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Beauty in Motion

Post author:polytekton
Post published:2018-06-06
Post category:beauty / food / making / mobility / nature / travel

Gorodish explains the Zen of buttering a baguette to Jules in the 1981 film Diva On 29 May 2018 in Washington, DC, we were having an afternoon capuccino in the…

Creativity

Post author:polytekton
Post published:2017-11-28
Post category:identity / making / thinking

In Richard Thomas' book Why Bob Dylan Matters he quotes, on page 98, presumably Dylan himself as saying that "creativity has much to do with experience, observation, and imagination." I'll…

File Under Creative Response

Post author:polytekton
Post published:2016-12-06
Post category:communication / languages / making

Dear Dr. Mikesch Muecke Greetings from Journal of Biopolymers Research Journal of Biopolymers al Medicine: Open Access journal is in a process of accepting Research articles/ Review articles/ Short Communication/…

Gropius and Perception

Post author:polytekton
Post published:2016-06-13
Post category:making

While watching the Architectures movie about the Bauhaus again, the narrator quotes Walter Gropius as saying this about the perception of the Bauhaus as a three-dimensional artifact: “You must walk around the…

On Learning When and Where Things are in Season

Post author:polytekton
Post published:2015-07-01
Post category:identity / making / mobility / travel

As we ambled slowly through Hendersonville, NC, we came across the Curb Market on Church Street where locals were selling local things. The last time we had visited our friends…

Company Vehicle

Post author:polytekton
Post published:2012-02-06
Post category:identity / making / mobility

Here's a look at our new company vehicle, a 2012 Hyundai Sonata; a nice fit given that one of our co-owners is a professional musicologist and a music performer. We…

Poetry of Making

Post author:polytekton
Post published:2012-02-02
Post category:making

The English word 'poetry' derives from the Greek 'poiesis' which means 'to make'. I'm a maker of things and ideas... (the image above is a quote, in German, by the…

Musser Moves

Post author:polytekton
Post published:2010-10-03
Post category:communication / exhibition / making / music / travel

We heard the music before we entered the courtyard at City Market around noon today. When we exited through the doors into the sunny outdoor space I could see in…