Friday diversions

I've come to enjoy these Friday diversions, and since I am, for the time being anyway, free from the relentless crush of daily art obligations, it's nice to take a weekend away from the computer and actually living.

--I really liked the post In defense of print books on Jessica's blog Virtual Margin. Yes, she does write some very kind words about my own book, which I appreciate, but she makes some very salient points about the potential perils of electronic resources which very few people, perhaps in their rabid enthusiasm for the next shiny new thing, seem very unwilling to even discuss. Remember, as I often say, when it comes to the digital world and privacy, surrender is so gradual and so painless. Anyway, check out that post, and really all of Virtual Margin. It's good stuff.

--Take a look at this remarkable book, Cetus, the Whale by artist Catherine Kanner and editor John Sheller, available from The Melville Press...

It is described as “an illustrated companion to Moby Dick” and is exceptionally beautiful. That post I linked to, from The Whole Book Experience does a fantastic job of really summing up just what makes this book such an extraordinary object.

--There is a nice lengthy piece about Creating Every Day for a Year by blogger Amy Turn Sharp. She mentions me and gave me a chance to share some of my thoughts, but it is well worth reading because of the other artists and creators she included. Some good perspective is given in the comments below as well.

--I was absolutely enthralled by this piece about the street art of Nomerz. Take a look at just one of his masterpieces...

If you can read Russian or just want to see more pictures, take a look at Nomerz' site here.

--I still have 38 Solar Brothers to post here, so expect a massive blast of Solarity all weekend long. While it has been very pleasant for me to look back at all of the art, comics and photography I have created over the past decade or so, I'm starting to feel a bit like maybe I am spending too much time looking backward and not enough looking forward. So it will be good for me to finish up posting these Solar Brothers and the few other things I've done and then just focus solely on future projects.

--Finally, regarding what is coming, here is a perhaps too transparent hint for you to ponder until I can formally announce it. The video is 14 seconds long and safe for work...