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Projects & Preoccupations: Painting Lesson
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Sunday, February 12, 2012. Is an artist. I knew this about her, but hadn't seen her work until last October's open studios weekend. I dropped by her studio for the first time and grilled her about her intention and process. Her work totally grabbed me. She is amazingly talented and I absolutely adore her work. Today was the day for my trip to Kirsten's studio to learn about oil paints. Roll-up door on my walk to the studio. Then she set me loose. While making a few experimental paintings, or the begi...
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Projects & Preoccupations: Characters
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Monday, April 28, 2014. When I say characters, I don't mean the sometimes charming and sometimes not-so-charming eccentrics who populate my beloved city, instead I mean fictional characters. I enjoy just about everything more when I am involved, a participant. So at some point, as an avid reader, I had to try my hand at fiction. I've written a chunk of my story, but the characters are flat and not well motivated. I have an idea what one looks like - Maureen O'Sullivan. Adorable, right? Sitting down and f...
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Projects & Preoccupations: Stereoscopic Card in Wiggle-Vision
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Saturday, June 28, 2014. Stereoscopic Card in Wiggle-Vision. I wanted to try my hand at creating a wiggle gif of one of my stereoscopic cards. How great to view and share one of the cards in my collection without the aid of the specialized viewer! An Optical Delusion. 1897. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). My Reading and Inspiration. Hanging Onto an Echo. Hell On Frisco Bay. If we don't, remember me. Murder Can Be Fun Library. Obscura Antiques and Oddities. Travel Tales with Lolly Squirrel.
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Projects & Preoccupations: I Don't Think I Can Watch "The Exorcist" Again
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Tuesday, August 27, 2013. I Don't Think I Can Watch "The Exorcist" Again. A friend and I got on the subject of The Exorcist. At a recent gathering. A movie night to rewatch the film was discussed. I admitted I'd been interested in seeing the film again, but I'd need some serious company. Actor and playwright Jason Miller. Played Father Damian Karras. Miller began his career writing the play That Championship Season. For which he won a Pulitzer Prize. Is astounding. The demon speaking with Linda Blair...
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Projects & Preoccupations: What If... and Boardwalk Empire
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Thursday, September 5, 2013. What If. and Boardwalk Empire. The original idea for this blog was to be like a diary, to jot down the thoughts and ideas that rattle through my head. I've had renewed inspiration today to get back to this idea. I love to write researched posts, but my original goal was more modest, and a more "do-able" goal to accomplish each week. Let's see how it goes. I've just completed season three of Boardwalk Empire. The main takeaway though is situations. My Reading and Inspiration.
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Projects & Preoccupations: Writing About Snow White
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013. Writing About Snow White. Who is Snow White? And what does she represent? That's it for now.more thoughts on this tomorrow.I only have a week or so. Completed and published essay for the San Francisco Silent Film Winter 2012 Festival Program: Snow White (1916). SF Silent Film Festival. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). My Reading and Inspiration. Hanging Onto an Echo. Hell On Frisco Bay. If we don't, remember me. Murder Can Be Fun Library. Obscura Antiques and Oddities.
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Projects & Preoccupations: I Love The Night Gallery
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Sunday, October 26, 2014. I Love The Night Gallery. As it's October and coming up on Halloween, it seems the right time to turn my thoughts to an old TV favorite, The Night Gallery. People seemed to be polarized about the show: they think it's dated and hokey or they remember being terrified, years earlier, by a particular episode or two, like The Caterpillar. What it is that I love so much about this show? I love the opening credits that set the mood: creepy and bizarre with a strong sense of foreboding.
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Projects & Preoccupations: Projects Completed and in Progress
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Monday, May 13, 2013. Projects Completed and in Progress. Well so much for New Year's Resolutions. How many times has it been said, so I don't feel so bad. I have been hoping to carve out time to blog more, although I have been keeping busy in 2012:. I completed an article for the Winter 2013 San Francisco Silent Film Festival. And I'm hard at work on a new essay for the Summer 2013 SFSFF! The program list will be announced on 5/23! Helped Michelle for three of her four pop-ups. That said, "The Kickstart...
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Projects & Preoccupations: NaNoWriMo 2014
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Wednesday, November 12, 2014. Once again it's November and time for me to, sort of, participate in NaNoWriMo or National Novel Writing Month! The goal is to write 50,000 in 31 days. The mission: "Make no mistake, you will be writing a lot of crap. And that's a good thing. By forcing yourself to write so intensely, you are giving yourself permission to make mistakes. To forgo the endless tweaking and editing and just create.". Carolyn Kellogg wrote a great article. I wrote today for about 2 hours and coul...
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Projects & Preoccupations
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Thursday, June 19, 2014. I can never stay out for a whole Nerd Nite. But luckily this month, I did catch the talks by Kasey Smith on Ghost Signs and Rich Schneider on What the Quck? Stem Cells, Skulls, and Evolution. She blogs about it at http:/ www.perceptionfilter.com/category/ghost-signs/. She’s also created an impressive Google map. Showing sign locations and information. I am fascinated by obsessions and the people possessed by them. My brain seems to go in 100 different directions at all times,...