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posted by EricaJKline @ 1:13 PM
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Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Some of my Art
On a business trip a couple of years ago I was flying over the river deltas of the Gulf Coast of Texas, and was stunned by the fascinating patterns of the land below. After that, I came home and found that there are lots of satellite pictures of the earth that exhibit similarly intriguing patterns. I downloaded some, and applying artistic filters in Paint Shop and adding colors, have created some pretty artwork.
Satellite picture of a Florida Bay, morphed and colorized:
In this one, you can see the rivers...
An unmodified picture of sandbars in the ocean - beautiful just as it is.
Some of my satellite pictures come from NASA: http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/
Or you can go to Google Images, and search on "aerial" or "satellite":http://images.google.com/images
Satellite picture of a Florida Bay, morphed and colorized:
In this one, you can see the rivers...
An unmodified picture of sandbars in the ocean - beautiful just as it is.
Some of my satellite pictures come from NASA: http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/
Or you can go to Google Images, and search on "aerial" or "satellite":http://images.google.com/images
posted by EricaJKline @ 2:58 PM
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A Bunch of Books
I would recommend these to anyone. I'll be reviewing some of them in more detail later.
Robinson, Marilynne; “Housekeeping”; Fiction – Families, US, Contemporary; Sisters are abandoned by their mother and grow up with their Grandma and an Aunt who is rather strange.
Drabble, Margaret; “The Needles Eye”; Fiction – England, Post WWII, Families ; A London woman is embarrassed by being rich, tries to do the right thing with her life.
Drabble, Margaret; “The Peppered Moth”; Fiction – England, Regional; Growing up in, leaving, and returning to a Northern Coal Town.
McManus, James; “Going to the Sun”; Fiction – Contemporary, US; Young woman with diabetes takes a cross-country bike trip.
Eggers, Dave; “A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius”; Fiction – Contemporary, US; Self-referential, semi-autobiographical novel about 2 orphaned brothers.
Freeland, Cynthia; “But Is It Art?”; Non-Fiction – Art Criticism; Explains and discusses theories of art. Easy-to-read and funny.
Cunningham, Micheal; “Home at the End of the World”; Fiction – US, contemporary; Lyrical, sad and touching story of 2 boys growing up.
Saramago, Jose; “All the Names”; Fiction – Portugal, 20th Century; A Central Registry clerk traces the life of a random woman. Lyrical & touching.
Friend, Tim; “Animal Talk – Breaking the Codes of Animal Language”; Non-Fiction – Animal Behavior; Based on scientific studies, describes all types of animal communication and similarities between them and with us.
Kerouac, Jack; “Desolation Angels”; Fiction (?) – Modern; About being alone, traveling, and his friends. Written in a stream-of –consciousness style.
Warner, Brad; “Hardcore Zen”; Non – Fiction – Religious; Explains Zen Buddhism in a straightforward way. Written by ex-punk-rocker.
Ozeki, Ruth; “My Year of Meats”; Fiction, US and Japan, contemporary; Japanese-American woman and Japanese woman meet through meat.
Deloria, Ella Cara; “Waterlily”; Non-Fiction, Native American, 19th Century; The life of a young 19th century Dakota (Sioux) woman. Scholarly yet entertaining.
Erdrich, Louise; “The Master Butcher’s Singing Club”; Fiction, US and Germany, 20th century; Family saga of a German butcher in Oregon. Gorgeous language.
Robinson, Marilynne; “Housekeeping”; Fiction – Families, US, Contemporary; Sisters are abandoned by their mother and grow up with their Grandma and an Aunt who is rather strange.
Drabble, Margaret; “The Needles Eye”; Fiction – England, Post WWII, Families ; A London woman is embarrassed by being rich, tries to do the right thing with her life.
Drabble, Margaret; “The Peppered Moth”; Fiction – England, Regional; Growing up in, leaving, and returning to a Northern Coal Town.
McManus, James; “Going to the Sun”; Fiction – Contemporary, US; Young woman with diabetes takes a cross-country bike trip.
Eggers, Dave; “A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius”; Fiction – Contemporary, US; Self-referential, semi-autobiographical novel about 2 orphaned brothers.
Freeland, Cynthia; “But Is It Art?”; Non-Fiction – Art Criticism; Explains and discusses theories of art. Easy-to-read and funny.
Cunningham, Micheal; “Home at the End of the World”; Fiction – US, contemporary; Lyrical, sad and touching story of 2 boys growing up.
Saramago, Jose; “All the Names”; Fiction – Portugal, 20th Century; A Central Registry clerk traces the life of a random woman. Lyrical & touching.
Friend, Tim; “Animal Talk – Breaking the Codes of Animal Language”; Non-Fiction – Animal Behavior; Based on scientific studies, describes all types of animal communication and similarities between them and with us.
Kerouac, Jack; “Desolation Angels”; Fiction (?) – Modern; About being alone, traveling, and his friends. Written in a stream-of –consciousness style.
Warner, Brad; “Hardcore Zen”; Non – Fiction – Religious; Explains Zen Buddhism in a straightforward way. Written by ex-punk-rocker.
Ozeki, Ruth; “My Year of Meats”; Fiction, US and Japan, contemporary; Japanese-American woman and Japanese woman meet through meat.
Deloria, Ella Cara; “Waterlily”; Non-Fiction, Native American, 19th Century; The life of a young 19th century Dakota (Sioux) woman. Scholarly yet entertaining.
Erdrich, Louise; “The Master Butcher’s Singing Club”; Fiction, US and Germany, 20th century; Family saga of a German butcher in Oregon. Gorgeous language.
posted by EricaJKline @ 1:16 PM
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Thursday, June 23, 2005
Interactive Art
Levitated.net
The number and quality of these mostly-interactive Flash applications is incredible. I find it difficult to tear myself away from this site, but I recommend you stop playing long enough to click through the links to see more fantastic Flash art.
This is the first page. Take the time to mouse over the bubbles the boy is chasing to get a feel for what's next:
The number and quality of these mostly-interactive Flash applications is incredible. I find it difficult to tear myself away from this site, but I recommend you stop playing long enough to click through the links to see more fantastic Flash art.
This is the first page. Take the time to mouse over the bubbles the boy is chasing to get a feel for what's next:
Then, click on the "OPEN SOURCE" button and you'll get to this page:
Each one of the tiles is a different Flash application; some are interactive and some aren't - playing around is strictly encouraged!
The statement of the artists:
Levitated.net contains visual poetry and science fun narrated in an object oriented graphic environment. The sketches and applications generated as a byproduct of research are provided online as open source Flash modules. These pages are attempting to fasten a usable structure around a continually evolving computational ecology, so that it may be observed and enjoyed by participants of the network.
The Creators:
Jared Tarbell Code & Design Albuquerque, NMjt at levitated.net
Lola Brine Algorithmic Agitation Albuquerque, NMlb at levitated.net
Chu Mishuri Systems Austin, TXchu at levitated.net
posted by EricaJKline @ 11:19 AM
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Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Book Review: "The Bone People"
by Keri Hulme
cover of a paperback edition
I could not put this book down. I loved the characters, Maoris in modern New Zealand. Dealing with the conflict of cultures and their own human flaws, 3 people – a man, a woman and a boy, create a kind of family for themselves. Beautifully spiced with ancient legends and customs as well as the issues plaguing Maoris today.
From Publishers Weekly: “Winner of the 1985 Booker Prize, this novel my a New Zealander of Maori, Scottish and English ancestry…has abundant, enticing stories to tell of culturally split lives.”
From Library Journal: “…Maori vocabulary is interwoven with contemporary British, Australian, and American idioms; and the New Zealand sea- and landscape vibrate under fresh perception. Hulme shifts narrative points of view to build a gripping account of violence, love, death, magic and redemption.”
From 500 Great Books for Women; review by Prudence Hockley: “The Bone People weaves its story together with dreams, myths and legends, the world of the dead, and the ways of ancient cultures.”
Hardback cover
cover of a paperback edition
I could not put this book down. I loved the characters, Maoris in modern New Zealand. Dealing with the conflict of cultures and their own human flaws, 3 people – a man, a woman and a boy, create a kind of family for themselves. Beautifully spiced with ancient legends and customs as well as the issues plaguing Maoris today.
From Publishers Weekly: “Winner of the 1985 Booker Prize, this novel my a New Zealander of Maori, Scottish and English ancestry…has abundant, enticing stories to tell of culturally split lives.”
From Library Journal: “…Maori vocabulary is interwoven with contemporary British, Australian, and American idioms; and the New Zealand sea- and landscape vibrate under fresh perception. Hulme shifts narrative points of view to build a gripping account of violence, love, death, magic and redemption.”
From 500 Great Books for Women; review by Prudence Hockley: “The Bone People weaves its story together with dreams, myths and legends, the world of the dead, and the ways of ancient cultures.”
Hardback cover
posted by EricaJKline @ 9:02 AM
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Great Book Site
This is a great book site. They have some ads and non-book-related stuff, but the book information far outweighs that. Take some time to explore the resource section and the book blog.
posted by EricaJKline @ 8:38 AM
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Thursday, June 02, 2005
Art, Geometry, and Abstract Sculpture
by Carlo H. Sequin, Computer Science Professor at U.C. Berkeley.
"Volution 5" Carlo Sequin
Sequin says "Computer Graphics, Art, Math, Geometry, and Abstract Sculpture are closely related. In the activities below we are trying to transcend the boundaries between these fields."
"Hyperbolic Heptagon" by Brent Collins
What follows is an series of links to sculptures both real and virtual by Sequin and others that will convince you of the beauty of mathematics.
Art, Geometry, and Abstract Sculpture
"G6 Kandinsky" by Carlo Sequin
"Volution 5" Carlo SequinSequin says "Computer Graphics, Art, Math, Geometry, and Abstract Sculpture are closely related. In the activities below we are trying to transcend the boundaries between these fields."
"Hyperbolic Heptagon" by Brent CollinsWhat follows is an series of links to sculptures both real and virtual by Sequin and others that will convince you of the beauty of mathematics.
Art, Geometry, and Abstract Sculpture
"G6 Kandinsky" by Carlo Sequin
posted by EricaJKline @ 11:28 AM
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Friday, May 27, 2005
Book Sites
Places to go for ideas of what to read:
Book Spot - lots of links and suggestions: http://www.bookspot.com/
BookZen - a blog with a lot of blog-links and stuff: http://bookzen.blogspot.com/
Complete Review, "A selectively comprehensive, objectively opinionated survey of books old and new, trying to meet all your book review, preview, and information needs" http://www.complete-review.com/main/main.html
A charming blog called "Light Reading": http://jennydavidson.blogspot.com/
Literature.org: "Read, Learn, Think" http://www.literature.org/
Outside of a Dog: "Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. And inside of a dog, it's too dark to read." -- Groucho Marx. http://www.outsideofadog.com/
Raintaxi Review of Books - I've found interesting reads on this site: http://www.raintaxi.com/
Salon.com's book section is always interesting: http://www.salon.com/books/index.html
Book Burb - a collection of reading blogs, you could even add yours too. http://www.mopie.com/bookburb.html
Litblog co-op: a blog of blogs...http://lbc.typepad.com/
The Millions (a blog about books): http://www.realisticrecords.net/themillions/
Finally, a couple of places to buy books:
Alibris - Books, Movies, Music: http://www.alibris.com/
Add-All Used and Out of Print Book Search: http://used.addall.com/
Book Spot - lots of links and suggestions: http://www.bookspot.com/
BookZen - a blog with a lot of blog-links and stuff: http://bookzen.blogspot.com/
Complete Review, "A selectively comprehensive, objectively opinionated survey of books old and new, trying to meet all your book review, preview, and information needs" http://www.complete-review.com/main/main.html
A charming blog called "Light Reading": http://jennydavidson.blogspot.com/
Literature.org: "Read, Learn, Think" http://www.literature.org/
Outside of a Dog: "Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. And inside of a dog, it's too dark to read." -- Groucho Marx. http://www.outsideofadog.com/
Raintaxi Review of Books - I've found interesting reads on this site: http://www.raintaxi.com/
Salon.com's book section is always interesting: http://www.salon.com/books/index.html
Book Burb - a collection of reading blogs, you could even add yours too. http://www.mopie.com/bookburb.html
Litblog co-op: a blog of blogs...http://lbc.typepad.com/
The Millions (a blog about books): http://www.realisticrecords.net/themillions/
Finally, a couple of places to buy books:
Alibris - Books, Movies, Music: http://www.alibris.com/
Add-All Used and Out of Print Book Search: http://used.addall.com/
posted by EricaJKline @ 9:35 AM
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