Category Archives: art

Wallpaper* magazine

Posted on December 20, 2018 by

I first discovered Wallpaper* magazine in 1999. It was a thin volume then, all about design. “The Stuff That Surrounds You.” I think they now say, “The Stuff That Refines You.” It has grown into a massive tome, hundreds of … Continue reading →

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33 Steps to Being an Artist

Posted on November 28, 2018 by

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 →

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Make Sure That You Warn Me If You’re Coming to Birmingham

Posted on November 28, 2018 by

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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Collage: The Poor Man’s Art

Posted on November 9, 2018 by

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 →

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Just Because I Like Bob Dylan

Posted on November 1, 2018 by

Good writing is captivating and compelling. It rolls off the tongue and imagination as easily as a marble rolling off a glass tabletop. Lewis Carroll had the gift. Dylan, too, in a  different way. May all your writing roll. Tombstone … Continue reading →

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Eliot Never Too Common to Quote

Posted on August 21, 2018 by

Now that I live in the desert, The Hollow Men resonates with me more and more. Eliot was of course writing about a dryness of spirit. Still, connections hold. This vital poem by Thomas Stearns Eliot is widely quoted and analyzed. … Continue reading →

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Some Shape of Beauty Moves Away The Pall

Posted on August 7, 2018 by

A poorly worded ad caught my attention. See below. It meant to capture Keats but he is not easily seized. Yesterday’s post by Shelley was from 1820. This excerpt is from 1818. I understand they were not friends. “A thing … Continue reading →

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