Friday, September 26, 2014

Simple System

The best thing out there right now:

Saturday, September 20, 2014

I'm Remembering!

One of my favorite works by Bruegel, The Return of the Hunters.  
I was lucky enough to see this in the real at the Kunsthistorisches Museum 
in Vienna.  You can feel how cold it is in the painting.  It's really hard
not to look at it.  It pulls you in.  Even as I write this post I keep
getting distracted and remembering the actual experience of seeing it.

When I first started art school I remember my introduction to visual 
language class.  Basically it was an art history class where students
are taught how to talk about the visual experience intelligently
 learning words like chiaroscuro and grisaille.  This was the first 
class I had to write papers about works of art.  I was terrified 
because I didn't know what I was "supposed" to write about.  It was 
the first paper I had to write using my brain.  There was no format 
to follow.  I ended up enjoying it and looked forward to writing
assignments.  It was a relief writing and knowing that as long as
 I backed up what I was saying I was free to write whatever I wanted.
I was one of those kids that did not thrive on multiple choice tests.
 

A while back I saw Museum Hours, a movie about a security guard
at the Kunsthistorisches Museum.  A movie about the art museum
and the experience of being with works of art. 
Maybe I will watch it again tonight.
 

Monday, September 15, 2014

Studio SRP 50N Ribber

Before:

After:

The ribber arrived and I have been busy cleaning it, finding a manual for it,
oiling it, setting it up, and knitting a few samples on it to make sure it works.





Thursday, September 4, 2014

Weekend Anticipation

A bit of wilderness


Cooking at home and reading Sons and Lovers again.

Wanting to try these pork buns