Swallow. Or Sparrow, rather. Some sort of small bird. If you don’t get this reference, there’s no hope for you. The trailer for Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man’s Chest is out. Looks like another rolicking good time, although I always have a difficult time with judging movies based on trailers, especially chopped up trailers…
Category: web wanderings
Sleep surfing
John and I have a saying, “Friends don’t let friends drog blunk.” I’m currently neither drunk nor blunk, although either sounds better than insomniac right about now. So I’ve tried the usual remedies (friendly, familiar book, hot bath, etc.) and am no sleepier than I was two hours ago, although I am decidedly more tired….
Originality
As far as I can make out, there are two basic ways in which an artist’s work can become unoriginal; by repeating others and repeating oneself. It’s a tricky thing, originality, because ideas aren’t borne in vacuums and artists rarely execute one lone piece depicting an idea. Most of us grab a hodge-podge of ideas…
Pick-me-up, of sorts
Much thanks to the Guardian for publishing that today is the most depressing day of the year. Thanks also to Nancy Burden for dredging up the link – it was exactly what I needed today, and I say that completely without sarcasm. In a rather warped way it feels better on this cold, blustery, wintery day…
Images and text on fabric
One of my current projects is to update and improve my skills at transferring images onto fabric. I’m also working on my ability to put text onto fabric, which often amounts to the same set of techniques, give or take. The practical applications of this range from simply being able to make labels for art pieces through…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 