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What I’m Learning From the New Guy’s Seat

May 10, 2014

People ask me where do artists get their ideas. I usually reply with some form of, “Where do we not!” …

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An interlude – I’ve Been Diagnosed With Sparkle

February 17, 2014

I took a break from the New Orleans / Uncanny Valley posts and went away for a weekend. Interesting as …

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What I Learned on the Way Down

August 18, 2013

I’ve decided to update my situation, even though the dust hasn’t settled yet. Let’s see, since my last post, I …

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What I learned from an exoskeleton

May 18, 2013

Order Hemiptera, suborder Auchenorrhyncha, superfamily Cicadoidea. Exoskeletons of the 17-year cicada litter the campground like candy wrappers after a child’s …

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What I’m learning from a still life

January 12, 2013

Sometimes detail can detract from our art. Sometimes the best part of our art is found between the words or …

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What I Learned From The Tired Old Man

June 30, 2012

Last Friday, I drove two hours to see one of my childhood guitar heroes, Johnny Winter, at The Birchmere Music …

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What I Learned From Two Vampires at a Local Deli

May 22, 2012

Last weekend, I visited a new deli for the first time, and inside I saw two vampires. They were young-looking, …

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What I learned from a 1939 migrant worker

March 23, 2012

From time to time, I search through images on Shorpy.com, a photographic archive and blog with thousands of incredibly detailed …

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What I Learned Traveling Upstream

January 19, 2012

I’m fascinated by how our life experiences affect what (and even how) we create. Usually, I’ve got little interest in …

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What I Learned From My Copy of Dance with Demons

November 30, 2011

Dance with Demons: The Life of Jerome Robbins, is a biography written by Greg Lawrence. Jerome Robbins was a choreographer, …

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