Printmaking on streets
As anyone ever made “artist tires” with treads that make interesting art on the ground? The car then becomes a giant printmaking press, leaving a trail of art around.
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Kuru Toga pencil first impressions
Trying a new mechanical pencil.
Woodpeckers are pretty funny how they can climb trees
I’m working on my front porch watching a woodpecker climb up our large Slippery Elm (aka Red Elm). It kinda scoots along the tree, looks in the bark, scoots along some more, looks in the bark. The way it scoots, it almost looks like a giant bug with a red head climbing up our tree. …
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Does a paper’s quality affect how you use it — and how creative you are?
A friend, Leigh Hanlon, shared a post with me on Facebook with the question: “Does a paper’s quality affect how you use it — and how creative you are?“ An interesting notion. Does cheaper paper allow you to be more creative? His post included a link to a Youtube video, “Wasting Paper!” from the Typewriter …
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Spotify recommendations for K7’s “Swing Batta Swing” album
I probably enjoy the “Swing Batta Swing” album a bit too much.
The Yves Klein blue stamp
Yves Klein made a completely blue stamp and used it as postage on an invite for a 1958 show. A single perforated postage stamp painted with Klein’s famous IKB (International Klein Blue) pigment. The stamps were originally created to use on invitations for his simultaneous 1957 exhibitions in Paris at the Gallerie Iris Clert and …
What book would you leave in a Little Library?
I’d like to make a compilation of some of my blog posts into a little booklet
Bike helmet for 7-5/8 extra-large size heads
Got a big head like me? Here’s the helmet you should get.
Walls for mental well-being
A video essay about how regular exercise with a wall helped a student through the pandemic.
Spotify removed option to share songs to Twitter
Spotify had a nice sharing feature. Click on any song, go to the Share menu, and select “Share via Twitter.” A little pop-up appears with pre-filled text containing: • Song title• Artist• URL You could edit any of of these items before publishing the tweet. I used this feature all the time to tweet songs to @spudtunes. …
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Xfinity thought we had a problem, so they cancelled our tech support visit
It’s like bizarro tech support. “Oh, you are having an issue? Let me cancel the tech appointment.”