doctoral acute bibliography

“I would venture to warn against too great intimacy with artists as it is very seductive and a little dangerous.”

~  Queen Victoria, b. 24 May 1819

Sitting here with the porch lights on and no good shows on tv waiting for TY to hit the driveway.  Since there is a 'disturbance' off the coast TY was concerned about getting in, so I checked JetBlue and got signed onto their text notifications.  So far they have notified me that his gate changed, and then that he took off 30 minutes late.  SO HAPPY I am not sitting in that cell-phone lot all by myself at midnight.  It will be good to have him here a few days and take some of the dog-responsibility off me.   But he's here to play some golf and bide his time before leaving to drive back.  I  am still an unwilling participant in this whole scenario-  there was a reason when we were looking for a new condo and putting our current one on the market, but since that idea fizzled out, there's no reason to go north except the grandkids, which I can deal with in a few days, not a few months!  

Speaking of them, I got another amazing 'pose' from Mister:  The kid can't crawl yet.

He needs a mat and a towel.  TY is so excited and can't wait to turn up the heat for his 'practice'.  Hey, none of the offspring play golf, and none sew-  we didn't hand down our talents, so just maybe Mister is doing Genetic Yoga!   

Speaking of amazing-  this guy can put his pants on with NO HANDS.  Quite impressive but if I were in the bathroom stall next to him I think I would be scared.

Public artist Mehdi Ghadyanloo, a 33 year old living in Tehran. Being one of the primary artists granted to do the murals, he has painted over 100 walls in the city. His creativity beams as walls are converted to large aquariums, futuristic scenes and dreamy illusions – often merging with the blue sky they inhabit. Check out more work on Behance or visit Tehran to see the wonderful murals across the city.

Andrew Clemens (1857-1894) story is different. He is credited as the inventor of this rare art form and perhaps took it as far as is possible. He was known at “the portrait painter without a brush or paint.”

Growing up in Iowa, Clemens suffered from encephalitis at an early age, which lead to a lifelong inability to speak and deafness. He was entered into the Iowa State School for the Deaf and Dumb, where he began experimenting with sand art; collecting his supplies from the multicolored sands of the Pictured Rocks region and carefully sorting it into an array of hues. He packed the intricate designs into hand blown glass bottles, using just pressure and a wax seal to keep the sand in place. His art required no glue of any kind. Thought to have created hundreds of bottles in his lifetime, his now rare creations fetch over $20k at auction.  Wow.