We got a significant number of hits here from Ukraine the other day. This is a shout out: what’s happening there, if anything?
Cranky Week, Part a.
Actually, no attitude need be displayed. Pay attention.
https://www.aclu.org/free-speech/know-your-rights-photographers
Really not so far removed from this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4Ku17CqdZg
A Breather (Metablogging)
Twelve to fifteen posts per month seemed to be reasonable. Why, then, did we post under 40% of that that since Thanksgiving? Here are the likely culprits:
5. The prospect of holidays without parents.
4. An exhibition for which to prepare.
3. A major trip, to Lisbon (about which more later).
2. Botched processing of film. (Every day is different.)
1. Infinite gosh-darned Campus.
Plus, the hits average seemed to be sustaining itself.
Currently, there are 200+ drafts waiting for the “Post” button. More to come.
Alma’s Ubiquitous
This image is on display simultaneously at the Getty and at LACMA.
Coincidence? Think’st thou not? Who may judge?
Daily Rituals
“Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work.” –Chuck Close
In Mason Currey’s wonderful new book “Daily Rituals: How Artists Work” I looked for people whose day started as early as mine (I have found a way to arise reliably at 3:30). None’s quite did, but some came close.
Before 6:00 (as early as 4:00):
Anthony Trollope–5:30 at desk
Ernest Hemingway–5:30 (first light)
Haruki Murakami–4:00
Margaret Mead–5:00
Jonathan Edwards–4:00 or 5:00
Immanuel Kant–5:00
John Cheever–5:00
George Balanchine–before 6:00
Edith Sitwell–5:30-6:00
John Milton–4:00 (5:00 in winter)
Franz Liszt–4:00
N. C. Wyeth–5:00
Oliver Sacks–5:00
My own strategy has been this, from time to time: I doze off at 8:30 or so, then resurrect at 11:30 with an espresso. I can print with mental clarity from midnight to 2:00, accompanied by the all-night jazz radio show. The prints wash on a trickle until I re-resurrect (by 4:00) for the school day. When there’s a believable deadline, it works. For me.
UPDATE: Ms. Markoe has discovered on her own the benefits of the early hours: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/18/how-i-stopped-procrastinating/
By Example
Ashlynne took issue with adolescent artists who had difficulty concentrating on this year’s theme show, “Imaginary Friend.” She said, in effect, “I can show them what to do.”
Then she did it.
Social Medium
This is mildly amusing. I would have preferred the layout and the font to… never mind.
Alumnus Makes Own Bed, Lies In It
This story involves Ian McDermott, a Photo Devoto from the previous millennium. We who work in the Huge School Heart Department have used ARTstor (he currently works there) for a while now.
Supplemental update: http://artstor.wordpress.com/2013/08/05/a-challenging-treasure-the-james-dee-archives/
Creative Camerawork 