Category: Inspiration
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Photo Novels
I got an email from someone who saw my La Jetée zine in Quimby’s in Chicago asking if I knew more about genre. I don’t but a little bit of searching led me to this presentation by SAW (Sequential Artists Workshop) which makes me really want to revisit this format.
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A Mind Forever Voyaging
The other day I was talking with a friend about selling things on eBay. I mentioned selling some interactive fiction title that I’d found in Goodwill about 12 years ago. For some reason I thought it was A Mind Forever Voyaging but it turns out it was something else. I don’t know why this is…
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Zine Pals
One of the cool things about sending zines out into the world is that sometimes people send zines to you. I got this one yesterday and it made my heart full.
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Bill Viola
Bill Viola died today. The moment Steve Bailey saw the first video I made (35 years ago) he said, “you need to see Bill Viola’s work.” He’s been an inspiration for me ever since. My most recent encounter with his work was last year in Denver.
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The Phantom Moon
I’ve always been fascinated by the view of the moon in the daytime sky. Years ago I began calling this “The Phantom Moon.” It’s one of the inspirations for the film I’m working on.
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Corona Borealis before
Checking a long overdue item off of my list. I got a photo of the Corona Borealis constellation before T Coronae Borealis goes nova. T Coronae Borealis should be just below the second star on the left (at about 8 o’clock). It’s circled in red in the diagram below. Hopefully, once this star goes nova…
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Playlist for Issue 4
I’m working on finishing up issue 4 of and, of course, I’m listening to the playlist I created while I’ve been working on it. The thing is though — I’ve been working on it for months so I wanted to post this before I started listening new things. I’ve written about a bunch these songs…