(hope is near)
(image source unknown)
13 July 2012
I feel the omnipresence most clearly in Nature; unadulterated creation. If the humans understood the true value of Nature, on all levels, we would be far better custodians, protectors, and lovers.
—David Busch (my Facebook friend)
12 July 2012
True, true…
(thanks to friend Celes Davar—original source unknown)
11 July 2012
Rejoicing in our joy, not suffering over our suffering, makes someone a friend.
—Friedrich Nietzsche
10 July 2012
A salute | Douglas Smith
Peaks Island, Maine
Born in New York City, Douglas Smith began drawing early. To Douglas, the most appealing aspect of making art was storytelling, and with this in mind, he chose to attend the Rhode Island School of Design, earning his BFA in Illustration in 1974, also studying sculpture, painting, and printmaking. What followed was a truly remarkable career in illustration, art, and teaching (that you can read about here)… today he lives a short walk from the ocean, in a house full of art, odd stuff, and three cats.
Above: a small sampling of Smith’s engaging b/w illustrations… (source).
8 July 2012
Be careful what you dream for…
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A sampling of unlikely vehicles envisioned many decades ago…
7 July 2012
6 July 2012
A-Z of Unusual Words
Dublin, Ireland
This is a great illustration project by The Project Twins—bold graphics and visual wit are used to interpret and represent a collection of strange, unusual, and lost words (see the words represented in the graphics above and all 26 prints here). The full collection was exhibited at the MadArt Gallery Dublin during DesignWeek 2011, and consisted of 26 individual 50cm x 70cm Giclee Prints on Hahnemühle 100% Cotton Rag, each in a limited edition of 10.
(thanks to GDC Listserv colleague Lesley Casson)
5 July 2012
Every man dies. Not every man really lives.
—William Wallace
3 July 2012
1492. As children we were taught to memorize this year with pride and joy as the year people began living full and imaginative lives on the continent of North America. Actually, people had been living full and imaginative lives on the continent of North America for hundreds of years before that. 1492 was simply the year sea pirates began to rob, cheat, and kill them.
—Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (Breakfast of Champions)