Saturday, May 20, 2006

Handy Latin Phrases Site

Wow! Do you think I am deep, using Latin? See if you know these phrases. Answers are at the bottom of the post. Click on the post title link to find some more handy phrases to impress others with!

Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam.

Animadvertistine, ubicumque stes, fumum recta in faciem ferri?

Antiquis temporibus, nati tibi similes in rupibus ventosissimis exponebantur ad necem

Anulos qui animum ostendunt omnes gestemus!

I have a catapult. Give me all your money, or I will fling an enormous rock at your head
(At a barbeque) Ever noticed how wherever you stand, the smoke goes right into your face?
In the good old days, children like you were left to perish on windswept crags
Let's all wear mood rings!

Monday, May 15, 2006

The Box Doodle Project



If you haven't been here yet, click here. For those of us who cannot resist doodling, it is an opportunity to share a doodle with others. For the rest, there are lots and lots of fascinating drawings on boxes that are inspiring, to say the least. Note: you can scroll to the right, almost endlessly. Then they give you another page to look at. This doodle is by Tom Kane.

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

The Art Historians Laugh


Yes, it is just a fictional book, but amazingly, there are so many people who just take this like it is all for real. The book and movie (which I am so sick of hearing about I don't want to list it) can plant seeds of doubt for anyone, if you do not know your stuff.
For fun, check out the first video on the list (it does not take long) to listen to some art historians regarding Leonardo and the paintings that really do not have any code. The list contains MANY interesting videos!

Friday, May 05, 2006

HeARTSpace Artists' Reception Tonight


HeARTSpace: An exhibit of works by the people of A Place at the Table meet and greet the artists in the Gallery at Trinity this Friday, May 5, from 6 - 8 p.m. This new gallery exhibit includes some of the works created by A Place at the Table participants and Trinity volunteers.
The show will be up through June 25 (Saturdays, 10 AM – 2 PM Sundays, 9 AM – 3 PM Wednesdays, 1 PM – 6 PM)
A Place at the Table is Trinity’s program that serves homeless people in our community. Each week, art happens as participants and volunteers come together in heARTSpace, a program coordinated by Mary Ann Breisch.The work you will see here is a compilation of the pieces we have been making since 2003.