2024 Calendar Art by Margaret Meps Schulte
Many times over the years, I’ve used my photos and artwork created in one year to assemble a calendar for the next. Here are the 2023 images used to create my 2024 calendar.
“Riding With Freddie” remembers Dunedin’s friendliest resident
Freddie Webb was a Dunedin icon, locally famous for her friendliness, humor, and comical headgear. She cruised the streets in a bright yellow golf cart adorned with teddy bears, inviting complete strangers to ride with… “Riding With Freddie” remembers Dunedin’s friendliest resident
Pinellas Trail bench celebrates the art of painted rocks
Margaret “Meps” Schulte was selected by the City of Dunedin to paint a colorful park bench, entitled “Dunedin Rocks,” for the Pinellas Trail, an urban greenway used by 1.5 million cyclists, walkers, and runners a… Pinellas Trail bench celebrates the art of painted rocks
Large-scale art for the playa
A couple of years back, I got tired of trying to keep up with over 120 linnear feet of mural space at Burning Man. It was time for a new solution, something I could paint… Large-scale art for the playa
Choose ART: The adventure continues
For four years, Choose ART, the Burning Man installation I created with Philip “MacGyver” Wilson, languished in storage. His death left me unsure if I could handle the piece — it was heavy, as well… Choose ART: The adventure continues
This is a great sign
When I got home from the Women’s March on Washington, I hung this sign over my bed as a reminder that the moment I’ve been waiting for since my 20’s has arrived: The Women’s Movement has… This is a great sign
The children’s march
I lived in Seattle in 1999, when activists and protesters turned the meeting of the World Trade Organization into “the Battle in Seattle.” I’d seen firsthand the broken windows and burnt-out bus shelters. I lay in… The children’s march
This is what democracy looks like
U.S. Constitution: Amendment I “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the… This is what democracy looks like
Why I still march: 2017
There’s a chapter in Strangers Have the Best Candy entitled “In or out? The dilemma of every parade.” Although I marched in the Brunswick MLK Day parade a couple of years ago, this year, I… Why I still march: 2017
Metal Birds
Every year, when the Blue Angels perform over Seafair in Seattle, I watch from a rooftop aerie high above Lake Washington. This year was no exception, and I tried to capture both the planes and… Metal Birds