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Posts Tagged: Matthiasson Winery
Lawn-pocalypse! Surviving Drought
Ah, summer! The season of sunburns, pool parties, and… lawn droughts. If your once lush, green carpet now looks like a crunchy brown doormat, you're not alone. Let's dive into why your yard is staging a dramatic death scene and what you can do to...
Bermuda grass and weeds overtaking drought stressed turf grass.
The Magic of a Mural
The magic of a mural! It was quite a celebration during the unveiling of a UC Davis ceramic-mosaic mural, The Secret Life of Vineyards, took place at a Napa Valley organic vineyard. The 10 x 6-foot mural, which graces an outer wall of the...
Posing for a celebratory photo are five mural participants with Chancellor Gary May and UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman. From left are Kerry Lin, Sierra Deaver, Alia Tu, Chancellor May, Zoe Meilandt, Lily Nugent and Professor Ullman. (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)
'The Secret Life of Vineyards' Mural Is No Longer a Secret
With the unveiling of the UC Davis ceramic-mosaic mural, The Secret Life of Vineyards, life in a Napa Valley organic vineyard is no longer "a secret." The 10 x 6-foot mural, which graces an outer wall of the...
UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman addresses the crowd at the Matthiasson Winery. The mural is about to be unveiled. (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)
The moment has arrived. The UC Davis-led mural project, "The Secret Life of Vineyards," is unveiled at the Matthiasson Winery, Napa. (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)
UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman, an entomologist and an artist, said the 83 students in the class that she and assistant professor Emily Meineke taught "worked very hard." (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)
Posing for a group photo with Chancellor Gary May are five mural participants. From left are Kerry Lin, Sierra Deaver, Alia Tu, Chancellor May, Zoe Meilandt and Lily Nugent. (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)
UC Davis Mural, 'Secret Life of Vineyards,' to Be Unveiled at Matthiasson Winery, Napa
“The Secret Life of Vineyards,” an insect-themed ceramic-mosaic mural created by a UC Davis team and recently installed at the Matthiasson Winery on Dry Creek Road, Napa, won't be a secret much longer. The large-scale mural,...
This is the finished project, "The Secret Life of Vineyards," installed at the Matthiasson Winery, Napa. (Photo by Diane Ullman)
Students making clay artwork in the Entomology 001 class, “Art, Science and the World of Insects,” taught by UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman and assistant professor Emily Meineke. (Photo by Gale Okumura)
Students engaged in glazing in the Entomology 001 class, “Art, Science and the World of Insects." (Photo by Gale Okumura)
Installation coordinator Amanda Larson, shown here with Steve Matthiasson, considers the placement of the mural on the wall. (Photo by Gale Okumura)
A forklift was an integral part of the installation effort. (Photo by Gale Okumura)
Installation coordinator Amanda Larson positions the mural. (Photo by Gale Okumura)
The mural from a distance. All that remained: grouting, which was completed in July. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The installation team included (from left) Valerie Jones, Susan Dileanis, Diane Ullman, Gale Okumura, Kirsten Sheehy and Teresa Slack. (Photo by Emily Meineke)
UC Davis Class Project: Creating Insect-Themed Ceramic-Mosaic Mural in Napa
Two UC Davis entomologists/artists are spearheading a project to create an insect-themed, large-scale, ceramic-mosaic mural at the Matthiasson Winery in Napa. Distinguished professor Diane Ullman, former chair of the Department of Entomology and...
A view of the Matthiasson Winery vineyards. UC Davis urban landscape entomologist Emily Meineke says a pending mural project at the winery will showcase 18 different insects that inhabit the vineyards. (Photo by Emily Meineke)
