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“Perfection” by Vincenzo Latronico
Finding this book came through from DNAMAG email newsletter, who described: “that there is something so magnificent about Perfection that either it’s because I can relate to it, or that I dread it.” A coming of later age story of two people navigating real and perceived levels of happiness, desperately hoping to stay ahead of
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Lorna Simpson: Source Notes at The Met
Lorna Simpson: Source Notes at The Met (6:09) A quick six-minute video of Lorna Simpson talking about her art, her process, and her advice to “keep making work, not in a kind of productivity way, but to try to maintain one’s connection to the work that you do.”
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Film Night: L’Avance directed by Djiby Kebe
L’AVANCE, directed by Djiby Kebe, France, 2024; 18 minutes Now screening on Mubi.com
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Film Night: Grand Theft Hamlet (2024)
I started a MUBI subscription last night, and based mostly on the cover image (description below), and partly on the fact that I had yet to watch any rendition of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, I decided to screen the 2024 “documentary” titled Grand Theft Hamlet.
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Howard Thurman
This is my Howard Thurman appreciation post. Chapter 5: Love “He placed a crown over her head which for the rest of her life she would keep trying to grow tall enough to wear.” p. 106
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Erwin Raphael McManus
This is my Erwin Raphael McManus appreciation post. I picked up this book a few years ago on a used book cart for $3.00, purchased purely for the title. I had never heard of Erwin Raphael McManus prior to reading this book. I later discovered he had written more books, founded Mosaic LA, and has
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Something to pray to.
There are so many reasons to pray the rosary. It is a powerfully calming, and meditative way to spend 20 minutes. I recorded the above rosary with my mom one day, added some background music, and curated a compilation of religious imagery to accompany the audio. I thought it was finished, but something felt off.
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✴︎ ArtArtist Date: Chicago
October 12, 2024 — One enters Patron gallery under a very large, and fairly intimidating, unmarked marquee. The day I arrived, I was immediately greeted by the clever imagery of Alice Tippit. The Chicago-based painter has choice use of rich colors laid out on petite-sized canvases. The precision of smooth paint application illuminated the controlled
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✴︎ DesignArtist Date: Wingspread
One of the largest prairie residences designed by Wisconsin’s very own Frank Lloyd Wright, a visit to Wingspread may give you a new perspective on custom home design. Commissioned by H.F. Johnson, the third generation heir to control the SC Johnson company, this residence was completed in 1939 after two (2) full years of construction.
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✴︎ ArtArtist Date: Racine Art Museum
The Racine Art Museum, located at 441 Main Street, is known for its celebration of craft and boasts the title of being “America’s Home for Contemporary Craft”. Inside, they curate truly impressive works that evoke a conversation of both narrative and process. When I say “narrative”, I am referring to the visual story that the
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✴︎ Art2024 KUSD Student Art Show
The 2024 Kenosha Unified School District (KUSD) Student Art Show is now on view at the Kenosha Public Museum, here’s a few images of the artwork created by the talented students in the district. Click on the image to view the artist credits in the bottom right corner.
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✴︎ Healing“Overcoming Imposter Syndrome” with Melissa Young
Recently, while looking through the Creatively YouTube page, I came across this video of musician and therapist, Melissa Young’s “Overcoming Imposter Syndrome”. Imposter Syndrome is a psychological condition that is characterized by persistent doubt concerning one’s abilities or accomplishments accompanied by the fear of being exposed as a fraud despite evidence of one’s ongoing success.
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✴︎ DesignStrategy, Content, Design, (repeat).
Outlining the pre-production stages of creating content including strategy, content outline, and design.
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“The Creative Act: A Way of Being” by Rick Rubin
New York esteemed design firm Pentagram’s Paula Scher and best selling author and journalist Malcolm Gladwell each share their experiences with Rick Rubin’s new bestselling book, The Creative Act: A Way of Being.
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✴︎ ArtMilwaukee’s “Flutes at Dawn”
Kiran Vedula, founder of community-focused nonprofit “Flutes at Dawn”, presents “Black History in Film and Music”, a talk about music; films about music; and the art of creating music, at the Southwest branch of the Kenosha Public Library. Vedula’s talk highlights icon films such as “Get on Up”, the 2014 biopic of James Brown, and…
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Chötrul Düchen — Great Day of Miraculous Manifestations
Great Day of Miraculous Manifestations at The Teaching Kitchen for a meal prepared by Dakini Healing Arts in downtown Kenosha.
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Pollard Gallery Spring Show
Visit the Pollard Gallery Spring Show open Wednesdays, 9am – 4pm, Thursday thru Saturday 9am – 5pm and Sundays from 1pm – 4pm. This show will be on display until April 30.
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A poetic puncture
A poetic puncture through the stagnant energy, releasing healing energy from an immediate read of your words.
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Out of Range
Saturday, a friend text: “Love Ridden. Fiona. Boom.” I replied:
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✴︎ Art2023 KUSD Student Art Show
The 2023 Kenosha Unified School District (KUSD) Student Art Show is now on view at the Kenosha Public Museum, here’s a few images of the artwork created by the talented students in the district. Click on the image to view the artist credits in the bottom right corner.
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