Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
Over the weekend, I began work on a new Dream Window project.ย No, I’m not going to reveal its concept to you right now.ย These projects take time.ย Trust me on this. As part of the project, I placed an eBay order for an item that contained various stickpins associated with the project’s concept.ย Yesterday,…
Read MoreThe passing of Gene Wilder yesterday caught us in our heart and in our soul.ย One of the best actors of our generation, a man who could play comedy and tragedy and off-kilter characters, and switch from one genre to another with minimal effort, Gene Wilder was a true theater genius. And while most of…
Read MoreFor those of you who realized that MTV gave up showing music videos years ago, and whose MTV Video Music Awards featured artists no one has ever heard (besides, MTV shows more episodes ofย Catfish than they do music videos anyway), I wanted to share something different with you. Today’s K-Chuck Radio blast features the songwriting…
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Off and on, I’ve tried to create a “weave” photo, which would entail warping-and-wefting two different types of film together into one cohesive image.ย But none of my cameras had enough wide-angle ability to do it either properly or productively.ย At least nothing that would work as well as I preferred. So right now it’s…
Read MoreCompetition Season 2016 has been a mixed bag for me.ย With only a few photo competitions left this year, I’ve had a photo year that’s been, shall we say, less than ideal. Maybe the results from the Washington State Fair will change that. Last July, I entered several photos in that State Fair’s digital photo…
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Here it is. This was once an old Philco radio cabinet, a worn-out husk that I bought on eBay for a few dollars.ย I added colored glass, dollhouse furniture and velvet interior, and created something spiritual and special. I didn’t plan on building this artwork for anything other than a proof of concept, a way…
Read MoreBy the time you get a chance to read this, I’ll be on the road.ย Essentially, I’m on my way to Syracuse for the opening day of the New York State Fair, and to find out how my mixed-media dollhouse The Cathedral of St. Philco did in its competition. And before I go any further,…
Read MoreWhat’s the worst thing you can do in competitive team trivia? Is it mess up on the final three questions, to the point where your quickly-earned lead suddenly drifts into fifth place? Is it to bet all your points and hope that you get the right answer on a category for which you think you…
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In two previous attempts at the Durham Fair’s photo competition in Durham, Connecticut, I’ve snagged two third-place awards (for Vivaldi’s Pond and The Jumbuck), a first place (for Jessica: Instamatic Dichotomy) and my first-ever Best in Show (in 2013 for The AGFA Bridge Over Ansco Lake). Plus, entering the Durham Fair gives me a chance…
Read MoreSaw this on Facebook and could not resist sharing it with all of you. Apparently some policemen at the Indiana State Fair decided to have a little fun.ย So they busted out a lip-sync version of the classic John Travolta-Olivia Newton-John duet from the film Grease – no, not THAT duet, the other duet –…
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