Thank you YouTube algorithm. This was a hit.
The whole channel is full of great art lessons.
My virtual commonplace book & cabinet of curiosities.
Or, if you prefer, a microblog.
You can follow via RSS or Bluesky.
Thank you YouTube algorithm. This was a hit.
The whole channel is full of great art lessons.
“Suddenly, you don’t follow people as you do on social media, but you follow their curiosities. This makes a much richer and sprawling environment to explore.”
Kristoffer writing about are.na
Cozy cabin on a roadtrip to visit family.
Magic Mundane Rainbow Prism
I remember the moment I discovered kening zhu’s website.
I was taking a break from Substack and discovered are.na.
It followed a warren of rabbit holes chasing one link after another until I landed on kening’s homepage.
I won’t spoil the surprise for anyone who hasn’t been there, but I was filled with delight and curiosity and wonder.
When I set about to move webhosts I started recreating my minimalist artist’s gallery. But it didn’t feel right.
Serendipity (or magic) kening’s podcast episode Website as Cocoon waited in my podcast reader and was just what I needed to hear.
I pulled out my journal and started scribbling lists of places I wanted in my online world. I could still have an art gallery, but the rest of my site would expand to hold the whole of me. And, perhaps, the whole of you.
I followed links to a constellation of other podcasts and blog posts from kening about websites and creative process.
It felt like connecting with kindred spirit over an endless pot of tea.
So grateful for the invitation to inhabit a dreaming space while I recreated my website.
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Specimens of Fancy Turning
“the figures were created using geometric, oval, and eccentric chucks and an elliptical cutting frame [on a lathe]” (via Public Domain Review)
Love this concept of artist publishing (versus self publishing) from Amelia Greenhall.
Putting a mental pin to come back and write more since I’ve finished two of her zines about it.
Could not agree with this more. Great podcast episode from kening zhu.