Archive for May 2015
Noir-view mirror
I’m not sure where the knight fits into D’Angelo’s worldview, but that’s the part I’m going to play as I attempt to sidestep my recent lack of blogging and jump forward a couple steps.
ds106 is always an adventure, and it’s a different adventure every time. From my perspective …
Read MoreTHINGS I LIKE
my awesome little human of a daughter, singing real loud, putting my foot in my mouth, side messy ponytails, collecting/ playing vinyl, throwing out a random curse word for no reason, fast food, laughing, giving other grief, having a hard exterior but mushy on the insides, sunflower seeds.
Read MoreWhy Martial Arts?
As a TaeKwonDo instructor, I am often asked: “Why participate in martial arts?” For many students, that answer is realized after their first class; and for others, the answer is seen after years of training. The truth is martial arts can mean so many things. It can mean getting us …
Read MoreSee a Face in a Car!
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Car has its own Face!
May 3, 2015
Draw or edit a face on a car photo. The car photo can be taken by you or from the Internet.
This one was fun – so many cars that have faces it is hard to choose.
Photoshop brush….…
Read MoreNoir106 Highlight Reel
Maggie Stough’s Highlight Reel from Noir106
There were many, many amazing things about this semester’s noir-themed version of ds106. And I want to try and capture some of them before they slip into oblivion over the next couple of weeks. I’ll start with one of the more radical moves …
Read MoreTesting 1.2.3
So I was there and then all the sudden… like-this-post…
Read MoreAre You Feeling Artsy, Hippy?
“Are You Feeling Artsy, Hippy?” animated GIF by iamTalkyTina
UNCLE Jim Groom (UNCLE Jim Groom, @jimgroom on Twitter, on Twitter) was writing today about a GIF that Spencer Scott made of him that was a Clint Eastwood one.
But when I saw it, I was thinking about …
Read MoreAbsence = Hearts Fonder?
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Absence Art Poster
May 2, 2015
In the framework of his series, “Arrête ton cinéma”, French artistic director Madani Bendjellal has revisited the posters of iconic films by retouching and deleting the original titles of them. They’re iconic film posters with branding and characters removed. Do …
Read More#ds106: A Universe in which I have Hair and a Gun
One of this semester’s #ds106 stand-outs (and there were more than a few) was Spenser Scott. He was #4life. And as he was finishing up the semester he wisely chose to do the highest form of ds106 assignment: Jim Groom Art. In fact, he not only did the assignment, …
Read More#ds106: A Universe in which I have Hair and a Gun
One of this semester’s #ds106 stand-outs (and there were more than a few) was Spenser Scott. He was #4life. And as he was finishing up the semester he wisely chose to do the highest form of ds106 assignment: Jim Groom Art. In fact, he not only did the assignment, …
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