http://www.weelearts.com/blog Ubi amor ibi oculus est -- Ceramics and painting by Tad van der Weele Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:01:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I grew up a few miles from Tippecanoe, Indiana. Every year we would canoe down the river -- it's a very slow moving river and when I was really young my Dad and his buddies would set up a fish camp to catch catfish. Mostly it was a get ... http://www.weelearts.com/blog/?p=247 This creative video is by Philip Scott Johnson. I saw an earlier one on Women in art, but it is nice to see all one artist's changing views of himself. http://www.weelearts.com/blog/?p=245 Don’t miss these activities Columbus Day weekend! Join in four days of festive activities at the 12th annual Silver City “Weekend at the Galleries” – Participate in gallery art walks, a wine tasting gala, the “phantom studio” special event and art auction, theater presentations and a Film Festival. The ... http://www.weelearts.com/blog/?p=243 I have been in Santa Fe the last 3 days. On Friday Cecil Howard presented 4 pieces of my work in ceramics to the Capital Arts Commission. The 28 member committee chose one of my extruded clay pieces shown here. The piece will hang in the New Mexico State ... http://www.weelearts.com/blog/?p=241 Photo taken from a helicopter ride to the Grand Canyon. This was taken on the way back, only auto levels were applied to in photoshop which changed the drab browns to blues Technorati Tags: visual art http://www.weelearts.com/blog/?p=238 The River Moonlight, from the Mountains and Rivers Series 22"h x 17"h x 3"d, Ceramic stains and glaze on terra-cotta http://www.weelearts.com/blog/?p=235 I like to work of painter Luc Tuymans, who "makes extensive use of techniques from photography, television and film, such as cropping, framing, sequencing and (sometimes extreme) close-ups. His palette usually tends toward monochrome. Subjects of his paintings range from the historic, for example covering the Holocaust or colonial politics ... http://www.weelearts.com/blog/?p=232 Just thought I'd show a picture of our dogs, Boomer, Max and Maggie. All were rescued through the great work of Airedale Rescue here in New Mexico. They are all decked out in their St. Patrick's day kerchiefs. http://www.weelearts.com/blog/?p=231 #9319 - The MOMA has a multi-colored vinyl floor...: The MOMA has a multi-colored vinyl floor installation as part of a new exhibition, Color Chart. (Want more? See NOTCOT.org and NOTCOT.com) Technorati Tags: visual art http://www.weelearts.com/blog/?p=228 I've posted here before about the modernist magazine Blast. There were only 2 issues published in 1914 and 1915. It has had an amazing influence on our culture. You can now view the contents online at a site called "The Modernist Journals Project" Technorati Tags: words http://www.weelearts.com/blog/?p=226