PORTFOLIO 2019 SUNY ESF|JACK C. KENNEY
RESUME Objective ·A passionate and hardworking landscape architecture student wishing contribute to a positive and creative work environment and gain valuable experience from the professionals of the field in an entry level position.
Education
HIGH SCHOOL REGENTS DIPLOMA | MAY 2014 | C.W. BAKER HIGH SCHOOL ·Recipient of the Silver Key in the Sculpture category in the Scholastics Art Competition, 10th Grade. ·Recipient of 2nd place in the Nature Category for a painting in the NYS Fair Art Competition, 11th Grade.
BACHELOR OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE | MAY 2019 | SUNY COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND FORESTRY ·Minor: Environmental Writing and Rhetoric ·Cumulative GPA: 3.327 ·Nominated for 2019 ASLA Student Honor & Merit Award
Skills & Abilities
SOFTWARE ·Very proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. I work very well in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Premiere. I am proficient in AutoCAD; I have experience using SketchUp and Rhino. LINEAR DRAFTING ·I am very skilled at drawing free-hand, having successfully completed many studio projects with this technique.
PRESENTATION ·I have gained a great deal of experience presenting projects and designs for a number of different classes throughout my college career.
SELF DIRECTED RESEARCH ·I am an efficient and detailed researcher, consistently reading and learning as much as I can. I am very descriptive at recording my findings in sketchbooks and notebooks to easily reference and organization of my project research.
Experience INTERN | MAXIAN+HORST LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS | AUGUST TO DECEMBER, 2018 ·Worked and studied at the office as part of my Off Campus Experience during my 5th year in college. ·Work focused on AutoCAD drawings, concept drawings and graphic details and similar components. ·I went on site visits, participated in office meetings, and did any kind of “in-between work” that needed to be completed. LAB TECHNICIAN | KENNEY GEOTECHNICAL SERVICES | SUMMER 2013 TO PRESENT ·Performed field and laboratory testing of soil and concrete for the family business. · Responsible for company grounds maintenance and cleaning the lab and office.
SALES ASSOCIATE | HOME DEPOT | JUNE 2017 TO PRESENT ·Primary responsibilities are providing service and help to the customers, which includes helping customers find products, assisting with lifting and carrying heavy items and using the store saws to cut lumber. ·Other responsibilities include keeping the Lumber and Building Materials departments’ clean, stocking shelfs and assisting other employees.
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ABOUT ME
My name is Jack Kenney, as of writing I am a 5th Year in SUNY ESF’s five year BLA Landscape Architecture Program. My interests in the field include theme park and experience landscape design, sustainability, inclusive play, environmental conservation and restoration. My general interests include wildlife and biodiversity conservation, history, paleontology, horticulture, along with pond and water garden design. I have had a life-long love of art, constantly sketching, drawing and painting. As well I love to read and learn about new subjects and ideas. All of these interests have accumulated in my studies and work within my experiences at college. This portfolio is essentially the story of what I have learned at my time at ESF, what skills I’ve gained and how I have grown as a designer since beginning this journey.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
College Projects Page 1 - 4 Page 5 - 10 Page 11 - 12
Creek Walk Martha’s Vineyard Neus Hotel
Professional Internship Page 13 - 16
Golisano Autism Center
Page 17 - 18
Delphi Trail
Page 19 - 22
Capstone Experience
Page 23 - 32
Project Journal
Other Interests Page 33 - 34
Koi Pond
Page 35 - 38
Writing Capstone
Page 39 - 44
Artwork
SKETCHBOOK PAGES Creek Walk Sketchbook It was with the Onondaga Creek Walk project that we were first required to keep a sketchbook. I have been drawing and sketching for most of my life, so it was a fairly easy habit to pick up. But this was when I first learned how to sketch down ideas, record notes and thoughts in a way that is efficient and helpful. A sketchbook is where an artist or designer works out there ideas, which is exactly what I did when confronted with the many design problems that were presented in this project. As well I did a great deal of note taking, and some doodling. But overall the sketchbook itself ended up becoming a key component in the project, showcasing my thoughts and explaining my reasoning for the design choices that I created.
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CREEK WALK
Connecting a City Through Water Within the city of Syracuse, the Onondaga Creek runs right through the city before emptying into the nearby Onondaga Lake. However the city of Syracuse has not embraced the creek in anyway; in most areas the creek is built around, channelized or buried without a second thought. The goal of this project was to turn this way of thinking around, using design to illustrate how incorporating the creek as a part of the city could benefit the ecosystem and the city as a whole. With our given site, where the creek was ten feet below street level, we were tasked with creating a design that brought people to the creek and engaged with the surrounding landscape. Along the creek (just outside of the site) is the MOST or Museum of Science and Technology, which is an education center with historical and scientific exhibits, the target audience primarily being children and their families. In order to relate the project to the surrounding landscape and educate the public about the history of the creek, I wanted this creek-walk to be an outdoor exhibit for the MOST. One of the most popular exhibits at the MOST are their life-size dinosaurs, and so because of that I decided to do an exhibit based on the ice age fauna of Syracuse. Hence along the creek walk are life size replicates of the mastodon, Irish elk and giant ground sloth, all species that would have been found in the area that would become Syracuse during the last ice age. Besides having an elevated walkway, there are areas to launch kayaks to travel the creek itself. Finally, there is open park space, whose grade is brought down to the level of the creek. This allows people to interact with the creek, and have the creek interact with the city itself.
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Above: A view of the park area, which includes the Irish Elk exhibit and the kayak launch. Left Top: A view of the elevated walkway, with the Giant Ground Sloth exhibit. Left Bottom: Another view of the elevated walkway, with the Mastodon exhibit.
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MARTHA’S VINEYARD
Lazarus Park Project: Re-wilding & Restoration The Veteran’s Memorial Park Project was a semester long assignment focused on the island of Martha’s Vineyard, near Cape Cod. Although the focus of this project was the park itself, the site extended beyond into what became known as the Mud Creek Corridor. This Corridor included the park, Lagoon Pond, the water body that connected them together as well as the surrounding area. The project was focused on three main systems in this area: Hydrology, Habitat and Circulation. To begin I listed the goals I wanted to achieve for the project in relation to these three systems. This was eventually made into the Venn diagram graphic seen at the right. But my basic goals for the project overall were to mitigate and direct the flooding that occurred throughout the park area, restore ecosystems throughout the corridor to improve the health of Mud Creek and increase biodiversity, and finally improve circulation throughout the site by creating a system of walking paths throughout the site corridor.
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MARTHA’S VINEYARD
Lazarus Park Project: Re-wilding & Restoration One of the main problems with the site is that it has issues drawing in visitors. This is due to the park being almost completely surrounded by buildings and lacking any kind of official entrance. Since none of the buildings could be moved, I decided to create an area that could act as the official gateway to the park. Utilizing a vacant lot on between the park and street, I gently brought the grade down to the level of the park (about six feet) and created an arching green-roof to act as the welcome arch to the park (see below). As mentioned previously native planting was a large part of this project, this was in fact the first studio project that required a planting list. My plant list included several different habitat gradients that were mixed together. A sample of this planting plan is seen below right.
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PLANTING PLAN FOR PARK Quercus stellata Quercus ilicifolia
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Iris versicolor
Echinacea purpurea
Panicum virgatum
Schoenoplectus robustus
Typha angustifolia
Baptisia tinctoria
Zizia aureus
Comptonia peregrina
Aster ericoides Carex pensylvanica Schizachyrium scoparium
Elymus virginicus
Vaccinium angustifolium
Lobelia cardinalis
Solidago speciosa
Spartina alterniflora Juncus gerardii Hibiscus moscheutos Dennstaedtia punctilobula Rudbeckia hirta Limonium carolinianum Danthonia spicata
Morella pensylvanica
Iris fulva Spartina patens
Prunus maritima Gaylussacia baccata
Hamamelis virginiana
Cornus racemosa
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MARTHA’S VINEYARD
Lazarus Park Project: Re-wilding & Restoration
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1. Genetic Engineering
2. Exhibit
3. Re-wilding
Native Grasses
Pathway Before Heath Hens
Heath Hen Aviary Native Grasses
After Heath Hens
Sandstone Terracing
Pathway Wildlife Observation Area Sandstone Terracing
One of the boldest moves of the project is the incorporation of the Heath Hen De-extinction project. The heath hen was a distinct sub-species of prairie chicken that lived on Martha’s Vineyard before going extinct in 1932. However the non-profit organization Revive & Restore, which aims to save species through genetic rescue, currently has a project in the works to bring the Heath Hens back to life by using preserved DNA and using domestic chickens as surrogate parents. The ultimate goal would be to reestablish a small self-sustaining population on Martha’s Vineyard. The heath hen was an indicator species for the sandplain grassland habitat; meaning it played a vital role in the health of the ecosystem that cannot be filled by any other known organism. So by reintroducing the heath hen to the island, you are actually revitalizing an entire ecosystem filled with unique species. The heath hen project could be incorporated into the park as an exhibition that could help call attention to the many threats faced by the islands ecosystems. When re-wilding an animal, they must first be housed in a holding pen to accumulate to their surroundings before being released to fend for themselves. This holding pen could be built within the park, where more people could visit the birds without disturbing them in the wild. After the exhibition is over, the space where the heath hen aviary once stood could be reused for a number of purposes. For example it could be a wildlife observation area, ideally located since it is completely surrounded by meadow habitat on all sides. It may seem far fetched, but the Heath Hen De-extinction project could be vital tool in resorting habitat and better familiarizing the public with the natural world around them.
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NEUS HOTEL
Exercise in Construction Documentation
Collaborators: Remington Lynch Joanne Pereira-Melo Jacqueline Olivia Pinner
During the Spring Semester of my senior year, the studio work was entirely dedicated to re-learning and perfecting our skills in Auto-CAD and attaining all the necessary knowledge concerning construction documents. Although neither of these subjects are on my “favorites” list, they were both areas I had been struggling with in general. So I saw this semester as the chance to improve my skills and knowledge. It turns out I did in fact learn a lot, and the Neus Hotel project gave me the chance to showcase all of the information and abilities I had attained. The final assignment for the semester, this group project involved putting together a complete construction documents booklet with all the required drawings, notes and information. The project work was divided up between the four of us, I ended up with all the work and drawings relating to the planting plan and soils plan. As well I assisted with researching building materials as needed. I also came up with the name for the “firm” we worked under during this project, “Gaia Design”, and even created a logo for us! The sample pages and drawings seen here are taken right from the final booklet, and include the final planting plan for the project as well as the three zoom in sections of that planting plan. Overall I am very satisfied with the end product; it took a lot of work, but it shows that I am very capable when it comes to Auto-CAD.
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The entire planting plan for the Neus Hotel Project.
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GOLISANO AUTISM CENTER Inclusive Playground Design
My Off-Campus semester took place during the Fall of 2018, where I worked at an internship at the firm Maxian + Horst located in Syracuse, New York. I learned a lot during my time at the firm, and was able to work on a great many interesting projects. But the project I worked on the most, and the one I found the most fascinating, was the masterplan for a playground for the yet to be built Golisano Autism Center in Rochester, New York. I have always been interested in recreational landscapes such as theme parks and playgrounds, and so I jumped on the opportunity to work on this project. But not only that, the kind people at Maxian + Horst actually allowed me to act as the “lead designer” on this project! It was a daunting task, but I was eager to prove to them (and myself) that I was up to the challenge. The first part of this project was researching everything from inclusive design to the kind of fencing I wanted around the entire playground. You see this playground had to be designed to cater to children with Autism and various other disabilities. As such understanding how inclusive design works into playgrounds was the key to making this project work. So I spent several full work-days researching inclusive playground design (see below) and everything it entails. I learned quite a lot during this research period that all went to influence my design. For example I learned that children with Autism and similar disabilities have a tendency to feel overwhelmed in active social situations, and may need a place to remove themselves momentarily to regain their composure. So throughout the design process one of the features that stayed consistent was that the playground area had a planted “quite section” where a child could go if the needed some alone time or to get away from the high-pace activity of the playground.
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What I learned during this research period greatly changed my thoughts and outlook on the process of landscape design as a whole. Before I began this project I just assumed that inclusive design was something that was really hard to integrate into a project, especially a project that is already quite challenging. In actuality it is not like that at all, relatively easy even. For example, for this project, I thought it would be difficult to find playground equipment that was considered inclusive. But that was not the case at all! In fact almost all the suppliers (including Miracle Recreation, the one we were working with on this project) had entire sub-categories dedicated to products that were created to be inclusive. In general I was also able to find a lot of resources that talked about how to design spaces and playgrounds to be more inclusive to children with disabilities. Overall what I think is that inclusive design really should not be that difficult for designers. All it takes is a little research and effort on the part of the designers and planners. It is like a lot of things really, if you make up your mind to do it, and you put the time and energy into you will easily obtain fruitful results. I think that is important for us to remember, because all it takes is a little extra effort to make a space much more welcoming and accessible to a large group of people.
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GOLISANO AUTISM CENTER Inclusive Playground Design
The process of designing this playground and the immediate area around it was a process that I undertook from the first few days of my internship to my last. I spent countless hours articulating the positions of all the different components, trying to get everything to fit in a way that was logical and visually pleasing. Over the course of four months, four versions were made and sent to the architect heading the project, to then be sent back with red-lines and updated information on the site and what the clients wanted. Those red-lines only got more and more difficult as time went on. The main issue that I kept having to face after every redesign was the limited amount of space. At the beginning of this project, I thought the area I was working with was huge, and that I would have no problem fitting in the long list of items that the clients wanted in the playground and surrounding landscape. But it quickly turned out that was not the case, and after I learned about the safety areas that are required to be around all these different pieces, I realized that space was a very precious resource that needed to be used very carefully if this project was to succeed. One of the most frustrating parts was that the clients kept insisting that we include swings in the design. See swings in particular have a very large safety area, so it was obvious that even if we only added a one or two bay swing, it would take up a substantial amount of space that could have been used for several smaller components. But the clients had their hearts set on these swings, and so I had to find a way to make the swings fit in to make the clients happy. It worked out in the end, and it was a good lesson in learning to work with the clients and other outside forces in order to tweak the design until it was just right. In the end this was a very exciting project for me to work on, and the final masterplan I created came out really well. Playground design was one of those things in school that I was always interested in but never dived that deep into. But not only did I dive deep into it here, but I was actually allowed to do a masterplan for a playground! The experience was very fulfilling, and even though I was only an intern (who still needed to finish college) I felt like a real landscape architect for the first time in my life. It also made me realize how much I enjoy working with playgrounds and playscapes, and so in the future I think I want to work for a company or landscape architecture firm that specializes in playgrounds. It was an honor to be part of this project, and I know the experience has only helped shape my career path for the better.
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The Final Master Plan I did for the Autism Center Playground.
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DELPHI TRAIL Concept Rendering
During my time at my internship at Maxian + Horst, I ended up doing a lot of graphic design work. The assignments varied from simple fixes that took about 15 minutes to projects that would take most of the day. This project is one of the later, but I am pretty proud of the result, hence why I am showing it to you now. The Delphi Trail was a new project the firm had just gotten, and the head designer wanted me to create some concept art using a picture taken of the site showing what she had envisioned for a new hiking trail that was meant to be clean cut and accessible. Using the image below as the base, I set to work searching the internet for all the assets I needed to make the vision a believable reality. It took a while, but eventually I was able to find all the parts I needed. After a lot of cutting and pasting in Photoshop, I was able to present the image seen to the right. I am so happy with the final product because I was able to create everything that was envisioned for the design, and include people so the whole thing looked real. This is another one of those projects that left me feeling like I was a professional. This was also one of those projects where once I finished it I knew it was a piece that would look great in my portfolio, and here it is!
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The Concept photo for the New Hiking Trail for Delphi Trails.
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CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE Independent Thesis Project
My Capstone Project was both a challenging and rewarding experience. Right off the bat, because I was working a full-time internship during the same time period, it was difficult to keep up with everything I needed to complete for the project, especially making time for site visits. But I just kept working at it, and eventually I was able to create a schedule that allowed me to balance all my responsibilities. But it was a very rewarding experience because I was able to study recreational landscapes, like zoos and parks. These are the kinds of places that got me interested in the field of landscape architecture in the first place, so it is extremely fitting that the final, largest project of my entire college career centered around them. I love places and landscapes that are visually appealing, that make you want to go exploring and have some kind of fun experience. These are the kinds of places you remember, that can bring people together in a positive manner. Those are the kinds of landscapes I want to create, or at the very least the kind of qualities I want my designs to emulate. That is why this project was so important to me, it very much is the beginning of my work as a professional, and lays out what I want to pursue in my future career. Now I will present a quick summary of the three main sites I studied during my Off Campus semester. Those sites are the Lysander Town Park, Beaver Lake Nature Reserve and the Rosamond Gifford Zoo, all located in the Central New York area. For the following pages I will be borrowing the format and style of presentation I used for my actual thesis report.
Because this was my story, I wanted to walk the reader through it, almost like I am really sitting there talking with you. It’s probably easy to see how I was inspired by comic books.
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The first site I studied was Lysander Park, a popular park that is host to many sports leagues and games. It is home to the local Pop Warner Football chapter, and has baseball diamonds, volleyball courts and tennis courts. Most of the visitors that come here are either playing or watching a some kind of sport.
But the park has more to offer than sports. It has this lovely walking trail that takes you through several stands of trees. I was surprised by the amount of birds and other animals I glimpsed in these areas, especially considering the urban setting. It just goes to show valuable habitat can be found anywhere.
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This is the Bog Trail from my second site, the Beaver Lake Nature Reserve. Naturally of the three sites Beaver Lake had the largest number of species present. It also has a large spectrum of habitats for a relatively small area, including a lake, bog, several forests and meadows. It is wonderful place to go if you want to experience nature firsthand.
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This is the Tiger Exhibit at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo. The landscape is almost entirely manufactured and maintained, but the zoo still has authenticity to it. It comes from the fact that the people who built and run this zoo genuinely care for wildlife all across the world. The animals here are treated not like exhibits but as representatives of the natural world, demonstrating the importance of conservation.
The Tiger Exhibit at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo.
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PROJECT JOURNAL Recording Off-Campus Experiences
Even during a semester where I had several large-scale projects going on, I feel that my Project Journal was something special that turned out very well. The purpose of the Project Journal was to record my personal thoughts, feelings and experiences that I had during my Off-Campus semester. For me it was nice to have a place where I could express my inner monologue during a time when I was extremely busy with work and school related projects and assignments. I wanted to make my Project Journal to cover topics that I was interested in, and use it as a place where I could experiment with different styles of art and writing. Another goal I had from the beginning was that I wanted to fill the entire journal. In past Off-Campus presentations I’ve seen quite a lot of journals where the person only filled the first few pages or so, making it quite clear they put little thought and effort into it. Though the quality of all my journal pages can be debated, by filling the entire journal (72 pages) it at least shows I put thought and effort into it for the entire semester. I really enjoy painting in water-color in my spare time, so I knew getting a journal with watercolor paper would be the way to go. I had a lot of fun painting in it throughout the semester, and I would like to share some of those page spreads with you now. The selection I have here highlights the three main categories of work that ended up making up the bulk of my Project Journal: those directly related to Internship or Thesis Study, those that talk about general landscape architecture concepts, and those I did just for fun.
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The Front Cover of my Project Journal.
The Abandoned Cathedral in Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse, New York. Located right next to the ESF campus, I’ve spent a lot of time walking around the old cemetery, which holds a lot of interesting sights. I did this painting during the month of October, when I talked a lot about spooky things in the landscape.
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This is a spread I did about my daily commute to th This was the first time I had to commute into the city o to say the least. I think the illustration makes it clear 25
he Maxian+Horst office on the elevated 690 highway. on a daily basis, which was an interesting experience what I think about the elevated highway. 26
This is the beginning of a six page section where I ta sign, with visuals. I was very happy with the final re during my Off Campus semester. 27
alk about everything I learned about playground deesult, as it made me realize how much I had grown 28
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This is part of a section of the journal where I talk landscapes work. As you can see I had a lot to say a much I wrote down. It is funny because I ended up d I thought I would.
k about how extinction effects how ecosystems and about this topic, I honestly surprised myself with how doing a lot more writing in this journal in general than
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BUILDING A KOI POND A Project from before SUNY ESF
In the summer of 2013, before I even began my freshmen year at SUNY ESF, I fulfilled one of my life long dreams. I built my very own koi pond in my backyard This project is very important because it is the project that made me want to become a landscape architect. As I said I had so much fun building it, for me it captured the perfect blend of art and science. Of course in retrospect there are many things I would change. For example, I definitely would have made the pond deeper so the fish could stay outside during the winter. Right now I have to bring them inside and keep them in holding tanks for the winter months (bottom far right). At least that way I can get good pictures of them! But I don’t regret doing any of it for a second, the whole project was (and still is) a learning experience. It taught me something invaluable; the beauty of the landscape around us and the ability we have to change it for the better.
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Writing Capstone Children’s Book about Dinosaurs
These sample pages are part of a project I have been working on and off on since my junior year of college. I have been fascinated with dinosaurs since I was a kid, and so I can often be found reading about dinosaurs or drawing them in my free time. This project was originally just that, a fun little thing to do when I had the chance between classes and work during my junior year of college. However at the time I was also gaining interest in writing, and so of course at some point the thought crossed my mind for me to write and illustrate a children’s book about dinosaurs. It seemed like a really fun idea, and the more I looked into it the more it seemed like it was something I could actually do. Now the dinosaur book has become my official Writing Capstone Project, and as of writing the goal for the project is to have the book ready to publish by the end of the semester. It is going to be a non-fiction children’s book about dinosaurs. I have the illustrations for 32 specie profiles done, along with a rough draft of a manuscript that is still very much a work in progress. Right now I still have a lot to do in order to complete this book; cover and section art, a wide range of graphics, and many more pages of writing. Though I know it will be challenging, it is not something I really see as a chore. True, it is frustrating when I have to work on this on top of everything else that is going on during the semester. But this is a project I am truly passionate about, that I have been working on for about two years now. The books I read about dinosaurs as a kid inspired me to learn and grow of my own accord, and helped me get to where I am today. That is what I want my book to for the kids who read it, inspire them to want to learn and care for the world around them.
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Dilophosaurus Wetherilli
Pronunciation: dil-Lowf-oh-sore-us Meaning: Two Crest lizard
Diet: Carnivore | Length: 23 ft. (7m) | Weight: 900 lb. (400 kg) Lived: Early Jurassic, 195 mya | Fossil Location: Arizona, USA
Dilophosaurus compared to a 6 foot tall adult and a 3.5 foot tall child.
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Rugops primus
Pronunciation: Roo-gops Meaning: Wrinkle face
Diet: Carnivore | Length 23 ft (7m) | Weight: 1,650lb (750 kg) Lived: Middle Cretaceous, 95 million years ago | Fossil Finds: Abangharit, Niger
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Rugops compared to a 6 foot tall adult and a 3.5 foot tall child.
Ankylosaurus Magniventris Pronunciation: An-kile-oh-sore-us Meaning: Fused lizard
Diet: Herbivore | Length: 23ft (7m), possibly larger | Weight: 2.9 tons (3,000 kg) Lived: Late Cretaceous, 68-65 million years ago | Fossil Finds: Montana & Wyoming, USA and Alberta, Canada
Ankylosaurus compared to a 6 foot tall adult and a 3.5 foot tall child.
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ARTWORK
Done in Class and out The following pages consist of some of the art work that I have done. As I have already stated I love to draw and paint, it is something I am always doing no matter where I am. The works seen on the following pages were made before and during my time at SUNY ESF. It is a talent that I use both for both professional and personal work, and it is a hobby I hope I can utilize for the rest of my life. I hope you enjoy viewing these works, I certainly had a lot of fun making them! The two notable works on the immediate right are pieces I won awards for, both while I was in High School. The top piece is a clay and wood statue title “Killer Klowns� which I won a silver key for in the Scholastic Art Competition. On the bottom is an acrylic painting of tropical fish called cichlids. It placed 2nd in the New York State Fairs Art Competition the Nature category.
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“The environment is everything that isn’t me.” -Albert Einstein
“This world now belongs to the CRIME SYNDICATE!” -Ultraman
Justice League: Trinity War
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THANK YOU PLEASE CONTACT: Email: jckenney@syr.edu Phone: 315-720-4807