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    Rare Air Episode 57

    September 30, 2024 - By Roger D.

    Sunset over St. John’s Bordeaux Mountain, U.S. Virgin Islands.

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    Rare Air Episode 56

    June 27, 2024 - By Roger D.

    Before I publish the 57th episode in this series, Beth and I are once again set to experience Saint John in person. It is very safe to say we are eagerly anticipating our visit to a new (to us) East End accommodation, during August’s second week.

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    Rare Air Episode 55

    March 31, 2024 - By Roger D.

    Underwater scene from a 2019 day experiencing new things in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands.

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    Following Nolan, by Roger Darnell

    March 7, 2024 - By Roger D.

    Illuminating this rapidly fading memory is my blatant inspiration.

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    Bristol Noir 24.1

    March 6, 2024 - By Roger D.

    Poetry by Roger Darnell

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    Rare Air Episode 54

    December 29, 2023 - By Roger D.

    Underwater scene from a 2019 day experiencing new things in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands.

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    Rare Air Episode 53

    September 30, 2023 - By Roger D.

    Some people ask if Beth and I are always on-the-go, constantly experiencing exotic locations and their wonder. It’s easy to wish that was so, but for now, normal day-to-day life in our Asheville treehouse feels like the best-case scenario.

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    Rare Air Episode 52

    June 29, 2023 - By Roger D.

    Each episode of Rare Air encapsulates some moment where I was completely immersed in recording another of Mother Nature’s sacred revelations. Sublime visions such as these – and others exponentially more spectacular – play out constantly on this extraordinary planet of ours. Leaning in offers me yet another opportunity to appreciate the past, and hope for what might come in the future if all goes well.

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    Rare Air Episode 51

    March 26, 2023 - By Roger D.

    Life keeps pressing us forward, while this expanding chronicle keeps drawing me back into vacation days of the past. Each time we return from vacation and reconform to our standard mode of living, we become hyper-aware of the differences. Too bad we all can’t hang around in paradise, eat all our meals in colorful restaurants, and let the good times roll, each and every day.

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    Rare Air Episode 50

    December 23, 2022 - By Roger D.

    The project has become an essential component of the demonstration of this belief: As an artist, I have something to say.

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Darnell family photo, c. 1946. Back row, left to r Darnell family photo, c. 1946. Back row, left to right: Our great-grandfather William Darnell, Uncle Charles Turner, Uncle Paul Darnell, our grandfather Lewis Darnell. Front row left to right (all 3 are sons of Lewis and Eileen Kious-Darnell): Our dad Jim Darnell, Uncle Billy Darnell, Uncle Jesse Darnell.
Sincere congratulations to all the nominees and wi Sincere congratulations to all the nominees and winners in this year’s @SEGDDesign Global Design Awards! 

From immersive worlds and groundbreaking exhibitions to transformative public spaces and intuitive wayfinding systems, this year’s winners remind us of the power of design to connect people to place — and to one another.

Selected from 272 entries submitted by 156 firms, 31 projects received awards across seven categories, representing some of the most compelling work happening in experiential design today.

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📸: GDA Best of Show, Honor, and Life Centered Design Award Winner: Netherlands Pavilion at EXPO 2025 Osaka. Image courtesy of @tellart
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