Emily M. Danforth's Blog, page 13
May 5, 2014
"I’m certainly not the only one who found studying some of the greatest works of literature in school..."
- Joelle Jeffires: “Short and Sweet”
(via themissourireview)
May 4, 2014
artchipel:
Richard Tuschman (USA) - Hopper Meditation...
Richard Tuschman (USA) - Hopper Meditation (2013)
Richard Tuschman creates poetic photographic images for book covers, magazines, advertising and gallery exhibition. He began experimenting with digital imaging in the early 1990’s, developing the signature style that synthesized his interests in graphic design, photography, painting and assemblage. This digital work found a wide audience in the commercial sector, and his work has since been featured on the pages of magazines, annual reports, book jackets, and catalogs for reknown clients. The importance of Tuschman’s work has been recognized by numerous awards. He has lectured widely on his artistic technique and creative process, and has taught at several insitutions.
Drawing inspiration from the paintings of Edward Hopper, Tuschman’s series Hopper Meditations evokes the moody color palettes, cityscape backdrops, and solitary female characters that are signature elements in Hopper’s paintings. Tuschman explains, “I wanted to do a series of staged figurative narratives, somehow connected to past art, but also something I could take ownership of. The sets are all painted dollhouse size dioramas that I built and photographed in my studio. A lot of the furniture is standard dollhouse furniture, but some I made myself. I photographed the models against a plain backdrop, and then made the digital composites in Photoshop. This method gives me a great deal of control over every aspect of the process, and I can do it all in my small studio”. (text by Canbra Hodsdon)
[more Richard Tuschman | artist found at Juxtapoz]
May 2, 2014
YA LGBTQ Novels Where the Focus Isn't Coming Out
As I spoke about in my post, when I was a young babygay, many of the LGBT YA novels I found were all about the angst and trials of coming out. Which is all well and good, but those can’t be the only narratives queer people see themselves in. So, I compiled this list.
I had three criteria:
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May 1, 2014
"Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality."
- Edgar Allen Poe (via visualwhatis)
weneeddiversebooks:
[two photos of many students between...
[two photos of many students between 2nd-5th grade and one author, all holding signs that say WE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS]
"Here are a 2 photos taken this week at 2 different author events. The first one was with 2nd graders (who spent the afternoon with Andrea Beatty) and the second one was with 4th and 5th graders (the author pictured in the large group photo is Canadian author, Kenneth Oppel).
An Open Book Foundation is a children’s literacy organization committed to promoting literacy amongst disadvantaged youth throughout the Washington, DC area. We do this by bringing authors and illustrators into schools for writing/reading/art workshops. After each event all participating students are given a copy of the author’s book and have the opportunity to get their book signed. It is often the first new book that many of these children have ever received. We see the need for diverse books on a daily basis. Students are hungry for them, teachers are always asking us for suggestions, and librarians are desperate to get them on their school library shelves…diverse books go way beyond being just a “nice” thing for the kids we serve, they are an important necessity. Thank you for starting this campaign!”
Submitted by Lucia Saperstein
April 30, 2014
"I felt validated when people stated I was exceptional or unique or that I was not the norm. Basking..."
I felt validated when people stated I was exceptional or unique or that I was not the norm. Basking in these proclamations, I soon realized something was amiss: If I’m the exception, the so-called standard of success, then where does that leave the sisters I grew up with on the streets of Honolulu who didn’t ‘make it’?
Being exceptional isn’t revolutionary, it’s lonely. It separates you from your community. Who are you, really, without community? I have been held up consistently as a token, as the ‘right’ kind of trans woman (educated, able-bodied, attractive, articulate, heteronormative). It promotes the delusion that because I ‘made it,’ that level of success is easily accessible to all young trans women. Let’s be clear: It is not.
- Janet Mock, Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More. (via queerbookclub)
explore-blog:
Perseverance, Self-Transcendence, and the “Slow...
Perseverance, Self-Transcendence, and the “Slow Churn” of Creativity – my conversation with artist Rachel Sussman on how deep time puts our fleeting human lives in perspective, what it takes to persist, and why any meaningful creative endeavor requires sacrifice.
Watch it here, with transcribed highlights.
