Learning From Others

Free Library

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Being the kind of place that Portland is, there are lots of Free Library sites around. They are on the edge of the lawn, homemade, and filled with a variety of books. One problem with them are the people who drive around, grab the good stuff, and sell them. I don’t know if they stock their stores or take them in for sale. But, unfortunately, this happens.

Rather than getting disappointed one local free librarian has taken the matter into their hands. They had a stamp made. And a warning sign for the outside of their library. The would be reseller is warned.

Is It The Gun

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File under “things we’ve known forever.”
The blade itself incites to deeds of violence.
Homer, The Odyssey

Kim Day

That only dates to ~3,000 years ago. And it was ancient knowledge then.

Please note this comes from Kim Day, a friend of mine from 1970s.

Reading: Show Your Work

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Today I completed the Austin Kleon trilogy, our of order, with Show Your Work. It does not cover getting gigs, publishing, shows, or any of that stuff. Any of that stuff that comes under the heading of showing a bit of art. Instead, it’s about you showing or sharing your work. Sharing is key here. Share the process of the making, not just the finished product.

Do this everyday, “Share something small everyday.” Everyday. There is advise for the people who don’t create that much yet. Share who you admire or steal from. Certainly there’s something you’ve done (watch a YouTube video?) that you want to tell someone about it. Do that.

There’s more, but that’s what the book is about.

Notes from "Show Your Work"
Notes from Show Your Work

Don’t Forget Childhood

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My wife found me on the couch asleep with a crayon in my hand. You know them, wax sticks that come in boxes from 12 on up. They’re considered kids toys. Lynda Barry advocates using crayons in Syllabus. This is a mostly done piece froma book from The Dollar Tree. I say “mostly done” because Barry states for people to put as much pigment on the page as you can. I’m pretty sure I can get more to stick to it.

Minon

Asleep with a crayon in hand. How old was I when I last had this happen? What about your?