Monthly Archives: November 2018
33 Steps to Being an Artist
33 Steps to Being an Artist is an excellent read by Jerry Salz originally appearing in New York Magazine. Archived here by the Vulture (external link) Well worth fifteen minutes. I’d add that being an artist means taking away, reducing, … Continue reading
Make Sure That You Warn Me If You’re Coming to Birmingham
Sorry, listening to The English Beat. “Jeanette.” “No, no, no I’ll never forget you Shared one last cigarette and swapped false addresses” The English Beat had absolutely the best cover art of any 80’s band. To wit: Speaking of art, … Continue reading
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Tagged collage, collage tips, elmers glue, gesso, glue, glue stick, magazines
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We The Few
“We the few, who have done so much with so little, now attempt the impossible with nothing.” My week long road trip has returned me to a seemingly impossible problem: producing professional looking closeup and macro photography. I have located … Continue reading
Another New Post At SouthwestRockhounding.com
My road trip and vacation continued with a visit to the Rio Tinto: https://southwestrockhounding.com/2018/11/25/the-forty-mule-team-at-the-rio-tinto-mine-near-borax-california/
Another New Post At SouthwestRockhounding.com
Here’s a link to the latest blog at my rockhounding site: https://southwestrockhounding.com/2018/11/19/points-north/ I know I am concentrating lately on all things rock related, rather than writing itself, but it’s all part of working on my book. I’ll try to come … Continue reading
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Tagged book writing, geology, minerals, rocks, southwestrockhounding.com
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New Post at SouthwestRockhounding.com
New post at SouthwestRockhounding.com: https://southwestrockhounding.com/2018/11/16/feldspar-and-quartz-crystals/
Amazing Grace, The Future, No Despair and Dying
It’s been three decades since my insomnia, bad dreams, and nightmares started. And my daytime anxiety years before that. Although I don’t long for death, I long for its peace. Unless I am cast into hell, my thoughts return to … Continue reading
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The Inadequate Index — Another Writing Time Bandit
A book writer may have thirty or forty books aiding his or her research and writing. I certainly do. Unless one has years before deadline, it is impossible for a writer to read each book cover to cover to gather … Continue reading
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Tagged books, index, indexes, research papers, time bandit, writing, writing under deadline
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New Post to SouthwestRockhounding.com
On indoor photography and light boxes: https://southwestrockhounding.com/2018/11/11/gearing-up-for-photos/ (external link)
Collage: The Poor Man’s Art
Collage is for people like me who can’t draw and don’t have much money. Some construction paper, glue sticks, scissors, and old magazines. Although artists like like Matisse and Ella Richards (internal link) produced fine art with just scissors and paper. … Continue reading