Archive for February, 2007

Any ideas on how to teach a first time internet user?

I’m going to go completely off of arts here and ask a question. Does anyone have any great resources on teaching a first time internet user how to use the internet?
 
My parents have recently signed up for Broadband Internet and it will probably pretty much come down to me teaching them how to use [...]


Using Allegory in your Work - I have a new painting to start…

Lately, I’ve been doing more reading that artwork. I am an avid reader. It’s been an obsession of mine most of my life. One of my favorite authors is C.S. Lewis among others.
I have found that there always seems to be an underlying allegory to his writing that hides just as much [...]


Redefining The Place of Art in Our Lives

I have been thinking about what we perceive as art or not. Broadly, it is defined as “The product of human creativity”. I think I struggle a little bit with this definition. Going off of that, it would confuse innovation with art. Maybe innovation is an art?
You see there are [...]


Shrek Impersonator

Jim Andrews as Shrek


Lessons from Nature

Around here it is beginning to thaw finally. Everything has been iced over completely for the last few weeks.
There seems to be a freshness in the air though there is still quite a bit of slush in the roads. There is hope that the freeze is over. People are happy as [...]