glenn frey the cat not the rocker
agrees with
patti smith the rocker not the cat.
—
“in art and dream may you proceed with abandon.
in life may you proceed with balance and stealth.”
-patti smith
Jun25
Tag Archives: art
Jun19
7 stages.
when at the main detroit public library
climb up the stairs and step out of the doors
to the loggia outside
look up to the ceiling arches to see
the 7 beautiful mosiacs
inspired by william shakespeare’s
“as you like it”
the 7 stages of man
with thousands of tiny glazed tiles
created by tiny hands at pewabic pottery
after reading the chart below
i believe that i find myself in the 5th stage – justice,
working my way toward the 7th stage – decrepitude.
“we know what we are, but know not what we may be.”
-william shakespeare
Jun3
portrait.
“every portrait that is painted with feeling is a a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.”
-oscar wilde
—
image credit: s
May19
through my fingers.
maurice sendak’s
“where the wild things are”
was initially pitched as
“where the wild horses are”
his editor loved the pitch but
sendak could not draw horses
so the wild things he drew
ended up being
caricatures of his relatives.
—
“writing, to me, is simply thinking through my fingers.”
-isaac asimov
—
credits: maurice sendak, “where the wild things are” – 1963, harper and collins
May9
sculpture.
when we come down the stairs we see a magical scene
full of sculptures before us
and we cannot stop running to the sculptures
that are all around us
we find out the difference between the meaning of
‘static’ – still
(like sculptures)
and
‘kinetic’ – moving
(our group leans heavily on the kinetic side)
and at last we sit to hear the story of this one
trying to be static.
“what sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul. “
-joseph addison
Apr27
unravelling.
public art found in the dequindre cut, detroit, mi.
(artist unknown)
—
science is about unravelling nature.
n. r. narayana murth
Apr4
brighter.
no students today
teachers get together to talk and play
and
to see how it feels for our kids
as we encourage them to experiment
to play with the process
rather than make a project
for the pure joy of creation
we try out materials
with no expected outcome
just for the chance to see what will happen
when we are finished
we share what we’ve made with each other
and as it happens
each one is a beauty in its own way.
—
“colours are brighter when the mind is open.”
-adriana alarcon
Apr3
dequindre cut.
working together on a community cleanup project at *the dequindre cut in detroit
on a day filled with helping hands
larger than life art
walkers, runners, bikers, dogs and blue skies.
*the dequindre cut greenway is an urban recreational path in downtown detroit that opened to the public in May of 2009. … formerly a grand trunk railroad line, the dequindre cut is a predominately below-street level 2 mile long greenway with separate lanes for cyclists and pedestrians.
—
“if your support the community, they will support you.”
-jerry greenfield
—
dequindre-cut, detroit riverfront conservancy
Mar31
“colors speak all languages.” -joseph addison
Crayola Is About to Kill Off One of Its Colors
The world’s most famous crayon-maker is planning to make this year’s National Crayon Day (today, march 31), one for the record books. As TIME reports, Crayola is planning to retire a classic color from its 24-pack crayon box for the first time in a century. Is dandelion facing certain death? Could blue violet be waving bye-bye? Is scarlet saying see you later?
Crayola hasn’t confirmed which color is being killed off yet, which means that every shade is on the colorful chopping block. But they’ll announce their final decision via a live stream event today, which you can RSVP to on Facebook.
While you’re awaiting the big news, you can make your own voice heard by telling Crayola which color you can’t live without by sharing a photo on Instagram with your favorite color and using the hashtag #ShareYourFave.
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“colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.”
-pablo picasso
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credits: istockphoto, jennifer wood, mental floss, time magazine
Feb10
stillness.
I didn't have my glasses on.... 