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Thursdays at Twilight
Alright, it’s Friday, but when my mother told me about her latest Thursday at Twilight venture at the New Orleans Botanical Gardens in City Park, I just had to write about it. This is an ongoing concert series that she and many other New Orleanians of all backgrounds attend. It’s a beautiful spot too. Last Thursday was Motown. It was sold out. She and her friends (all @ 70+ and many have lost their husbands) got up to dance. There were whites, blacks, old and young, wealthy and middle class people there all enjoying a good time. All dancing and sharing mint juleps. I asked her, “Where were the reporters?”…
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Engineering and Art
This post brings several aspects of engineering together with relation to art. 1) Teaching art and creativity can be done through “Reverse Engineering” — thinking backwards from the final product on how the artist created/constructed it and his or her creative process in the making to improve upon, rather than copying the object or artwork. 2) Reading about Tony May’s work on ArtShift SanJosé, made me think of the engineering needed to construct his sculptures, some of which are made with books. 3) The late George Adams was an engineer and a self taught artist, who helped restore many murals in the US Capitol. His engineering skills helped him decipher…
Flashes of Jerusalem History
With Israel in the news these days, I remembered seeing this article and thought it might be interesting to repost, although the exhibit is currently on hiatus. Click on the picture for the link. I came across this video that I thought it was very clever and even manages to find humor in the latest serious event. It certainly makes you think about what you’re not seeing on TV. There’s even a Bob Dylan sound alike. Not sure who the other pseudo celebrities might be but one looks like George Michael to me. Coincidentally, I discovered this interesting article, The City and the Dogs: A Psychedelic Tour through Jerusalem’s More…
