These rules are from Mark Twain’s wicked 1895 essay “Fenimore Cooper’s Literary Offenses”, which is mainly a criticism of Cooper’s story “The Deerslayer”.
Twain wrote: “I may be mistaken, but it does seem to me that ‘Deerslayer’ is not a work of art in any sense; it does seem to me that it is destitute of [...]
Well, at least the end of November. It’s been an up and down month, but it’s over, and it’s ending on a couple of high notes.
I’ve finished the Xmas presents for my siblings, and stepmother, for one.
I went to Hallowell to the Harlow Gallery and dropped off 3 paintings yesterday, for their 8×10×80 show, [...]
A video for Andrea Dorfman’s song Art
…Carol Padberg
Here’s her artist’s statement:
Using the “modernist DNA” of typography fonts such as Bauhaus, Futura, and Helvetica, I create visual improvisations. I use fragments of found typography to take apart and put back together language. My work employs traditional painting media (encaustic and polymer resins) as well as materials that extend the medium of painting [...]
Check out the sidebar on the right. I’ve posted new things up on Etsy, including skull keyrings, a skull pin, and a leaf clock.
from Spider Robinson (one of my favorite writers).
Kind is better than cruel–I’m sure of that. Loose is better than rigid. Love is better than indifference. So is hate. Laughing is the best. Not laughing will kill you. Alone is okay. Not alone is way better. That’s [...]
Peace and Love and Noticing the Details
There’s beauty, and there’s having rights. If people have rights, it’s easier for them to make their beauty.
