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Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011 4:28 PM
Want to
know a secret? How about two secrets?
When I
was in eighth grade, I got a D in art.
When I
was in ninth grade, I failed English.
How was
such a thing possible for a kid who was practically born with a pen
in one hand, a pencil in the other? (Ouch...sorry, Mom!) How could
I, who loved (still love) art and writing more than anything else in
the world--even tamales--how could I have made such a poor showing at
the things I loved to do? Obviously, there's no single answer to
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Posted on Sunday, July 24, 2011 11:10 AM
The latest issue ofREM magazine is up, and it is a feast! I'd say that even if I didn't have work in it, but yes, I do have work in it too. Two of my "word weave" visual poetry pieces (featuring my own photographs) are included in this 95+ page volume. You can read it all onlinehere, but you can also do what I did and purchase print copies through the mighty Lulu.com using the links provided below the online version. And if you're inspired to be part of the magazine, you're in luck-- |
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Posted on Sunday, July 17, 2011 10:53 AM
Two great Chicago events on Friday, July 29!
Typically, as the cliché goes, it never rains but it pours. I'm involved with two smashing events on the same night! In a city with a vast array of diverse independent art and literature projects/communities, that's not uncommon. So here's the deal:
 "Half Truths" invitational opens at the Milwaukee Ave. Arts Festival! Come join me and a host of others at2735 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago! The opening reception for this show runs from 4-11 p. |
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Posted on Saturday, July 02, 2011 11:59 AM
When I posted the link to the Conservatory yesterday, I was unaware of the desperate situation they are currently in. In the aftermath of the severe storm that swept through the area on June 30--bringing hail of golf-ball size and gusts to over 90mph--the Conservatory sustained massive and catastrophic damage to its roofs and gardens. The plant and animal life within the Conservatory rooms and greenhouses are in great danger and the facility itself is heartbreakingly imperiled. |
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Posted on Friday, July 01, 2011 10:40 AM
Yesterday, I wrote about how to make photograms using paper treated with UV-sensitive cyanotype emulsion, available from various manufacturers. Now I'd like to share some ideas for how to take that process a little further, by using the same paper to create a more traditional photographic image. I'll be showing you two very similar processes using inkjet-printer transparencies. One procedure creates a print with inverted values--like a photonegative. The other procedure uses a negative transparency and produces a fine blue-as-blue-can-be photo print. |
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