Archive of 2008 June

 

back to making new art

June 05, 2008  :  Being an Artist, Work in progress   :  Views 335  :  2 Comments   
This morning I started work on some new photographs. This is the first time in months that I've worked on anything new, and it feels good. The past few months have kept me very busy. A good kind of busy, getting things done that needed ... Read More

the camera changed the way we behaved, part 2

June 06, 2008  :  Photography   :  Views 333  :  3 Comments   
A couple weeks ago I wrote about some schoolkids who made cardboard video cameras, and got lost in their world seen through their 'lenses'. I wrote that photography "is a purposeful action that impacts and often changes both the person who is doing the ... Read More

Volcano - abstraction of peeling bark

June 09, 2008  :  Work in progress   :  Views 334  :  4 Comments   
I've spent the last few days continuing to work on a piece of peeling bark I found in my yard this winter. I pretty pleased with the direction it's been taking. The first few photographs were visually interesting, but as I've worked on it, a ... Read More

failing in order to succeed

June 13, 2008  :  On Art and Artists   :  Views 347  :  4 Comments   
Mark Graf found some videos of Ira Glass of This American Life giving advice to people who want to create stories. He's good some very down-to-earth advice that I think applies to all creative people and artists. One idea he stresses is that you ... Read More

Twitter and artists

June 25, 2008  :  Business of making art   :  Views 341  :  12 Comments   
As Twitter gains popularity, there have been suggestions that artists should embrace it as a way of promoting themselves. But I've decided that it doesn't make sense for me. When I first heard of Twitter, I thought it might be an interesting way to give people ... Read More