Marginalia
mar·gi·na·lia
Pronunciation: \ˌmär-jə-ˈnā-lē-ə\
Function: noun plural
Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin, neuter plural of marginalis
Date: 1832
1 : marginal notes or embellishments (as in a book)
2 : nonessential items <the meat and marginalia of American politics — Saturday Review>

<–I discovered this fascinating artist, Ira Joel Haber, online and this is one of my favorite pieces of [...]

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Those who know me know that I LOVE postcards– well, vintage postcards anyway.
And, making my own. (more samples on my Flickr page to the right–>)
Sometimes my friends, like Peter and Jess, give me old postcards they find or old family postcards–especially Jess, whose family seems to have thousands of them.
here’s one.  don’t remember where I [...]

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Wow. I can’t believe it’s over. My last day at Vermont Studio Center.
So much to say but my head is utterly pounding and the thoughts in my brain a-jumble — anxiety about travel tomorrow, the strange ritual of packing up after 5 weeks away, the  goodbyes to dozens of wonderful people. What is there to [...]

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The last resident reading was Sunday night and I read the opening of my book. I was the first reader of the night and got to show several slides from my research–documents, photos that inform my work. It was a great night, with very positive response from the audience. Very uplifting.
I shared the night [...]

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In case you’re wondering, this is pretty much how it is here in Vermont:
Cartoon courtesy of fabulous New Yorker artist Harry Bliss, with his permission. Thanks Harry!

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Well, it’s now been officially 2 weeks since I got here to VSC. I’ve definitely settled in (you know you’re settled in when you sleep in and miss breakfast). Yesterday several people went home–the two-weekers we call them. It was a gloomy day; they were all such cool folks: Sarah G, Sarah C, Scott, Pedro, [...]

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Just a quickie:
Last night at VSC 6 artists/painters/visual artists showed slides  and spoke briefly of their work. All of them were impressive and interesting and thought-provoking. I loved hearing about process and goals and intents, and seeing the varied forms of art– whether paint, wood, computer-generated, poured, poked.
One really moved me: Matt McConville and his [...]

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