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19830309 days are getting longer

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half moon bay 1987 Early March and days are getting longer again. My kid (who turns 27 today) drew this picture of Half Moon Bay when he was four. I was and am a pathetic speller.

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2010/03/09 at 18:47

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Chart

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blackboard chart for red carnations project The whole problem with this Red Carnations thing is how to structure 24 hours (the news report from April 25) along with countless diversions in a way that communicates without being an idiotic, confusing mess. The breadcrumb menu at the top might look something like this: Home > 00hour > grandola > grandola2 > 1a…

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2010/02/17 at 17:10

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Vincent Van Gogh’s letters

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Just came across a new project by the Van Gogh Museum which includes a series of books and a website with all 902 letters from and to Van Gogh – annotated, illustrated and searchable.
Here is the Guardian article.

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2009/10/10 at 12:00

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Charles Avery: The Islanders

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I have been reading about The Islanders project by Charles Avery in the Altermodern show. Here are a couple of related things:

from The Islanders by Charles Avery

from The Islanders by Charles Avery

National Gallery of Scotland
The Islanders
project began in 2004. Its author, Charles Avery, was born in Mull in 1973; it was the life of this isle that inspired Avery to create an imaginary Island in rich detail, from its strange beasts to its fantastical gods.
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2009/03/10 at 03:15

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