Monthly Archives: February 2011
Storyteller’s fire
Ken Scott’s giant sparklers lit up my little synapses. Continue reading
Adam’s Tournament of Elements
Adam Arents is spending a year in a place I’ve always wanted to visit, and he’s doing something that scares me. Continue reading
Little inspirations
I had a fine time over at the Jordan River Art Center watching everyone else work. The installation of For the Love of Letters proceeded while I wandered around with the camera making a virtual notebook of things I liked. … Continue reading
Inchies indeed
I am reliably informed that Inchies . . . are all the rage. Continue reading
Watching paint dry
It has come to my attention that things I find absorbing are the very same things that most people find, well, boring. Not everyone, of course. At least two artists of my acquaintance have made a profitable study of fruit drying. Now that is not something that would spring to mind as inspirational, even to me. Continue reading
Disassembler
Artists will often disassemble an image or a concept to figure out how it works, to make it give up its truth. Engineers and programmers are chuckling to themselves now. If you are a word person, go read about disassemblers at … Continue reading
Opposites Day
If it’s winter where you are, make a thermos of hot chocolate and some hearty sandwiches and head to your favorite park for a picnic. Continue reading