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April Notes

“Too often we hold fast to the clichés of our forebears. We subject allfacts to a prefabricated set of interpretations. We enjoy the comfort ofopinion without the discomfort of thought.” ― John F. Kennedy [Commencement Address at Yale University, June 11 1962] Persillade (French pronunciation: [pɛʁsijad]) is a sauce or seasoning mixture of parsley (French:Continue reading “April Notes”

100 Faces (64 to 100)

100 Faces (37 to 63)

White America’s Token Gestures

One of my hobbies growing up that I revisit occasionally is collecting coins. Every once in a while the US Mint releases a coin that inspires me. This Dr. Maya Angelou quarter released last year inspired me. I purchased a couple of sets from the Mint last year. It is distressing, however, that an enslaverContinue reading “White America’s Token Gestures”

100 Faces (31 to 36) and Some Dragons

Sunday Selfie

Filmmaking Week 5

What is Theme? Write Your Story Time to settle on one idea (ideally one of the three you pitched in class) and expand it into a full story. *At this stage, you are not writing this in screenplay format, yet* Write in prose form, with two additional requirements: #1: Do your best to only writeContinue reading “Filmmaking Week 5”

100 Faces (25 to 30)

100 Faces (9 to 24)

100 Faces (1 to 8)

I am joining a quest to draw a 100-faces. I will do them in pen and ink for my first round with a goal of 8 to 10 per day (and per page – so smallish) in a 9 by 12 sketchbook. Then I will move on to more extensive / bigger for another 100.Continue reading “100 Faces (1 to 8)”