Author: T.S.
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Return to References
J’observe Since returning to drawing after a nearly four-year hiatus, my practices have oscillated between strict adherence to references and a complete disregard for them. When I first began drawing again, I felt horribly insecure—as in, how is it that I went from drafting fluently and on-the-fly to not being able to draw proportionate faces,…
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Coup de soleil
Chemical Exfoliants and Vulnerability I recently bought a beauty product which contained chemical exfoliants (AHAs, BHAs) and thus issued a warning about heightened sun sensitivity in two languages. This is where I learned the French term for sunburn is coup de soleil. A four-pane mediation followed.
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My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Returning to Ghibli It hasn’t been until my adult life that I’ve begun to watch (and inevitably fall in love with) Studio Ghibli’s collection of animated films. The only one I saw as a child was Spirited Away (2001), and although I think it’s a masterpiece now, I distinctly remember being nothing short of traumatized…
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La pluie
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On Non-precious Materials and the Meaning of the Word Prolific
Something is Better It was actually A. (my closest confidant, my dearest friend) who first defined the word prolific for me. Because I had always heard it in context with The Greats—meaning the Monets, Picassos, and Michelangelos of this, our terrestrial plane—I had assumed the word implied a high degree of success. It does not.…
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My Blueberry Nights (2007)
One Thing Leads to Another In terms of discovering art, I think there’s a lot to be said for following your nose. The logic follows: if you like one book by an author, it’s worth reading another. If there’s a director who makes great movies, why not watch them all? Even better is to find…
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Have You Seen You?
Brave People Today, I was reading through last year’s Hobonichi Techo (incidentally, I’ve just ordered another for 2022; it’ll be a late start, but you know what they say) and I came across an entry in regard to this drawing: “I’m working on typography experiments today and I have a profound new respect for the…
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Ninety-Five Five
95.5 It’s hip-hop in Reno,Country in Vegas,And opera in Albuquerque Alternate Title: “Radio, a Road Trip Poem”
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Radiohead: In Rainbows
It’s lyrically sophisticated, emotionally driven, and still feels new almost 15 years after its initial release.
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An Ode to Public Transport
In a Station of the Metro A. took this photo when he came to visit me during the weeklong vacation I had for Toussaint. It’s a photo I return to often: not only because it is beautiful—the ceiling wet with colored light, the compositional spiral, the long, leading lines—but also because there is a love…