Saturday, August 23rd, 2008
There’s never been a great woman artist
“Only men are capable of aesthetic greatness. Women make up 50 per cent or more of classes at art school. Yet they fade away in their late 20s or 30s. Maybe it’s something to do with bearing children.”
Art & Fear:Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking (book review)
Art is made by ordinary people. Creatures having only virtues can hardly be imagined making art. It’s difficult to picture the Virgin Mary painting landscapes. Or Batman throwing pots. The flawless creature wouldn’t need to make art.
Cursivebuildings’ odd stereoscopes
Just look.
Two-Thirds Primary by Rod Hunting and Tiffany Paige
Finding by seeing. Photographers.
Notebookism and Moleskine Art
Pages from essentially the same book. Casual art.
Box of Postcards
Vintage postcard collection online.
Smoke on the … Yangtze
Hendrix, translated. Video.
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Thursday, July 17th, 2008
I wouldn’t mind having an open account at Chelsea Green, publishers, whom I follow on Twitter @chelseagreen … See this latest which highlights a book by Charles Dowding, “Salad Leaves for All Seasons”. The post includes a great YouTube video describing successful ways to get the most leaves from your garden. I rather failed at that this year, not taking time to do any seedlings. And I do envy him his greenhouse.
Here I learn of a “mouse repellent that really works”, the aptly named Mouse Magic. (Seems it is mega-minty and that’s something the little buggers cannot stand.)
I’ve always wanted a place to deal with my failed CD burns or (remember?) AOL mailings. This CD Recycling Center does accept CDs and DVDs and is trying to build up a full-country network.
And in closing, Opacity photographs “urban ruins”…something that’s always fascinated me for an unknown reason. I think I had some other sites in a previous blog… Hmm. Ah, well. All is fleeting and decays.
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Monday, June 23rd, 2008
I strongly believe that when we are ready to learn, the teacher appears, whether they take the form of a fictional character or a real-life, personal contact. I think I was ready to learn something from Pai last week, that I wasn’t ready to accept when I first encountered her story.
From this article, from this writer.
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Friday, May 9th, 2008
Scanning this article on Steampunk (an aesthetic that appeals to me in odd ways) I come across this: Dharma in the Dirt which I must make time to read later.
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