Posted by VMac on 07 16th, 2009 | no responses
Just when you think you’ve done it all – you get notice of a true opportunity like this one:
Sampson County Arts Council
The theme of the Anniversary Artists’ Show is “Show Your...
Posted by VMac on 07 15th, 2009 | no responses
What constitutes a fortunate son? For my brother John, it was a judge and a pediatrician in Rockford, Illinois in 1953. The two men knew and admired my parents. The story of John the infant and the parental...
Posted by VMac on 07 14th, 2009 | no responses
Damn, it’s really hard to write a blog post when Eagle Eye is on in the room. I thought one could rise above the noise and anxiety but hell, any threat to our national goodness with Shia Labeef and...
Posted by VMac on 07 12th, 2009 | no responses
As many of you, I enjoy reading the Christian Science Monitor. When Mom was still lucid, we subscribed to the newspaper. She would devour it and we spent many hours at the kitchen table drinking coffee...
Posted by VMac on 07 9th, 2009 | no responses
I recently came across an old post of Rob’s on macewan.org. I’d forgotten about trying to iron plastic bags together, trying to make fabric — be all environmentally correct and wonderful....
Posted by VMac on 07 9th, 2009 | no responses
Aldwyth on display in Chapel Hill at the Ackland Art Museum.
She does some fascinating collages and assemblages. Her brain seems to go to places similar to mine as she recreates worlds and illustrates...
Posted by VMac on 07 9th, 2009 | no responses
Whenever anyone asks Oliver and Emmett what happens at Nana’s house, they say, “We have art projects.” Oliver sort of snorts when he says it, as if to say, “Stupid, what do you...
Posted by VMac on 07 7th, 2009 | no responses
The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature has a Facebook page. It’s always a plus to belong to a group of literary dragons, so join today.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, three dogs and one cat later,...
Posted by VMac on 06 28th, 2009 | no responses
It would seem, if one uses Alltop as a gauge, that most artists and art bloggers use wordpress or typepad or other free blog hosting services. This confused me at first. Owning a domain name seems so important,...
Posted by VMac on 06 22nd, 2009 | no responses
Short fiction coming soon – I am going to write an assemblage story… thus creating a new fiction genre. Collage fiction? Assemblage story? Must think of a good name for it. Will post it later...