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Real Adventures with Imaginary Maps

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Oh, maps … oops. Sorry, I had to stop and wipe the drool off my keyboard. If you want to hypnotize me or calm me down, just shove a map in front of my face. My eyes will glaze, I’ll acquire a foolish grin, and my hand will reach involuntarily toward the map.
And if the [...]

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Digital Art Programs by Kevin

Monday, May 4, 2009

In my constant quest for creativity with a wow-factor, I followed a Flickr photo search to the discovery of Kevin, a man of inspiring creativity, humility, and generosity.
Among other things, Kevin created a couple of digital art freeware programs – VEXER (left picture) and Agony (right picture). I’ve played around some with VEXER, which I [...]

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Ode to the Curiously Mundane Office

Friday, April 10, 2009

Old maps. School supplies. Little white bowls. Graph paper. Wooden boxes. Libraries. Blank journals. Archives. Old cigar boxes. Index cards. Pencil stubs. Faded handwritten letters. Office supply stores. New erasers. Fountain pens. Air-mail envelopes. Rolodex files. Plain thumbtacks. Tins.
The inspirational allure of the curiously mundane puts me into a trance of appreciation.
I can get trapped [...]

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Book | Air Guitar

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

“Dave Hickey’s prose transports are like an eye attached to a butterfly attached to a rocketship…”
~ Lawrence Weschler

Dave Hickey’s résumé is impressive. He’s written for Harper’s Magazine, Rolling Stone, and Artforum, plus many other publications. He’s been the Executive Editor of Art in America magazine. He’s owned and directed an art gallery. He’s written and [...]

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