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Absentee blogger alert! As many of you know I quit my full-time position in Early April and was thrilled to have more time for things like blogging and volunteering but, as often happens, the work I am doing on my own totally consumed my mind and my interest and the blog bore the brunt of […]

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My job is an odd one as I spend 99% of my time talking about technology and various Internet and mobile companies and another 80% of my time (everyone works more than 100% of their “allotted” time I believe) writing here, working on the yurt and volunteering with parks groups. So I guess one of […]

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I think I should have realized this soon – crochet looks like chain mail and knitting too in some instances but definitely crochet. I know the stitch is called chaining and I guess the thought has crossed my mind before but the work of Ruth Borgenicht really drove this idea home. She creates chain mail […]

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I have been MIA! Going off on my own and working for myself was a quick way to re-engage my mind out of a bit of dormancy, however, it has also meant less time than I expected on my own things – like the blog. Good thing there are incredible people over on Facebook sharing […]

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Fenella Elms’ porcelain wall art pieces embody many elements that I love – they’re undulating, made up of many pieces, and take time and patience for their creation. I’m not quite sure how these are made. I think they are little porcelain chips almost that are sewn onto linen and put onto a board. I […]

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A lot of the ceramics I look at are porcelain, delicate and, in many cases, many small parts make up a whole. In the case of Gabrielle Baëcile though, none of this is the case. Her work is sculptural, has a density to it, and reminds me of coral. From what I can glean from […]

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Subodh Gupta’s work involves a lot of welding/soldering, which I’m into right now. I can’t find too much out about this New Delhi-based artist but I love the scale and the techniques he uses for his works. Te above, UFO, is made up of many of the same item (in this case a metal saucer/bowl) […]

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This week has not been my week. From being sick to there being a huge fire in Boston that has knocked out our power to other weird things going on – I feel like I’m living in the twilight zone! But the blog is always here for me – and the artists are always wonderful […]

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Aside from having a great name, Kendall Buster’s work has the advantage of coming from one of the great fodder-generators for this here blog, Neil, who I will from now on refer to as my friend and not my brother’s! Like my brother, Neil went to Hopkins for college and just recently the campus installed […]

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In just a few short days my mother will be receiving the very first Parks Partners award from the Mayor of Boston. In the spirit of that I thought I’d do a horticulturally inspired post and Susan Benarcik’s work fit the bill. I’m fairly certain those are everyday toothpicks glued to the wall in an irregular pattern. […]