into her book , 8x19 inches, oil on board,Books play a major role in the work of Rick Beerhorst. In this the first of a two-part post on his book work, we focus on his paintings of girls in the act of reading. His work is steeped in the folk art, pop-surrealism style with a hint of Magritte Braided VisionAre the girls blinded by books or so immersed in their reading that they are essentially cut off from the temporal world; literally wrapped up in their imaginations.HummingbirdIs the braided blindfold a restraint or a necessity? Is the hummingbird helping the...
SPAM Poetry
Here's one option for all the SPAM clogging up our inbox.SPAM poetry is a series of knitted works containing visual poetry created from SPAM. It is a collaboration between Varvara Guljajeva and Mar Canet Sola who are "interested in bringing together digital culture and traditional handicraft." It was undertaken as an artist-in-residency project at MU in Eindhoven. First they put the word out that they needed people's SPAM, then they converted it into a pattern and uploaded into a tweaked knitting machine. The process illuminates the stark contrast between the rapid pace of the digital world and the slow, careful knitting process. Here...
A book for every river: The 75th Anniversary of the Rivers of America
"The natural rhythm moving the pioneer life of America forward was the rhythm of flowing water. It is as the story of American rivers that the folk sagas will be told." - Constance Lindsay Skinner creator of the Rivers of America seriesConceived and planned by Skinner in the mid-1930s during the depth of the Great Depression, the series planned to trace the history and folkways of the United States through its great rivers. It began with the publication in June 1937 of a book on the Kennebec River in Maine and finally ended in 1974 with the publication of The American:...
Summer Reading Flowchart for the High School Set
Are you in high school and looking for some books to feed your mind this summer? Teach.com has created this handy flowchart featuring 101 books in a variety of genres to help you out. Warning!!! - if you don't read this summer your reading skills will deteriorate - guaranteed! Via Teach.com and USC Rossier Online
The Real Housewives of Shakespeare
The folks at the Great River Shakespeare Festival in Winona, Minnesota have come up with a hugely entertaining look at the Bard's leading ladies."In this shocking behind the scenes reality show we" see the women face off to determine which of them is "Best in the Canon."Enjoy.h/t blog of the ABAA