Composition

“Inspiration is for amateurs. I just get to work.” — Chuck Close

I'm going to post that in my classroom.

43 Folders, a productivity blog, has some great observations that riff off of Terry Gross' interview of Chuck Close on NPR.

Back in 2005 when I started this blog I had an idea that I'd try to make it a goal to get into the city (meaning New York) every once in a while to do a post about some interesting exhibition or gallery show. New York City is a great place to be an art teacher- its never hard to find a field trip opportunity, and there is always something new to see.

Well, it didn't happen. It's amazing how hard it is to find the time to get into Manhattan sometimes, even when you're living in Queens.

Because there's a lot of cool stuff going on!

If you're participating in the Olympic Artist Trading Cards exchange, don't forget to send in your cards. Today is the deadline for mailing!

If you're in the Shanghai area, check out the Shanghai Student Film Festival. The website now has downloadable forms and posters.

Lainey Voom's The Dumb Man, is an incredible realization of the possibilities of Machinima- videos that have been made from video game environments.

During my visit home, I met up with a few of my former students downtown for a little gallery exploring in Chelsea.