Shark uye Rays kwemazuva 31

Artist Jen Richards, anga achinetseka nehupenyu hwemugungwa kwenguva yakareba sezvaanogona kurangarira. Sezvineiwo, takava nemukana wekumubvunzurudza uye kutaura nezve purojekiti yake ichangoburwa uye irikuenderera mberi, Shark uye Rays kwemazuva 31. Jen akazvipikisa kuti aenzanisire imwe mhando yeshaki kana ray zuva rega rega mumwedzi waChikunguru kuunganidza mari yekuchengetedza. Achadaro auction bvisa izvi zvimedu zveunyanzvi zvakasarudzika uye nekupa mari yese kune imwe yemapurojekiti edu atinoda, Shark Advocates International. 

Ngatitange nehunyanzvi hwako. Wakatanga rini kufarira zvehunyanzvi? Uye nei uchitarisa nezvemhuka dzesango, kunyanya mhuka dzemugungwa?

Zvinoita senge cliche, asi ndanga ndichifarira art kubva ndichiri kurangarira! Dzimwe dzendangariro dzangu dzekutanga dzinosanganisira kudhirowa dinosaurs pane zvese zvandaigona kuwana. Ndagara ndichifarira zvikuru zvinhu zvakasikwa, saka pandaiwedzera kudzidza nezvemhuka ndipo pandainyanya kuda kudhirowa. Ndakanga ndine makore masere pandakaona orca kekutanga uye ivo vese vandaigona kudhirowa kwemakore akatevera - ndine hurombo, dinosaurs! Ndaingova neshungu dzekuda kuziva nezvemhuka zvekuti ndaida kudhirowa kuti ndiratidze vamwe vanhu; Ndaida kuti vamwe vese vaone kuti vaive vakanaka sei.

Kurudziro yako unoiwanepi? Une svikiro raunofarira here?

Ndinowana kurudziro yenguva dzose kubva kumhuka pachadzo - zvekuti kune mazuva andisingakwanise kuziva chandinoda kutanga kupenda. Kubva ndichiri mudiki ndanga ndiri mucherechedzi anodisa wechero chinhu nezvese kubva kuBBC Natural History Unit, izvo zvakandigonesa kuona marudzi mazhinji akasiyana siyana nenzvimbo dzakatenderedza pasirese kubva kudhorobha rangu diki rekumahombekombe reTorquay, England. Sir David Attenborough anoramba ari imwe yekukurudzira kwangu kukuru. Yandinofarira svikiro ndeye acrylics nekuti ini ndinonakidzwa nekusiyana-siyana kwavo, asi ini ndiri musiki mukuru, zvakare.

Ibasa ripi uye/kana mhedzisiro yaunonzwa kuti art ine mukuchengetedza kwezvakatipoteredza?

Kweanoda kusvika makore masere ikozvino ndashanda zvine hunyanzvi mudzidzo yezvakatipoteredza kumativi ese eAtlantic, izvo zvakanditendera kuti ndidzidzise veruzhinji nezvemhuka (chimwe chinhu chandinofarira), uye kuwana mukana wekusangana nezvimwe zvisikwa zvinoshamisa. mumunhu. Kukwanisa kusvika pakuziva mhuka imwe neimwe nehunhu hwadzo, pamwe chete nekuona tsvakiridzo nekuedza kuchengetedza pachako, kunokurudzira kusingaperi.

Vaviri vevandinofarira maartist ndiDavid Shepherd naRobert Bateman vane hunyanzvi, vese vakashandisa hunyanzvi hwavo hunoshamisa pakuparidzira, uye ndinoyemura izvozvo zvikuru. Ndinonzwa kukudzwa zvikuru kuona basa rangu richiita basa rakafanana; nekuti ini ndinoda kuratidza mamwe marudzi "asina kujeka" andakaita kuti vanhu vanotevera hunyanzvi hwangu vandiudze kuti ndakavafemera kuti vazive zvakawanda nezvemhuka iyoyo - uye ndinozvida! Chimwe chezvinhu zvandinofarira kuita nemifananidzo yangu ndeyekuparadzira ruzivo rwezvimwe zvinhu, senge nzvimbo dzakadzivirirwa dzeMaui's dolphin uye njodzi ine shark cull muWestern Australia uye kubatanidza vashanyi nenzira dzavanogona kubatsira. Ndaivawo mutsigiri wepamutemo weShark Saver's brilliant "Shark Stanley" mushandirapamwe wakabatsira kuona akati wandei eshark nemwaranzi achiwedzerwa kuCITES dziviriro. Pamusoro pezvo, ndinoda kubatsira zvakananga mukuchengetedza nekutora chikamu muzviitiko zvakakosha. Pakutanga gore rino ndakapedza pendi yezvipembere zvitema zveBowling yeRhinos fundraiser muLos Angeles uye ndichave ndichiita zvimwe chete pachiitiko chaChikunguru 22nd muGeorgia (zviitiko zvese zvinoiswa neAmerican Association of Zoo Keepers uye 100% yemari yacho. kusimudzwa kuenda kunochengetedzwa zvipembere nemangwe muAfrica).

Iye zvino dambudziko remazuva makumi matatu nerimwe. Sei shark nemwaranzi? Wakambove nechiitiko chepedyo ne shark kana ray?

Shark dzagara dzakakosha kwandiri. Pakavhurwa National Marine Aquarium muPlymouth, UK muna 1998 ndaikwevera vabereki vangu ikoko pamukana wega wega uye ndairohwa nejecha neblacktip reef shark. Paingova nechimwe chinhu chaishamisa pamusoro pechitarisiko chavo uye mafambiro avaiita; Ndainge ndapererwa. Ndakakurumidza kuva mumiriri wavo pachangu, ndichisvetuka pamukana wese kugadzirisa mumwe munhu nezvekusanzwisisana kwakabatana neshaki (chimwe chinhu chandisina kukura machiri). Kunyangwe paine kufarira veruzhinji muma shark izvozvi kupfuura zvandati ndamboona, ndichiri kunzwa sekunge pachine nguva yekuenda maererano nekugadzirisa mukurumbira wavo unotyisa. Uye mwaranzi haatombotarise mukati! Kune zvipenyu zvakawanda zvekudzidza uye kuonga zvekuti ndinonzwa sekunge ndine basa rekubatsira vanhu kudzidza - uye hunyanzvi hunogona kundibatsira kuita izvozvo.

Kuburikidza nebasa rangu redzidzo yezvakatipoteredza ndakave nemukana wekuona shark dzakawanda nemwaranzi pedyo. Chiitiko chisingakanganwike chaive pandakaona wild basking shark ndichiita mini eco-tour mumvura yangu yekumba kumaodzanyemba kweDevon. Ndakafara zvikuru kuona mumwe munhu ndakagumburwa nesimbi pachikepe ndokuenda kubhururuka, asi ndakaramba ndichienda kuti ndinotora mifananidzo shoma shoma. Kukuvara kwacho kwaive kwakakodzera! Ini zvakare ndakanyura munzvimbo ye aquarium ine whale shark, manta rays, sand tiger shark uye akati wandei mamwe marudzi, uye ndine maoko ane mavara egondo nemwaranzi yemombe. Zvinangwa zvangu zvekupedzisira zvinosanganisira kuona whale shark mugungwa rakashama uye kunyura nemakungwa machena - asi chaizvo, chero mukana wekuona shark kana ray mumunhu kurota kuzadzikiswa. Zvakandiomera zvisingaite kuti ndizviise pasi kurudzi rwandinoda - zvinoita kunge chero zvandiri kutarisa izvozvi! Asi ini ndagara ndiine nzvimbo yakapfava yeblue shark, oceanic whitetips, whale sharks, uye wobbegongs, pamwe nemanta rays uye mashoma dhiyabhorosi mwaranzi.

Sei wakasarudza Shark Advocates International? Uye chii chakaita kuti muite chirongwa ichi?

Ini ndakatanga kuwana Shark Advocates pa Twitter; Ini ndinotevera akawanda emasaenzi emugungwa uye masangano ekuchengetedza ipapo saka zvaive zvisingadzivisike. Ndinonyanya kufarira kutarisa kweSAI pamutemo wekuchengetedza uye kuva izwi remashaki nemwaranzi apo inonyanya kukosha: mumitemo nemirairo inofanirwa kuvadzivirira kwenguva refu.

Ndanga ndiri mutsigiri wemasangano mazhinji mumakore apfuura asi ino inguva yangu yekutanga kugadzira nekuita zvinonetsa mukutsigira chikonzero. Ini ndanga ndichifunga kwenguva yakareba nezve kuita chimwe chinhu pane yangu art blog panguva yeShark Vhiki kupemberera ishoma "showy" mhando idzo dzaisazowana chepamusoro screentime, asi kumanikidza rudo rwangu rwemashaki mukati memazuva manomwe chete zvingadai zvisingaite. Ipapo ndakafunga nezve kangani kandinodhirowa shark kazhinji, uye ndikafunga mukati mangu "Ini ndinobheja ndaigona kudhirowa zuva rega rega remwedzi." Nekukurumidza izvo zvakashanduka kuita pfungwa yekuzvimisira chinangwa chaicho chemhando makumi matatu neshanu, uye nekutengesa izvo zvekutengesa mukutsigira SAI. Chikunguru unogara uri mwedzi wakanaka kune shark pasocial media saka ndinovimba kuti kuedza kwangu kunobatsira kugadzira kufarira kutsva mune mamwe emhando idzi uye kuunganidza mari yekuzvirwira. Sharks uye Rays kweMazuva makumi matatu nerimwe akazvarwa!

Unotarisira matambudziko here? Uye chii chaunotarisira kuwana nechirongwa ichi?

Dambudziko guru nedambudziko iri rinouya nekusarudza mhando dzemhando dzekuratidza pakutanga. Ini ndakatoita runyoro rwekuedza mukupera kwaChikumi nezvandaida kuita, asi ndinoramba ndichifunga zvimwe zvekuwedzera! Ndakaitawo shuwa yekusiya nzvimbo dzakavhurika kuti vanhu vape pfungwa dzavanoda kuona - ivo vachange vachibhadhara pane zvekutanga, mushure mezvose, uye zvinondinakidzawo kuona kuti ndeapi marudzi anoda munhu wese. Ini zvechokwadi ndine "yemhando yepamusoro" yakarongwa, sewhite shark uye whale shark, asi zvakare ndinotarisira kuratidza dzakafanana neiyo prickly dogfish uye longcomb sawfish. Iri zvakare idambudziko rinondinakidza kwandiri semuimbi - zvinonyanya kukurudzira kuva nebasa rekupedzisa zuva rega rega uye mukana wekuongorora mamwe masitayera nemasvikiro. Ndiri kufarirawo kudhirowa nekupenda mhando dzandisati ndamboedza kuita. Chidimbu chega chega kusvika pari zvino chakati siyanei uye ini ndinoda kutakura izvo nzira yese mumwedzi. Mamwe mazuva ndinoziva kuti ndinongowana nguva yekuita dhizaini kana basa repenzura, uye mamwe mazuva ndakaisa parutivi kuti nditarise pamufananidzo. Chero bedzi ini ndichigona kuomerera pakuzvipira kwangu kwerudzi pazuva ndinenge ndazadzisa chinangwa changu pachedu! Chakanyanya kutariswa, chokwadi, ndechekuita kuti vanhu vakawanda vabatane nebasa reSAI uye nzira yavanogona kubatsira mashaki nemwaranzi chero kwavanenge vari munyika. Kana maitiro avanoita izvozvo ari nekutsvaga hunyanzvi hwangu uye nekuhufarira zvakakwana kutsigira chikonzero, ipapo ndichafara kwazvo!

Uye chii chauchaita zvinotevera? Nokuti tinonyatsofarira!

Zvakanaka, ndinoziva kuti ndicharamba ndichidhirowa shark nemwaranzi! Ini ndichave ndichiparura nhevedzano yemabhuku edzidzo ekupenda pakupera kwegore rino. Ndakagadzira mapeji ekupenda kare se-tie-ins kuzviitiko zvakaita seInternational Whale Shark Day uye zvave kurova kukuru. Kune vana vakawanda vanofarira zvisikwa - kunyanya zvipenyu zvemugungwa - kunze kwemhando dzemhando dzinowanikwa mumhando idzi dzezvigadzirwa (kwete kuti pane chakaipa newhite shark kana bottlenose dolphin!), uye ndinoda kugadzira. chimwe chinhu chokupemberera kuda kuziva ikoko. Pamwe musikana mudiki uya anopenda mufananidzo wandakadhirowa weflamboyant cuttlefish achakura kuita teuthologist. Uye sechisikigo ... kuchave ne shark uye ray-centric imwe!

kuwana Shark uye Rays kwemazuva 31 artwork up for auction pano.

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