I lost my job on Dec. 1. Well, I didn't actually lose it. The Beaver County Times took it from me. I was laid off ... downsized ... cost-cut. I don't harbor much ill will against my former employer. The privately-held newspaper company was in a … [Continue reading]
16 Birds and Inflatable Architecture
The beauty is in watching it move, change and grow, not in seeing what it looks like when it's done growing. At least, that's my take-away from seeing Inflatable Architecture and from talking to its creator Chico MacMurtrie at Wood Street Galleries … [Continue reading]
ZEE[RANGE] and the Gallery Crawl
Spending 10 or 15 minutes in a room filled with fog, booming noise and flickering strobes Friday night was disorienting, a bit euphoric and oddly comforting. That was my experience with ZEE[RANGE], an immersive, environmental artwork by Kurt … [Continue reading]
San Antonio
Yep. Texas is big. It's going to take me three days to get through the darned place! It's been great seeing the diverse Texas landscape, but it was even nicer to spend some time with my cousin Sherry in San Antonio. I arrived Monday afternoon, … [Continue reading]
On the way to San Antonio
I'm having lunch in a Pizza Hut in Sonora, TX. I've got about 200 miles to go to San Antonio, where I'll visit with my cousin and check out the Alamo. … [Continue reading]
Hiking Petroglyph National Monument
Today I visited Petroglyph National Monument and hiked two different trails. First, I hiked into Rinconada Canyon. The canyon walls are covered with volcanic basalt rocks. A variety of peoples have carved pictures into the basalt, making the cayon … [Continue reading]