back to teaching - full speed

I had the privilege (and a bit of pain) of thinking about landscape photography all weekend as I finalized the first in a series of lectures for the "Historical Perspectives" course. Its a new course with many bugs to be worked out but I am going to have a fun but FULL semester.

This class will consider historical and contemporary perceptions and representations of: landscape, the gaze, family, the road, loss, the body, war and play. Students are encouraged to look at the history of the medium in circular rather than linear trajectory by studying work thematically rather than chronologically.

slide view of lecture- LANDscaped

RSVP Arbor ....

The book design and layout for the Arbor catalog is really lovely and worth a look.

Preview it and order from Blurb...

Michael Mazzeo's RSVP Arbor catalog now available here!

Orange Tree 2009 | Eric William Carroll

RSVP: Arbor

suite 22 from lacuna 2009, sonja thomsen

I am pleased to be included in Michael Mazzeo's online exhibition Arbor. A small suite of images from lacuna are included in the show.
I had the pleasure of meeting Michael this past summer at Review Santa Fe and was happy to be invited to participate in this inaugural exhibition. Stay tuned for a print on demand catalog (that I am anxious to see). The individual works are available for sale here.

Oregon, WI

Shooting on the way home after a great visit with the grandparents.

ink on paper (2) ...

Recently learned of this review of the Current Tendencies show at the Haggerty in the July/August issue of ART PAPERS. I find it interesting that Watson assumes that all eight of us that are educators are "artists with health benefits and retirement accounts." I know I speak for myself and fellow adjunct faculty when I say.... "come again?!?" Despite this generalization, I was honored to have been mentioned in the review.

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John Baldessari. (American, born 1931). I Will Not Make Any More Boring Art. 1971. Lithograph. composition: 22 3/8 x 29 9/16" (56.8 x 75.1 cm); sheet: 22 7/16 x 30 1/16" (57 x 76.4 cm). John B. Turner Fund. © 2009 John Baldessari.

Wisconsin State Fair

color for $29.95

thank goodness for

Julia Child and Photography Blogs...

I had a nice weekend in Northern Wisconsin with Cain. Rainy friday led us to WildRose WI and into one of my favorite antique shops. I scored a beautiful stereoscope and cards, two photo albums and some old Life Magazines for my closeted collage habit.
Last night we went to see Julie & Julia to end our mini staycation. It is a charming movie and Meryl Streep is great!

All things collide at this point ...

My newly acquired Life Magazine from October 21, 1966 has a feature article on whom but Julia Child! I immediately thought it appropriate to share it here on my blog.

*these time capsules are facinating - more soon about the advertisements in LIFE

Thinking about Julie Powell and how blogging gave her focus and fame makes me think about the many photographers whose careers changed in part because of their blog... its a long list...

This Saturday in Newport NH...

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preview of the show in the New York Times here