[-interview and art-] an interview with artist Rupert Kirby about his drawings Rupert Kirby does fantastically detailed drawings and we thought it would be fun and instructive to hear his thoughts about the process of making them.

[-poetry, photography-] by Carson A. Metzger © 2005 – 2007 d. marsh all rights reserved – flickr site Father made the last sale – a stop watch bought vacationing off a South Padre beach, used to time the sprints

Artist Trading Cards

March 30, 2007 | 1 Comment

[-photo essay-] complied and written by Nancy Waldman You too can have a huge collection of tiny art cards … but first, you have to make your own

[-writing fiction-] by contributor, Russ Kremer In Elements of Style we’re warned that unnecessary words are as useless as extra parts on a machine. While food processors come with a multitude of dubious attachments and socket sets contain sizes we mostly lose and never miss, remote controls don’t have buttons that don’t work and the [...]

[-metaphorism, inspiration-] metAphorism is a word I coined to mean a simple, everyday thing, concept or event that points us in the direction of a deeper lesson. metaphor – figure of speech giving an implicit comparison: this is that. aphorism – concise statement of a truth or opinion. The metAphorism: The Costume Box The Lesson: [...]

[-photo essay-] Soy, in ad-dressing collections, we mustard somewhere and honey, you are going to relish this! Mayo we introduce you to a tiny taste of Chris Harne’s astounding preserve of close to 700 flexible portion-control Condiment Packets …sweet, hot and saucy, eh? The Condiment Packet Gallery

[-crackles!-] If you’ve tried everything else…you could just PLAY with your collection:

[-photo-essay-] Ways to Organize your Chaos Collections

[-photo essay & interview-] Some collections happen because we are engaged in creative practices that require materials. The more we create, the more we love our materials, the more we need and want to acquire more. Often we acquire so many that we couldn’t possibly use all that we’ve gathered. The materials themselves becomes a [...]

Re-Collections

March 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

[-poetry, photography-] by Teresa One by one the pile grows,

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