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"Eternity is in love with the productions of time." William Blake
Water Drop
Jay Yoo
I am a water drop
Bouncing off the tension of the Universe
May I coalesce with it.
Norman McLaren
I was recently turned on to Norman McLaren, who was a pioneer in color animation back in the 1930’s (and beyond). The time, thought and energy required for his work is mind boggling. I appreciate the analog world. Wow!
Creativity and Experimentation
I went to see Bugs Bunny at Blossom last night with the family and friends and had a ton of fun. Seeing the Cleveland Orchestra play Warner Bros. Looney Tunes in sync with the animated cartoons caught my imagination. The creativity of putting together a cartoon, especially back in the 1940’s is impressive to say the least. Hundreds of people required to create the story, animation and music!
I can not get my mind off of the the innovation in entertainment and art that was going on at that time.
Big Chair
I spent the weekend in the country this weekend and had a blast. It’s great getting and feeling away, I drove by this chair 5 or so times in the past on the way to our friends house, but decided to pull over and give Big Chair a test drive. It truly is massive and a trip to sit it. If I had a sleeping bag, I think I would spent the night on it.
RockArt 2009
Here is some rock art I do every year on a lake in Michigan. With the help of a few strongmen, we moved a +500 pound rock as the base and assembled this delicate sculpture. It is designed to withstand strong waves and has been through some pretty intense thunder storms. I hope it will be up until November.
My new hang out is definitely the Waterloo Cafe off of E. 156th. It has a great open vibe and attracts very interesting creatives. It’s the “Union Club” for the rest of us. It has everything you need: Free WiFi, Stella on tap and great food, all at an affordable price.
I am always amazed at how rich the arts community is in Cleveland and appreciate it’s rather underground charm. Stay tuned…
I took some other pictures during my journey to Arts Collinwood yesterday. You can check them out at RuleofNext.
