The Big-Brained Menace from Moline: Bob Altenloh
A short biography of Bob Altenloh and an analysis of the 271 “The Moline Menace” columns he wrote for The Goldthwaite Eagle from 1978 through 1984 …
Today’s Abstraction
This image is one of a series of eighty coffee grounds stains on Bounty paper towels that explores the concept of expansion–-the universal process of an energy source starting from a central point and spreading outward.
Top Honors: a Catalog of Star School Team Trophies, 1927-2014
Catalog of the 321 team trophies collected by Star School from 1927 through 2014, the year the school closed …
New Pet Shop Boys Album Cover “Disintegration”
Please, Actually, Introspective, Behaviour, Very, Bilingual, Nightlife, Release, Fundamental, Yes, Elysium, Electric, Super, Hotspot, Nonetheless, Disintegration 😉
Payne Gap School, 1887-1943
A history of the Payne Gap School from its origin in Hamilton County in 1887 to its final year in Mills County, 1943 …
Construction Site: 3 in 3D @ Site 131, Dallas
Construction Site: 3 in 3D, an exhibition at Site 131 gallery in Dallas on view through June 8, 2024, features the work of three sculptors, each exploring and probing different aspects of art creation in three dimensions … Each artist takes a divergent path, but as a grouping in the gallery’s space, the works interact in complementary and ineffable ways.
Schoolhouse Included in Bestcase’s Instagram Feed
What a boost to be included in Bestcase’s Instagram feed! Earlier this year, we discovered their line of furniture and fell in love with the task chair. Bestcase, located in Copiague, NY, not only designs and markets a line of furniture, but they also have developed a metal manufacturing system that optimizes production of custom pieces.
Today’s Abstraction
This image, “NEBULA 1”, stitches two photographs of cracked vinyl seats into a composite that suggests a nebula with its network of star-forming gas.
Jeffrey Lee Sculpture Preview!
Jeffrey works daily on a series of sculptures that will be revealed at his first solo exhibition at Site 131, Dallas, in early 2024.
The Eye of Conner Griffith
Artist Conner Griffith created this hypnotic montage sourced entirely from Wikipedia Commons, a vast repository for public domain images …
Today’s (Sort of) Abstraction
With yearly iterations that improve the iPhone camera system, I thought it would meet all my imaging needs. YET, I do miss the versatility and control that a full-size camera gives me …
Quotidian Printmaking Class
Jeffrey and I attended our first printmaking class at Flatbed Press on February 4-5, 2023. The Quotidian Print, a class title that instantly intrigued us, brought together a small cadre of enthusiastic and diverse students with a veteran printmaker, Kerry Maguire …
A New Beginning
For years, the community has accepted that the Payne Gap Cemetery officially started in 1905 based on a deed from W.F. Hearne to trustees of the Payne Gap School District that transferred four acres to expand the school’s campus. However …
Mills County in Wikipedia
About a month ago while attending the Mills County Historical Commission meeting, I visited the then current Wikipedia article about Mills County, and I was surprised at how anemic it was. …
