Here are about 50 that are now finished. One by one I will rescan them and … Continue reading
Back in Massachusetts
I have the paintings back with me for the first time since we installed them on their panels in Maryland last June. Between then and now they were either on display or in their crates in their trailer. I am … Continue reading
Posted in Artist's Journey
Tagged 9/11, better angels, Colorado Springs, Dawn Siebel, FDNY, firefighter, firefighters, firefighters of 9/11, paintings, studio, touch up
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Colorado on Fire
Colorado is where I really learned about fire and firefighters. The state needs rain and our prayers. Here’s the fire started by lightning just west of Boulder yesterday. Scary as this is, it’s much smaller than the ones outside Colorado … Continue reading
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Father’s Day
I believe the 343 firefighters on the BETTER ANGELS wall represent 602 children left behind. A staggering number. For New York we added a panel to the exhibit that included the names of 64 FDNY firefighters who have died since … Continue reading
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Tagged 343, 602, 9/11, better angels, Dawn Siebel, Father's Day, FDNY, firefighter, firefighter children, firefighters, firefighters of 9/11, LODD, memorial, NFFF, World Trade Center, WTC
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Commissioner Cassano Visits BETTER ANGELS
Here is the video the NFFF made about BETTER ANGELS in NYC: [media url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiQmV0RaY9s]
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Tagged 2 World Financial Center, 343, 9/11, arts/Brookfield, Brookfield Properties, Cassano, Dawn Siebel, FDNY, FDNY Commissioner, firefighter, firefighters, firefighters of 9/11, LODD, Manhattan, memorial, NFFF, paintings, Sal Cassano, World Trade Center, WTC
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TV Interview
http://www.myfoxny.com/video?clipId=7361791&autostart=true Fox News Channel 5 clip from Monday, June 4, 2012 @ Better Angels in NYC.
End of Phase One
Capt. Timothy Stackpole’s brother was our last visitor to the display in New York City. Joe Donovan was one of our Friday volunteers. Here he speaks with a family from Spain. We had many visitors from around the world: Germany, … Continue reading