In a field
I am the absence
of field.
This is
always the case.
Wherever I am
I am what is missing.
When I walk
I part the air
and always
the air moves in
to fill the spaces
where my body’s been.
We all have reasons
for moving.
I move
to keep things whole.
—Mark Strand
Print blew me into the weeds with this post on March 4, 2015.
"This coming May marks the 100th anniversary the birth of iconoclast director, writer, actor Orson Welles. In celebration, the Sedona International Film Festival in Arizona has dedicated itself to Welles, beginning in late February. The festival features screenings of his classic films, including “Touch of Evil,” “Othello” and of course “Citizen Kane,” ranked number one in the American Film Institute’s poll of film industry artists and leaders in 1998, and with a rare 100% positive rating at Rotten Tomatoes. Of particular interest is an exhibit of his artwork: costume and set designs, caricatures, oil paintings and illustrations. Little of this work has been available to the public prior."
© Jane Dorn
© Jane Dorn
Photographer Will Ellis hunts down New York City’s most hauntingly beautiful abandoned buildings and catalogs them on Abandoned NYC.
Pair with Jane Dorn’s extraordinary photographs of abandoned buildings in the South and Christopher Payne’s visual catalog of abandoned 19th-century mental asylums.
On February 5, the Vandiver Gallery of Anderson University’s Thrift Library had the privilege of hosting a talk by Sandy Rupp, director and curator at Hampton III Gallery.
Students had the opportunity to see work from 20 Hampton III artists, learn about the role of an art dealer, and get a glimpse into the work that goes into owning and operating an art gallery.
Today is Lucy’s birthday.
It may not be her actual birthday because the rescue shelter wasn’t sure of her age. The guessed she was around 1. She quickly became one of my favorite subjects to shoot, and I have dozens of shots of her.
Since I got her, I forgot about her age. She’s healthy and still has many puppy-like tendencies. Today I went through my Tumblr archive to find the first photos of her and I was surprised to find the first in 2011 which meant I got her in 2010. That makes her 6 years old today.
Lucy has been my constant companion for five years, although it seems much shorter than that. While I’m surprised at how quickly the time has flown, these years with her have been enriched by her beautiful presence and I’m looking forward to many more years.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Pantone’s Super Warm Red seems like just the right thing to post from the archives for Valentine’s Day tomorrow. Tell your sweetheart you love them in “Vignelli Red.”
Pantone Super Warm Red
Box 506, Massimo and Lella Vignelli papers
Vignelli Center for Design Studies
Rochester, New YorkStendig Color calendar 1986
24” x 18”
Massimo and Lella Vignelli Papers
Vignelli Center for Design Studies
Rochester, New YorkKnoll Textiles Handwoven Collection
4 x 8 5/8 x 8 7/8 in. (10.2 x 21.9 x 22.5 cm)
Box 122, Massimo and Lella Vignelli Papers
Vignelli Center for Design Studies
Rochester, New YorkHeller pitcher, 1978
7 1/2” x 8 1/2”
Box 424, Massimo and Lella Vignelli Papers
Vignelli Center for Design Studies
Rochester, New Yorkdesign: Vignelli books, 1981 & 1990
10 1/8” x 10 1/8”
Massimo and Lella Vignelli Papers
Vignelli Center for Design Studies
Rochester, New YorkMTA Graphics Standards Manual, 1967
15 1/2” x 13 1/2”
Box 333, Massimo and Lella Vignelli papers
Vignelli Center for Design Studies
Rochester, New YorkBrochure for 1979 Vignelli exhibition at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA
7” x 7”
Box 566, Massimo and Lella Vignelli papers
Vignelli Center for Design Studies
Rochester, New YorkArtist’s Postcard “Heartless”
4” x 6”
Box 556, Massimo and Lella Vignelli Papers
Vignelli Center for Design Studies
Rochester, New York
“Yes, people sometimes do horrible things, and we can speculate about why they do them until we run out of words and sanity. But evil only prevails when we mistake it for the norm. There is so much goodness in the world — all we have to do is remind one another of it, show up for it, and refuse to leave.”
Some necessary thoughts on how to live with hope in a cynical culture. (via explore-blog)
TRUTH.
© Jane Dorn
A decade of intelligent and inspiring conversations on the creative life from Debbie Millman’s Design Matters, which turns 10 today.
See some favorite highlights here.
© Jane Dorn
“Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.”
(via raysofthesun)
Keeping the faith
"Love from the turtles and Ila"
We’ve raised enough money in 24 hours to make the Harvard trip a permanent part of the MHBA curriculum. With two weeks left in the fundraiser, I sat down with Ms. Lopez today to learn the best way that we could continue to help her secure a bright future for her students.
“We have a major need for a summer program,” she explained. “Learning stops during the summer for my scholars. We have what is called a ‘summer slide.’ My scholars can’t even go outside. It’s too dangerous. As an exercise, my teachers broke into small groups and took a walk through the community. We wanted to understand how our students live. We went inside the housing projects. The parks and playgrounds were empty because it’s too dangerous. Even the library isn’t a safe zone. Just last Saturday, one of my scholars had two guns pulled on him while he was walking to the community center. In broad daylight. It’s just too dangerous to be outside, so my scholars stay inside all summer. They aren’t learning to ride horses or drive boats, and they certainly aren’t traveling. They miss out on the enrichment available to children from more affluent neighborhoods. They need a safe place where they can do activities and continue to grow their minds. I tried to put together a program last summer, but I couldn’t afford it. I couldn’t really put together any activities, and I could only use teachers-in-training. I need the funds to put together a program with my own teachers so my students have a safe place where they can continue to grow outside of school.”
Ms. Lopez estimates that an effective summer program will cost about $40,000 a year. So every $40,000 beyond the $350,000 we’ve already raised will provide another “safe and productive summer “ for the students at Mott Hall Bridges Academy.
If you hadn’t already donated, please consider helping us continue to empower this visionary educator in her quest to transform her school and community: http://bit.ly/1JmIB8u
“Ideas are like fish. If you want to catch little fish, you can stay in the shallow water. But if you want to catch the big fish, you’ve got to go deeper. Down deep, the fish are more powerful and more pure.They’re huge and abstract. And they’re very beautiful.”
― David Lynch, Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity