Some neat ideas

"Our time is a time for crossing barriers, for erasing old categories - for probing around."
-Marshall McLuhan, "The Media is the Massage" (pg. 10)

Esperanza Spaulding's album "Exposure"
NPR: A Creative Marathon, Live In The Studio
A really exciting project by a relevant, talented artist. Broadcasting live her process of writing and recording this album is art in itself, a kind of performance art that allows an intimate look into her artistic vision as a songwriter.

Tara Pappas Artist Website

Tarra Pappas is an artist who's works I found in a little
art gallery in Laramie, WY. I fell in love with her
multi-media, whimsical art fit for illustrations in a children's book. When looking her up, I found her website
which she posts her blog, her art, and her podcasts which I highly recommend! She talks a lot about different issues she's encountered as an artist, giving interesting insight into her career.



Lol this last thing is totally unrelated pretty much, sorry. I'm just fascinated in general by animation, and I'd love to explore this craft.

"Our time presents a unique opportunity for learning by means of humor - a perceptive or incisive joke can be more meaningful than platitudes lying between two covers."
-Marshall McLuhen, "The Media is the Massage" (pg. 10)

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