Posted on Mar 13th, 2008
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Jw
Aside from homeschooling my daughter and trying to be my own webmaster, the most challenging and rewarding project that comes to mind is assembling a computer. I had a friend who was a tech guru.... More »
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Posted on Nov 14th, 2007
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Jw
I was fortunate and lucky enough to actually participate in a public art project. We had just barely unpacked the moving van when I read an ad in the the paper which said, "Wanted artists... More »
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Posted on Oct 1st, 2007
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Jw
I spend a lot of time in front of a computer making mandalas in a tech way, so at times it is nice to do something that is very non-tech.. I think that “artist dates”... More »
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Posted on Aug 16th, 2007
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Jw
Two things: It's like getting a tattoo on the middle of your forhead, so you better be sure about it. From Elizabeth Gilbert in Eat, Pray, Love I realized that I lost my own name... More »
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Posted on Jun 18th, 2007
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Jw
I first saw this thangka in the book Demonic Devine, Himalayan Art and Beyond , which is a catalogue from a recent show at the Rubin Museum of Art in NYC. I instantly liked this... More »
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Posted on Jun 8th, 2007
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Jw
At least since the Renaissance, many artists and architects have proportioned their works to approximate the golden ratio—especially in the form of the golden rectangle pleasing. , in which the ratio of the longer side... More »
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Posted on Jun 2nd, 2007
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Jw
Until moving to north Idaho, I always worked as a drafter/cartographer/civil engineering tech. The fun part of work involved solving visual puzzles and problem solving. My task was to put the lines on the maps... More »
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Posted on Jun 1st, 2007
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Jw
This is time to be in north Idaho, even if work if what you have to do, and outside is the place to do it.
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Posted on May 16th, 2007
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Jw
Here in north Idaho, we could afford to be not only homeowners, but also landowners. We paid half of the cost of the median-priced, cookie-cutter house, on a postage-sized lot in northern California and got... More »
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Posted on May 11th, 2007
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Jw
Pictured: Writing a story on a cat. ;-) In a sense, I have already designed my own school. Daughter Lauren, age 14, has a very significant learning “ difference .” After five years of being... More »
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