tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41007978130626829842024-03-05T23:50:17.448-08:00Meredith Hale: Art and InspirationMeredith Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674956259153523817noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100797813062682984.post-32461717100668599872016-05-04T06:21:00.000-07:002016-05-05T14:23:11.415-07:003D Printing FunThe semester, and grad school, is coming to a close for me. Included in this post are a few last projects related to 3D printing. The SILS Help Desk recently had an open house to try and introduce more people to 3D printing technology. To promote the event, I made a poster that emphasizes the creative aspect of having a makerspace. Anyone can make something with a 3D printer if given the opportunity. You don't have to be an artist to use the technology. <br />
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For the open house we had a print in process for people to see how our MakerGear M2 works. We also had <a href="http://www.pronterface.com/">Pronterface</a> and <a href="http://slic3r.org/">Slic3r</a> up on the Collaboratory computer to demonstrate how we process the STL files we receive and prepare them for printing. Both of these programs can be downloaded from the Web for free. In addition, we showed attendees <a href="http://wiki.solidoodle.com/gcode-guide">example Gcode commands</a> created from the STL file that provide the printer head with coordinates to direct its movement. Finally we had examples of unsuccessful prints and note cards explaining the problem we faced with each. Included below is an image with a few examples of problematic prints and their issues. I'm responsible for a few of these misfits, but I learned from them so I guess that's what matters. Here's also a <a href="https://www.simplify3d.com/support/print-quality-troubleshooting/">good resource</a> on troubleshooting some of the 3D printing problems many people come across. Attendance at our open house was good - it seemed like there was a lot of interest in learning more about 3D printing.</div>
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Beyond the open house, I also made a larger poster that will be hung in the SILS lab to help advertise our little makerspace. Even though the printer is entirely visible from the computer lab, very few people seem to know that we have one. Every time I made a print this semester and our MakerGear M2 started its <a href="http://www.arthackday.net/projects/rickard-dahlstrand-3d-printed-music">musical electronic humming</a>, people would always remark to me that they didn't realize that SILS had a printer. For the poster, I thought it would be fitting for the printed object to double as the symbol of SILS. I featured UNC's Old Well, the symbol of the university, with the acronym "SILS" in place of supportive columns. Since the SILS Help Desk has printed a model of the Old Well in the past, this made it an even more fitting object to select. Otherwise I simply had fun with shapes and colors using Illustrator. </div>
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Finally, beyond promotional materials, I have also continued to try making new prints. My favorite print so far has been <a href="http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:911615">a model of the Omotesando building</a> designed by <a href="http://www.pritzkerprize.com/2013/biography">Toyo Ito</a> and Associates. The <a href="http://www.arcspace.com/features/toyo-ito--associates/tods-omotesando/">actual building</a> is in Tokyo, Japan, and was completed in 2004. The tree branches that compose the building's walls mirror its surroundings. Omotesando is a tree-lined avenue in the Aoyama district. The structure, composed primarily of glass and concrete, is home to Tod's, an Italian shoe and handbag company. I really enjoyed the building's combination of the natural and the urban.</div>
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In addition to being a beautiful building, the model can also act as a light since it is perfectly designed to fit a small tea light. I decided to insert one I had bought for jack-o-lanterns that changes colors. In order to capture the various illumination effects this light creates, I made a <a href="http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/how-to-create-animated-gif-quick-tip-ht#sm.00001nuc2tt1ejbdjnwffsqdmgo6a">gif using Photoshop</a>. Enjoy the colorful display below.</div>
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Lately I have also been "tinkering" with <a href="https://www.tinkercad.com/">Tinkercad</a>, but I have yet to create something of my own that's worthwhile. Other good programs for designing your own 3D models include <a href="http://www.3dtin.com/">3D Tin</a> and <a href="https://cubeteam.io/">Cube Team</a>.</div>
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Thanks to SILS for offering me the opportunity to explore new technologies through my work. Even though I was only at the Help Desk for a semester, I learned a lot. I'm so grateful for all that the school has given me and I'm looking forward to starting a new job soon (after a much needed break) and continuing to grow as a librarian and information professional.</div>
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<br />Meredith Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674956259153523817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100797813062682984.post-59004937334350449222016-03-27T22:17:00.000-07:002016-04-07T16:47:40.772-07:00Art Projects for the UNC SILS Help DeskIn the spring semester I started a new job as an Information Technology Assistant at UNC's School of Library and Information Science (SILS) Help Desk. One of the perks of the job is getting to experiment with new technologies. An <a href="https://www.oculus.com/en-us/">Oculus Rift</a> should be arriving at the Help Desk in the next week. Two games are included with our purchase - Lucky's Tale and Eve: Valkyrie. It will be fun to test out these games before setting patrons loose to use the new technology. Beyond unique gaming experiences, virtual reality systems like Oculus Rift have a <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/oculus-rift-launch-shipping-gaming-applications-design-architecture-medicine-ptsd-a6956596.html">variety of additional applications</a>. They can also be used to envision space for architectural or engineering uses and for data visualization. <br />
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In preparation for the arrival of our Rift, I made a poster in Illustrator for advertisement. Using a unique font from <a href="http://dafont.com/">dafont.com</a> and overlaying texture files made completing the project enjoyable and hopefully the end result is also visually interesting.<br />
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In addition to the Oculus Rift, throughout this semester I have had the chance to work with a 3D printer for the first time. The SILS Library has a <a href="http://www.makergear.com/products/m-series-3d-printers">MakerGear M2</a> printer. I made my first print, a <a href="http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:134303">Minoru Yamasaki-inspired vase</a> of the <a href="http://www.michiganmodern.org/buildings/wayne-state-university-helen-l-deroy-auditorium">DeRoy Auditorium</a>, about a month ago.</div>
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This object was created from a STL file on Thingiverse using Polylactic acid (PLA) as the filament. While this design is largely decorative, 3D printing can also be used for more functional purposes. At SILS we have used the printer to create cord fasteners and hard drive (HDD) adapters. Beyond my immediate work context, 3D printers have also proved useful in the medical field in creating prosthetics. The Help Desk at SILS recently added a <a href="http://sils.unc.edu/it-services/lab-equipment/3d-printing">web page</a> to collect printing requests from individuals affiliated with the school. Printing requests we have received so far include a replica of the <a href="http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1069671">Elder Wand</a> from Harry Potter and a small elephant. It will be interesting to see what other print requests come in. Hopefully I will also have the opportunity to try out designing my own STL file from scratch. </div>
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Finally, another art-related project I have been working on is creating designs for a USB that is the size of a credit card for SILS. The size of the memory card makes it so that it can easily fit in a wallet and not get lost easily. For the project I needed to include the SILS logo on one side and the school's tag line "Informed Leadership" on the other side. Included below are some of the designs I have come up with so far. </div>
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I am looking forward to learning more about 3D printing and the Oculus Rift over the next few months before I graduate this May. </div>
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<br />Meredith Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674956259153523817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100797813062682984.post-23160181216728828412015-05-10T17:48:00.002-07:002015-05-10T17:58:58.779-07:00Artsy Projects at the EPA-RTP Library<div class="MsoNormal">
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been plenty that I could have written about before now, but there was simply not enough time to
justify composing anything written that wasn’t an assignment. For the past nine
months I have been working as a graduate library intern at the Environmental
Protection Agency at Research Triangle Park. I wanted to quickly share a few
semi-artsy projects I have completed while working out at RTP.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Currently I am working on creating a series of posters to highlight quotes from
library patrons that demonstrate the quality of our services. Initially I
worked in Illustrator to create a few potential designs, but they ended up
being a bit too whimsical for a scientific research library. Ultimately I ended
up using Microsoft Publisher to compose these posters because I do not have
access to Adobe Creative Suite at the reference desk. While this did not allow
me the freedom I am used to having in making art, I still had fun with shapes
and colors. The potential design for the posters consists of a multicolored
QRcode with other colored squares added to balance and abstract this design. The
quotes from patrons emphasize the importance of the library to the work of
researchers at the EPA and the skill and efficiency of the library’s staff. I
have made different variations of the basic design in four different colors.
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of my time at the EPA I worked with Lisa Becksford, one of my fellow EPA-SILS
interns, on brainstorming ideas to replace the old library logo. Part of the
fun was simply looking through other library logos to see what was possible.
Our old logo, like many library logos, was very book centric. While I still
feel that books are at the core of library services, I do recognize that there
is a lot more to libraries than books (I am technically an IS major even if I
seem to overlook this half the time…). In the end none of our designs got
selected, but it was a fun project that gave us the chance to experiment. Below
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Meredith Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674956259153523817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100797813062682984.post-52865973362822441712014-08-02T17:34:00.003-07:002014-08-06T18:49:10.156-07:00|e artist: Recognizing Sheet Music IllustratorsSince my time at the UNC Music Library cataloging sheet music is coming to a close, I wanted to share with others (and record for myself) some of the artists whose work and monograms I have come to know well. Sadly I cannot share all of my favorite cover images due to copyright laws, but even with these limitations I have a considerable number of photos to post. Since my job was solely confined to cataloging these scores and not digitizing them, the pictures included here are not of the highest quality. I simply would take a few quick snapshots of interesting covers at the end of my work day. Hopefully the quality of the images does nothing to diminish the artists' work. Luckily some of the items in the UNC Sheet Music Collection will soon be given the attention they are due through professional digitization. Work has begun on digitizing all of the sheet music in the collection associated with World War I, a few examples of which are included below. I am looking forward to seeing the entire collection online and think it will get a lot of use from students and scholars. I am personally thinking of using the collection this fall for a seminar on art and WWI. <br />
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While some might feel that noting the names of cover artists in bibliographic records for the Music Library is out of scope, I feel strongly that bib records should be created with a broad audience in mind so that the items cataloged are used more frequently and fully. Most individuals visiting the Music Library to see the Sheet Music Collection likely will only be interested in the musical characteristics of these items. Yet the objects themselves convey much more than notes and lyrics. By more completely documenting the information found in these items, one increases the possible ways they can be used. With procedures like More Product Less Process (MPLP) becoming more and more accepted, I realize giving such attention to these items is a luxury, but how would anyone but the most prepared scholar find covers by particular artists without including the artist as an added author? Therefore I have tried to include the artist who designed the cover to the music wherever possible and indicate his or her relationship to the work through adding "|e artist" to the end of the added author 700 field with the artist's name. <br />
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I feel that adding this information to these records is especially important because many of these cover artists are not accepted by the fine art world due to the commercial nature of their work. Because of this, you will not find the names or monograms of these cover artists alongside those of fine artists in Oxford Art Online or other databases. If both the art and music establishments disregard the contributions these artists have made, the information they created could become lost. Luckily Wikipedia and libraries have not allowed these artists to fall through the cracks. While I believe that the discipline of art history could remedy this threat and enrich their field through being more accepting of such works, that is a discussion for another time.<br />
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Enjoy the covers below and use the links I have included to find more works by each artist. To see the library records for the works below, search the <a href="http://search.lib.unc.edu/">UNC OPAC</a>. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The <a href="https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9250322/1/Of-Lilac-Trees-and-Scarlet-Scarves">lyrics</a> to this song will bring a smile to your face.</span></div>
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Frederick S. Manning (1874-1960)</div>
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<b>Brown University Library for Digital Scholarship </b>-<a href="http://library.brown.edu/cds/sheetmusic/ww1/">World War I Sheet Music</a><br />
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<b>Duke University Libraries</b> - <a href="http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/hasm/">Historic American Sheet Music </a><br />
Includes the option to search by illustrator and also has a <a href="http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/scriptorium/sheetmusic/sites.html">helpful list</a> of additional collections and resources to visit.<br />
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<b>Gonzaga University Digital Collections</b> - <a href="http://the%20howard%20w.%20wildin%20sheet%20music%20collection/"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The Howard W. Wildin Sheet Music Collection</span></span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Gonzaga University also has created a <a href="http://researchguides.gonzaga.edu/sheetmusic">LibGuide</a> on sheet music that includes a section on "Cover Artists." </span></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.imagesmusicales.be/8/">Illustrated Sheet Music</a> <br />
Has a special focus on art nouveau and art deco covers and also conveniently allows you to search by illustrator.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b>Mississippi State Digital Collections</b> - </span></span><a href="http://digital.library.msstate.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/SheetMusic"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Charles Templeton Sheet Music Collection</span></span></a><br />
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<b>"Perfessor" Bill Edwards: Professional Purveyor of Pianistic Pyrotechnics</b><br />
- <a href="http://www.perfessorbill.com/ragtime9a.shtml">Cover Artist Profiles</a><br />
Website created by Bill Edwards, a current cover artist. While the website design would benefit from being updated, this site includes good biographies of several key artists and their signatures/monograms.<br />
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In addition to being known as "America's Roller Coast," Sandusky is also home to the <a href="http://www.merrygoroundmuseum.org/">Merry-Go-Round Museum</a>. While this attraction may not rival the Millennium Force, its knowledgeable and friendly staff and beautiful historic carousel figures make it well worth a visit. For me, its location between Cleveland and Toledo made it a convenient attraction. This past weekend I was visiting some friends in Cleveland and then drove on to see my little brother who is interning at the Toledo Blade as a photographer. Stopping in Sandusky was a great way to break up my drive. I learned a lot during my short visit and even took a ride on the museum's own carousel after getting a little encouragement from the staff. They truly believe that carousels are a "joy for every generation."<br />
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While seeing beautifully carved and decorated wooden animals was the primary reason for my visit, the museum's informational signs and carving demonstration were what made a lasting impression on me. The museum pointed out many characteristics that are true for most carousels that I had not really realized. For example, did you know that almost all carousels spin counter clockwise? The museum displayed all of its carousel figures as if they were mounted on a functioning carousel. Deciding to exhibit the figures in this way made it so that the more decorated side, or romance side, of each carved animal could be seen by the viewer while the plainer side faced the wall. In carousel design, it is customary to make the side facing toward the outside of the carousel more ornate than the interior side because this side is seen more than the other. Consistently placing the carvings so that they appear to go from left to right also was helpful because it singled out one figure that did not follow this custom and faced the opposite direction. This figure was a British ostrich. Its orientation reflected the practice in the United Kingdom of constructing carousels to spin clockwise.<br />
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I also learned from the carving demonstration that most carousels are made out of basswood. This is because basswood has a very fine grain and is a softer wood. The close grain makes it so the wood is capable of rendering subtle details and can easily be painted over.<br />
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In addition, the museum made me aware of the major styles of carousel horses and the artists associated with each style. There are three distinct styles: Coney Island, Philadelphia, and County Fair. Coney Island figures are known for their use of gold leaf and elaborate decorations, the Philadelphia style is noted for its realism, and portability was a key feature of County Fair horses. The <a href="http://carousels.org/Carvers_Builders.html">National Carousel Association's website</a> provides additional information on these styles and prominent carousel artists.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> Marcus Illions jumper (</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Coney Island style) Charles Loof stander (Coney Island style)</span> </span><br />
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For a past horse lover and current student of art history, the Merry-Go-Round Museum was the perfect combination of fun and facts. If you're ever in Sandusky, consider stopping by the museum.</div>
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The first of these scores is "<a href="http://search.lib.unc.edu/search?R=UNCb7832813">Gloomy Sunday</a>"<i> </i>(or "Szomorú Vasárnap"), popularly known as the "Hungarian Suicide Song." The cover is still under copyright, but here's a <a href="http://theinconsequentialepistlesofjohn.blogspot.com/2012/07/gloomy-sunday-hungarian-suicide-song-in.html">link</a> to an image of it. The song has supposedly been connected with nearly twenty suicides in Hungary and the U.S. These individuals left suicide notes with quotes from the song or were even found holding the sheet music for the song. While many are fascinated by the song's preoccupation with death and the urban legends that surround it, I was primarily interested in it because of its longevity and transfer from one culture to another (I also enjoy minor music). It was composed by Rezs<span class="st">ő<i> </i></span> Seress and the lyrics are by László Jávor. It became popular in the United States when it was translated from Hungarian to English by Sam M. Lewis in the 1930s. Since then it has been famously sung by Billie Holiday as well as by numerous other artists such as Mel Tormé and Sarah McLaughlin. For more artists and both the Hungarian and English lyrics, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloomy_Sunday">visit Wikipedia</a>. In addition to the lyrics found on Wikipedia, the English version includes an additional final verse that lightens the somber song by suggesting all of the negative thoughts that came before were simply part of a dream and that the singer's love did not leave him.<br />
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Two other scores that I cataloged interested me simply because of their connections to the south generally and their candid lyrics and cover illustrations. These two songs are "<a href="http://search.lib.unc.edu/search?R=UNCb7835244">Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes</a>" and "<a href="http://search.lib.unc.edu/search?R=UNCb7837717">Just a Little Bit South of North Carolina</a>." Click <a href="http://www.jazz.com/assets/2009/1/28/sheetmusicJustALittleBitSouthOfNorthCarolina-1941.jpg">here</a> for a picture of the second song's cover. Both songs also reference a place where one would rather be and display a strong sense of home. As someone still adjusting to my new home, these lyrics resonated with me. "Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes" tells the story of a man who has just become a father and who is returning to Tennessee to meet his son (the owner of the ten little fingers and toes referred to in the song) for the first time. The lyrics to the song can be found <a href="http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/t/tenlittlefingersandtenlittletoes.shtml">here</a>. In "Just a Little Bit South of North Carolina" a man sings of his desire to return to his sweetheart in South Carolina, which he refers to as "paradise." Click <a href="http://youtu.be/HSCfIapvSbE">here</a> for a version of the song by Dean Martin. <br />
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Beyond sharing a little bit about the music and lyrics, I especially wanted to post about these songs because it gives me a chance to share the cover illustrations. Because of the vast number of scores that need to be cataloged, scanning these covers is far beyond the possible scope of the project. Still, as someone interested in making and studying art, I think the covers are quite noteworthy. I have been doing my best to accurately describe the covers in my MARC 500 fields, but obviously these brief comments do not come close to replicating the images included here. These remarks do not even mention colors and typically only describe concrete subjects and not abstract designs. Hopefully descriptions will become increasingly more representative of all kinds of images as the field of library science progresses. Still, I understand that most people searching for these materials would plan to use them for the musical information they contain rather than their visual attributes. <br />
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I hope you have enjoyed reading about these three songs and hopefully I will find time to share a few more before the summer is up.Meredith Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674956259153523817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100797813062682984.post-24623648024120910522014-01-31T05:53:00.002-08:002014-01-31T06:10:43.062-08:00Welcome to Orange County<br />
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When most people hear the words Orange County their minds probably immediately think of that county in California that had a whole TV series named after it. The Orange County I am referencing is definitely not that one. I am talking about Orange County, North Carolina, which is home to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This county has also been my home for the past few months.<br />
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My first semester as a dual-degree student at UNC in Library Science and Art History was a rather hectic one that kept me from posting. Before too much time has passed, I wanted to share a project and mapping assignment that I completed on my new home for a course I took at Cleveland State University on cartography (click on the image above). Doing the project was a lot of fun because it helped me research the area before moving. While some facts and figures on Orange County are included, keep in mind that the main focus of the assignment was the creation of maps. The class focused on gaining skills using MapInfo, but also covered the history of map making and the politics behind them. The course also introduced me to the mental maps of Kevin Lynch and Ian McHarg's text <i>Design with Nature</i>.<br />
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On the subject of the politics of mapping, during my first semester I did have the chance to see a cartography exhibition at Duke's Nasher Museum. It explored the relationship between mapping and empires. For more information on this past exhibition, click <a href="http://nasher.duke.edu/exhibitions/defining-lines/">here</a>. </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> Fenn Tower - The first building on the Cleveland State campus (then Fenn College)</span></div>
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Despite passing numerous amazing buildings in downtown Cleveland by bus throughout my employment at Cleveland State University, I rarely made the time to take pictures of the structures I had grown to know and love. After deciding that I would leave my job at Cleveland State to pursue graduate studies at UNC, I always planned on having a week or two to spend simply taking pictures and enjoying Cleveland after resigning. This plan did not pan out as I hoped, but I did manage to spend an afternoon taking pictures after my last day of work. Included in this post are a few of the pictures from that bittersweet day. Oddly I was asked three times during those few short hours if I was a tourist. I proudly told these individuals that I was not a tourist and that Cleveland was my home.<br />
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Taking photos around downtown made me notice things I never had before even though I had seen many of these buildings too many times to count. I had never truly looked at the semicircular mural paintings in the entrance to Tower City. I had also never realized that figural designs were included in the surface treatment of the buildings behind Tower City on Prospect Ave. Like sketching, photography also forces you to inspect things more closely than one might otherwise.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> E-Line Trolley with Trinity Cathedral in the background</span></div>
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I was not able to visit all of the buildings I love in the few short hours I had. One notable exception was <a href="http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2009/08/cuyahoga_county_juvenile_justi.html">Cuyahoga County Juvenile Justice Center</a>. I also didn't get to the <a href="http://www.westsidemarket.org/about.html">Westside Market</a>, of which I have very few pictures. There are so many other sites in Cleveland I wish I had seen again before moving, but I guess this gives me a good reason to visit soon.<br />
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I finally made a visit to the <a href="http://www.museumofdivinestatues.com/" target="_blank">
Museum of Divine Statues</a> a few weeks ago. It is located right in my
own backyard in the city of Lakewood, OH. Over the past few years in
Cleveland a plethora of Catholic churches have been shut down because
many are considered redundant. The Museum of Divine
Statues made one of these churches, St. Hedwig, its home. Its creative
reuse of the building is especially appropriate because the museum
houses statues from other churches in the Cleveland area that have been
closed. In this way the museum not only preserves
one particular church, but has also saved many beloved statues that
would otherwise be lost.<br />
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St. Hedwig historically had a primarily Polish
congregation, as did many of the other churches in the area due to the large number of immigrants from Eastern
and Central Europe that came to Cleveland. In addition
to St. Hedwig, other closed Polish churches include St. Adalbert, St.
Casimir, St. Hyacinth, and
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St. Stanislaus</a>. Note that there are multiple saints with the same
names and that there were even several churches in Cleveland named after
the same saints that were closed. In the end, 29 total parishes were
closed and there were 18 different mergers. For
pictures of specific churches that were closed, visit Patrick Richard’s
blog <a href="http://closingcatholicchurchesincleveland.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">
Closing Catholic Churches in Cleveland</a> or search the <a href="http://www.clevelandmemory.org/" target="_blank">
Cleveland Memory Project</a>. For the complete list of churches affected by the closings and mergers, click
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Beyond the museum’s connections with the extensive
church closings, it is a great space in its own right. One of the most
interesting things about the museum to me was the opportunity it gave
visitors to see many different versions of the
same saints at the same time. I was especially struck by
the vast number of Mary figures I got to see in one place. Because there
are so many different aspects of or titles for Mary, having numerous
statues of her is
a great way to compare these various aspects. There were also at least
three different statues of the Child of Prague, who is a very common
representation of Jesus in Cleveland due to the large Czech population
in the city and suburbs.<br />
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The museum was also fun to visit because it
includes statues of several less common saints. Saint Lucy, Saint
Barbara, and Saint Hedwig were some of the saints that were least
familiar to me that were represented in the museum. The objects
associated with all three saints are a bit unusual. Saint Lucy,
pictured below, is depicted holding a plate with eyes to show that her
eyes were gouged out prior to her execution.
Saint Hedwig is typically shown holding a monastery or a pair of
shoes while Saint Barbara wields a sword. Since visiting the museum, I
actually came across Saint Barbara in my summer course on
African-American art. I learned that Saint Barbara is often
associated with the African orisa Ogun in the religious tradition of
Candomblé. Ogun is the god of iron and war and therefore is visually
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to them that the other statues did not. Compositionally the statue was
engaging because of the sculpture’s sensitive
tilting head and the presence of the banner and the sword. I’ve also
always simply loved Joan of Arc and her story and took her name for my
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founder of the museum who restores many of the statues, seems genuinely
passionate about Cleveland religious history.
His mother, who you’ll likely meet when you buy your ticket ($8), is
also deeply invested in the museum and extremely friendly. My only
complaint about the museum is that its hours are too short, though I
understand that being open more would be costly. The
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Meredith Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674956259153523817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100797813062682984.post-87244732921644275272013-04-24T17:25:00.000-07:002013-04-24T18:31:35.951-07:00Maya Lin: Memory and LandscapeThis past week I had the pleasure of listening to Maya Lin speak at Oberlin College. If you’ve heard Maya Lin’s name before, in all likelihood you know that she created the Vietnam War Memorial and the Women’s Table at Yale University. I still remember first learning of Lin’s work in an introductory art history survey course my freshman year of college. As survey courses typically go, we only brushed upon her two major career highlights. Lin’s presentation was intriguing to me because it introduced me to all of her lesser-known work and her intentions behind her creations. In particular, her work seemed to focus on the themes of memory and landscapes.
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A number of her series, including her current show “<a href="http://www.pacegallery.com/newyork/exhibitions/12577/maya-lin">Here and There</a>,” combine these two interests by showing the disappearance of natural features. The works that best represent this idea in her present show are her “Disappearing Bodies of Water” that include sculptures of Lake Chad and the Aral Sea over time. In many ways these sculptures look like topographic maps. Her collaborative web memorial "<a href="http://whatismissing.net/#/home">What is Missing?</a>"and her film “How to Unchop a Tree” also deal with the loss of the environment over time. Lin's website seems unique to me because in a way it redefines what is considered a memorial because of its virtual nature. Instead of having to visit a physical site to honor something or someone that has passed, clicking on a link is now the equivalent of a journey of remembrance.<br />
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A statistic that she mentioned a few times during her presentation that
similarly drove home the idea that there is (or has been) so much on
earth that we cannot see is that the island of Hawaii is actually 500
ft. taller than Mount Everest. Like the huge volume of water that has
vanished from the earth, the massiveness of the mountain that forms the
island of Hawaii is also unseen.
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By pure coincidence, I also had the
opportunity to see one of Lin’s created landscapes in person this past
week. While I was down in Athens, OH, to run a half-marathon and visit
my little brother who goes to the university there, I got the chance to
explore her piece “Input.” The work is composed of a series of
rectangular indentations and projections that are supposed to represent
IBM punch cards. Her brother, Tan, composed a poem for the piece. The
words of the poem are found on the concrete edges of the rectangular
boxes. While I did not love the piece, I found a lot of the text
intriguing. I especially enjoyed the phrases that were related to
mapping, though I haven’t quite figured out the meaning of the piece as a
whole. She mentioned several times that the work is in a way her own personal tribute to Athens. I was surprised to learn that Lin is a native of Athens and that her parents were both professors at OU. In the end I think the piece's purpose is to memorialize Lin's childhood and adolescence in the town of Athens.
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this May with my sisters, I hope that I’ll get to stop into MGM’s
Mirage and see Maya Lin’s rendition of the Colorado River in silver.
Listening to Lin speak about her fascination with the natural world
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In October of this year I flew out to visit my sisters in Los Angeles. Along with seeing my second oldest sister's apartment and meeting her two cats, Rosalie and Esteban, I also took the opportunity to see as much art as I could. Some of this art was found in a typical museum setting at the Getty, but I also saw quite a bit of interesting art while wandering downtown LA.</div>
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My twin sister was nice enough to accompany me on my self-planned walking tour of downtown in return for shopping with her later in the day. Our first stop was the <a href="http://www.laconservancy.org/tours/downtown/oviatt.php">Oviatt Building</a> which once served as a penthouse for owner James Oviatt as well as a haberdashery, or men's outfitter. One of the special features of the building is that it includes glass details by René Lalique. Included below are a few pictures of the entryway.</div>
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Other sites included several theatres, the LA public library, Angel's Flight, and the Eastern Columbia Building. I really enjoyed the bright colors and unique fonts used on all of these buildings. </div>
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Since arriving home, I was recently reminded of my trip while watching an episode of the Office online. The unforgettable bright turquoise Eastern Columbia building was featured prominently in a Lexus commercial I saw while watching the episode. Included below is one of the commercials that shows the building. </div>
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The fact that the Eastern Columbia building is included in an advertisement for a luxury car speaks to the current popularity of Art Deco. Apparently it is "cool" enough that a frame of the Eastern Columbia building can fit seamlessly into an advertisement that highlights partying and cruising on a Friday night. From athletic shoes to women's fashion, retro is currently in demand.</div>
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What is troubling is that the images of downtown LA included in these commercials are probably not recognizable to many people, even those that live in Los Angeles, because the downtown area in LA is not the social center it could be. While the downtown definitely has nightlife, during the day I saw that many of the city streets were inhabited prominently by the homeless. In some ways the anonymity associated with the buildings downtown works well for the commercial because it makes it so that the audience does not immediately connect the car to a very specific geographic region. This allows viewers to identify more closely with the commercial and the product. Including more iconic buildings, like the Empire State building, would immediately limit the ad. <br />
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Still, while the relative obscurity of edifices like the Eastern Columbia building serves the purpose of the commercial, it it does not bode well for the city itself. If these buildings are unfamiliar to most, that means the downtown area is not often frequented by visitors and residents. In the field of urban studies, much has been written about how the downtown areas of many cities are dying and the negative effects that come with this trend. One well-known publication on this topic is Robert M. Fogelson's <i>Downtown: Its Rise and Fall</i>. Much needs to be done to resuscitate America's downtown city centers. <br />
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In my opinion, historic buildings have the potential to revive activity in downtown areas that are no longer thriving by promoting tourism and creating interesting and beautiful environments. It seems that the city of LA agrees with me on this because on their tourism website they include several posts on architecture that visitors might want to see. Most notable is their <a href="http://www.discoverlosangeles.com/blog/downtown-la-architecture-and-attractions-featured-500-days-summer">current post</a> on buildings featured in the film <i>(500) Days of Summer</i>. The Eastern Columbia building is one of the edifices that makes an appearance in the film, but it can only be seen for a mere second or two. As the home of Hollywood, it makes sense that much of Los Angeles tourism is connected to film. <br />
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In a small way, the inclusion of architecture from downtown LA in commercials can also help promote and build the city center. Yet, for the commercials to succeed in doing this, the landmarks included must be recognizable. I personally do not believe that images of downtown LA are yet ubiquitous enough to be easily identified by the typical American, but I hope that one day soon they will be. I greatly enjoyed my trip to LA and hope that visitors and residents alike are drawn to its historic buildings in the future.Meredith Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674956259153523817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100797813062682984.post-37143131754233175562012-09-26T18:59:00.000-07:002012-09-27T19:01:45.778-07:00Legal Topics by Call Number: A Series Project in Cut PaperAt the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library, I work among a sea of KF call numbers. I always have to hold back a laugh whenever a new law student or university student comes up to the circulation desk to ask where they can find KF call numbers because books with KF on their spine are what fill up the majority of our library. Library materials with KF call numbers can be found on every one of the library's four floors. In case you didn't know, KF is used in the Library of Congress system to identify books on American law. The letter "K" on its own simply stands for law.<br />
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In order to make the multitude of books and other materials with KF call numbers a little more accessible to our patrons, I decided to create a display for one of our bulletin boards on the atrium level of the library that has stood empty for too long. Sue Altmeyer, one of my coworkers, initially proposed the idea of filling the bulletin board with information on where to find particular legal topics (such as bankruptcy or federal practice) in the library. I decided to go with the idea and develop a display made out of cut paper that highlighted fifteen different legal topics.<br />
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Even though I really enjoy working with colored paper, the decision to use paper for this project was largely based off of convenience. Marie Reihmar, the employee who used to create all the displays for the library before she retired, left me and the rest of the librarians at Cleveland State an enormous supply of colored paper in almost every hue you could possibly imagine. Since it was already there and would not cost the library any money, I decided to utilize it. There were times when I was cutting out very tiny intricate designs that I questioned this decision, but overall I enjoyed working with paper.<br />
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Despite consciously attempting to avoid spending any money on this project, I didn't think ahead on everything. There was one complaint that I was using too much glue for this project and that the library couldn't afford to supply me with glue sticks, but luckily this didn't turn out to be too serious. I used two of the library's glue sticks, which probably cost us a total of three dollars. Since the glue sticks the library has are purple and caused me a lot of issues with craftsmanship, I ended up bringing in my own glue sticks anyway after going through the first two.<br />
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Below are included some images of my individual paper designs as well as a picture of how the display looks now that it has been assembled on the atrium of the law library. The only possible alteration I am still thinking about is lamination. I'm sure that some people are going to find the project a bit juvenile, but I hope that some of the law students will not take things so seriously for once and just enjoy the colors and designs and the bit of information the display conveys. If any of the law students are feeling particularly carefree, they can also play a matching game with the display. There is a space allotted on the bulletin board for when the images are not matched up with a law topic heading. Students can take take the images from this space and pair them with empty headings. <br />
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I'm glad I had the opportunity to make this display and have a little fun with paper. Today at work Linda Herman, one of our past Research Assistants, told me that she would love to have a job like mine that would give her the opportunity to make art. It was nice to get some positive comments about the project. Even though making displays is not found anywhere in my job description, I am glad that my job is flexible enough that it allows me to put some of my art skills to use.<br />
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Finally, please note that this entire display was made while I was helping patrons at the main circulation desk.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">In case some of you aren't familiar with Cleveland, the transit system used to represent urban planning is Cleveland's rapid transit train system. This was one of the images that made me question how sensible using cut paper was. I had to cut out and glue very tiny pieces of paper for that design.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">For additional information on the call number ranges of particular legal topics, see Northwestern's classification guide on <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=6&ved=0CEEQFjAF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.law.northwestern.edu%2Flibrary%2Fresearch%2Ffind%2Fbooks%2Fcallnumberguide%2Flcnumbersguide.pdf&ei=7QJlULOYKaafyAG4zIHwDA&usg=AFQjCNGt_427mmlCX5fHhzEOv4Ps2s7anQ&sig2=osq8bNllTLIKbPwdWFBFbw&cad=rja">U.S Law Call Numbers</a>.</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></div>
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<br />Meredith Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674956259153523817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100797813062682984.post-50149512785425706682012-07-26T20:13:00.002-07:002012-07-26T20:13:35.195-07:00The Olympics are Here!Even though I can't be in England to see the Olympics as I had originally planned, I am still very exciting about the upcoming games. Unfortunately not having cable is going to make seeing a number of the events pretty difficult, but I will at the very least get to see the opening ceremony tomorrow night at a friend's house. Below are pictured some frosted graham crackers I made in honor of the event.<br />
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<br />Meredith Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674956259153523817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100797813062682984.post-976316352894155542012-05-19T07:22:00.001-07:002013-08-10T20:18:40.402-07:00High School Ads for my Little BrotherMy little brother is going to be graduating from high school in just a few short weeks. Over the last few years I've done a number of quick ads for show choir programs and the yearbook for him and I felt that now would be an appropriate time to share them. Since I am the only person in my family that knows what Photoshop is, these little projects were given to me to complete.<br />
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The first two were for the Piqua Invitational Show Choir program. The designs that "frame" the ads are based off of the set design for each of the shows. Although all of the ads have a cheesy message, the funniest has to be the text in the second ad: "Be Indestructible!" This was the title of my brother's show that year, so I felt that the cheesiness was appropriate.<br />
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Meredith Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674956259153523817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100797813062682984.post-32184231076416806732012-04-13T13:56:00.004-07:002012-04-13T14:31:19.182-07:00Cards: Killing Two Birds with One StoneThose of you that personally know me are probably aware that I am a card sender. Apparently this is not a common characteristic of people today in their mid-20s, but it is very important for me to at least send out a birthday card each year to the people that truly matter. In addition to finding the sentiment valuable, I have always felt that greeting cards (when done well) are great examples of graphic design.<br /><br />During this past summer while thinking about my need to create more art projects for myself while also saving money I came up with an idea - I should create my own greeting cards. Although I have not succeeded in pursuing this personal project to the extent I originally conceived, I have created a few cards for friends and family. In doing so, I have helped myself keep my artistic mind alive and also save a few bucks.<br /><br />The very first card I made to fulfill this goal of killing two birds with one stone was a card of encouragement for one of my very best friends who was soon going to be competing in the Berlin Marathon. The card, seen below, was mostly about font and color for me. Because the marathon was taking place in Berlin, I decided to use the German flag as my main inspiration. In making it on Photoshop, I kept in mind the art of paper cutting and picked the colors of the text and footprints on each strip based on what color would be revealed if the colors of the German flag were layered with yellow on the bottom, red in the middle, and black on top and then cut away. My friend, Paule, is actually going to be running another marathon, Brighton, this upcoming weekend. I am definitely thinking of her and only wishing I had found the time to make another card for her for this marathon.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3kJoP-i_44cGlc_Hd4az9bnTbkvykC0-nENn_ZJa0xdDXfdQQVOjtY4DW_yxOTlw_G_a9hKc4WVZULNnkVDJljk48CMiK_PSJCZ7O50qpbx05RWIkQhAhY26CtHn4JJGGUOTt1letsWL/s1600/DSC04342.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3kJoP-i_44cGlc_Hd4az9bnTbkvykC0-nENn_ZJa0xdDXfdQQVOjtY4DW_yxOTlw_G_a9hKc4WVZULNnkVDJljk48CMiK_PSJCZ7O50qpbx05RWIkQhAhY26CtHn4JJGGUOTt1letsWL/s320/DSC04342.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731000735611214322" border="0" /></a><br />I also just recently made a card for my little brother's birthday pictured below. Somehow my brother is already nineteen! The design for this card seems to coincide with my academic studies at the moment. I am currently taking a course in Islamic art and am reading a great deal about how their art is known for its obsession with rhythmic surface decoration and the form of the arabesque. Lately I think my study of art has been eclipsing my creation of art, but I hope to keep the two in better balance in the future.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGoDzEnl4T7B_x9DNP_F5WyJS26BdBfPELVThm6sF8VZvAOUoA0iDwBJDP5lEL2YJp61y3P7du8AOvIClWCy-T7vYtUFkO0LeUlWMydsMMRTe5sKYT1nzeQw5eM75lil6hE_y96sDZ1Hj/s1600/DSC04699.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGoDzEnl4T7B_x9DNP_F5WyJS26BdBfPELVThm6sF8VZvAOUoA0iDwBJDP5lEL2YJp61y3P7du8AOvIClWCy-T7vYtUFkO0LeUlWMydsMMRTe5sKYT1nzeQw5eM75lil6hE_y96sDZ1Hj/s320/DSC04699.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731000830908213730" border="0" /></a>Meredith Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674956259153523817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100797813062682984.post-92148977231873277482012-02-03T15:15:00.000-08:002012-02-03T15:22:06.251-08:00Bay Arts - Number Four<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb6_BmyB5hQIi19uowBZZ2DNAFMpNfarloQebhE1PgQGBxK9noQd5TfQzp2KqJlRcDIHY51uoIyBIuGadx_iSIIHeYHzUFTiomTHaAJhXTa0jbXva_Yhj1pLzjD5sxUcGDq87zzJBzrcln/s1600/DSC04673.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb6_BmyB5hQIi19uowBZZ2DNAFMpNfarloQebhE1PgQGBxK9noQd5TfQzp2KqJlRcDIHY51uoIyBIuGadx_iSIIHeYHzUFTiomTHaAJhXTa0jbXva_Yhj1pLzjD5sxUcGDq87zzJBzrcln/s320/DSC04673.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705053102086089682" border="0" /></a><br />This week I sort of struggled with my painting, but at least it didn't turn into a train wreck. I think dealing with mostly greys and blues made this exercise less fun than my more colorful painting last week. As most people know, I enjoy painting mostly because it give me the chance to play with colors.Meredith Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674956259153523817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100797813062682984.post-74578172566002117592012-01-27T15:07:00.001-08:002012-01-27T15:10:50.692-08:00Bay Arts - Number Three<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDA1WSC-sqk6eygqQ1juEFxJ6OHwlOaTckOfa4UeQEeV33Do7ea-8FNz9bMkdgcnm-D7snJVP4f7MChkfDOkgQbwO9LzAjFoEJyIacIwksnHtyD7Fo_CGWlgP31jSOKvNrz4UVwaKi_pP/s1600/BayArts3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 249px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDA1WSC-sqk6eygqQ1juEFxJ6OHwlOaTckOfa4UeQEeV33Do7ea-8FNz9bMkdgcnm-D7snJVP4f7MChkfDOkgQbwO9LzAjFoEJyIacIwksnHtyD7Fo_CGWlgP31jSOKvNrz4UVwaKi_pP/s320/BayArts3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702452617271192706" border="0" /></a><br />I had to take a pretty long hiatus away from Bay Arts because of work, but I finally made it back to a Friday morning portrait session this week. It was nice to paint again.Meredith Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674956259153523817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100797813062682984.post-49344397399860986822012-01-26T14:12:00.000-08:002012-01-27T20:07:37.088-08:00Recreating the Jewish Memory: A Brief Study of Two Novels<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA5PvA-2v-FFL3Vo2CPeBR-_1TTa9F5nOf3GN_8YBkwRAkcDDfNJ6Z9zlqGKdyDtW_P3J6ZFCR2zTQYVwb9MJNl4aZf0GR3OMnJVORCdGCY-ALiYDK4FLLph_cLfQYFg8SPCUrsob_21CW/s1600/blogpost_SebaldandWaal.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA5PvA-2v-FFL3Vo2CPeBR-_1TTa9F5nOf3GN_8YBkwRAkcDDfNJ6Z9zlqGKdyDtW_P3J6ZFCR2zTQYVwb9MJNl4aZf0GR3OMnJVORCdGCY-ALiYDK4FLLph_cLfQYFg8SPCUrsob_21CW/s320/blogpost_SebaldandWaal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702078008974832386" border="0" /></a><br />While reading Edmund de Waal's new best-selling novel <span style="font-style: italic;">The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Los</span>s, I was constantly reminded of another novel, W. G. Sebald's <span style="font-style: italic;">Austerlitz, </span>which I read approximately two years ago. <span style="font-style: italic;">The Hare with Amber Eyes </span><span>attempts to recreate the history of the grand Ephrussis family through tracing the history of a group of 264 netsuke that were passed down through the family </span>and were eventually inherited by the author, Edmund de Waal. Netsuke are <span>small Japanese carvings that serve to secure pocket-like containers</span> to an individual's clothing at the hip. <span style="font-style: italic;">Austerlitz</span> is the story of the an architectural historian who tries to figure out what happened to him and his family during WWII. Both stories include a smattering of photographs throughout their pages and deal with reconstructing the lost past of a Jewish main character and that of his family.<br /><br />The photographs of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Hare with Amber Eyes</span> are generally predictable and primarily serve as factual documentation, while the photographs of <span style="font-style: italic;">Austerlitz </span>are often quite thought provoking and sometimes odd. The photographs in <span style="font-style: italic;">The Hare with Amber Eyes</span> are all historical and include many images of the authors relatives. None of the photographs in <span style="font-style: italic;">Austerlitz </span>on the other hand are actually historic, but there is a feeling that they could be. Some of the images include pairs of strange eyes (of both humans and animals) and a haunting image of a woman who is perhaps Austerlitz's mother. Also in the book is a picture of the Gare Saint-Lazare train station, most famously depicted by Monet. Train stations seem to constantly haunt the main character, Austerlitz, and over the course of the novel the reader learns that this may be because he was sent away from his family in Prague on a children's transport to live with a British family during WWII. The picture of Gare Saint-Lazare in the book is especially important because Paris is the last place to which Austerlitz can track his long-lost father. Austerlitz's father is never found, but Austerlitz comes to the conclusion at the end of the book while standing in Gare Saint-Lazare that his father must have left Paris on a train in that very station. As one can infer from the events surrounding the Gare Saint-Lazare, places have special meaning in Sebald's <span style="font-style: italic;">Austerlitz</span>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhippdLAR3uFyUuA40I0RYNEyraphfh_T9q33sMzUmylfqXGEy_bWsOrYULIuuz98gegep3Q2DRHflXzUx4KpnwynG6yEHiTJFE3rsAPW-mlUWr3ZwcjP2DEXHSWg4cELxKoKjLLIFNkZrk/s1600/austerlitz-face.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhippdLAR3uFyUuA40I0RYNEyraphfh_T9q33sMzUmylfqXGEy_bWsOrYULIuuz98gegep3Q2DRHflXzUx4KpnwynG6yEHiTJFE3rsAPW-mlUWr3ZwcjP2DEXHSWg4cELxKoKjLLIFNkZrk/s320/austerlitz-face.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702520263847013762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Photograph possibly of Austerlitz's mother<br /></span></div><br />The importance given to places and their architecture is another commonality between the two novels. One of the passages that has stayed with me since reading <span style="font-style: italic;">Austerlitz</span> is the book's discussion of the psychology of architecture. Sebald writes that building fortifications of any kind demonstrates that one is fearful. In the end Sebald thinks that building barriers or fortresses has the opposite effect of what one intends. Instead of making things safer, constructing fortifications draws attention to an area's greatest weaknesses. In an odd way, it seems that one is safer and more confident without fortifications. Because Jacques Austerlitz is an architectural historian, long discussions on somewhat random topics like this make sense and allow the reader to find the main character more believable.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Hare with Amber Eyes</span> also is very particular about the places and spaces found in its pages. Through reading the book, or listening to interviews with the author (like the one included below), one can see just how important it was to Edmund de Waal to spend time in every place that his ancestors had. The author, like Sebald, also believes that architecture can have a psychological effect on inhabitants and passers-by. While exploring the Ringstrasse in Vienna, de Waal shares an unusual observation about his grand imperial surroundings. He writes, "It is so big that a critic argued, when it was built, that it had created an entirely new neurosis, that of agoraphobia" (113). Attributing the creation of the fear of wide open spaces to a street and a collection of buildings is pretty original.<br /><br />I enjoyed reading both novels because of the different ways that they both incorporate visual elements. The photographs, the subject matter of netsuke and architecture, and the constant descriptions that accompany the characters travels to great cities all emphasize the visual world.<br /><br />Following this, I hope to read <span style="font-style: italic;">Bruges-la-Mort</span> (1892) by Georges Rodenbach. It is supposed to be one of the first novels that included photographs. If I can manage it, there is a copy in French in the Cleveland Public Library, so I could work on my French while increasing my knowledge of fictional works that incorporate photography.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/e8wqJINrGj0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN6Up62gw6oRMwifEeqTqg715Cr_yjRmC4fq4bCE19tyaSiK-WSSVncSZJ-bF0u7-TQM6U8-3_-XnM8tyIkz3SvCEDzmJ0uT75sS3axoOEoCmGbnPGAj5h3TP9kX91E4sH9ERoRNzSqxiW/s1600/netsuke.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN6Up62gw6oRMwifEeqTqg715Cr_yjRmC4fq4bCE19tyaSiK-WSSVncSZJ-bF0u7-TQM6U8-3_-XnM8tyIkz3SvCEDzmJ0uT75sS3axoOEoCmGbnPGAj5h3TP9kX91E4sH9ERoRNzSqxiW/s320/netsuke.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702518904252331218" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Some of the netsuke collection</span><br /></div>Meredith Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674956259153523817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100797813062682984.post-24650103934558040282011-11-24T20:32:00.000-08:002011-11-24T21:37:04.217-08:00Semi-Artsy Projects at the CSU Law LibraryIn my attempt to successfully work three jobs, I have had to somewhat put on blinders for the last few months to get through this feat in one piece. The time I spend creating art has suffered greatly from this schedule. Luckily, I have managed to fit in some artsy projects into the jobs I get paid to do.<br /><br />Back in August I helped the CSU Law Library set up a smartphone tour of the major reference materials (like Am Jur, ORC, ALR, CJS). For this project, I created small placards to identify these references. Although completing the job only required that I spend a little time playing with fonts, color, and placement, I still enjoyed getting the chance to use a few of my art skills. Read my <a href="http://cmlawlibraryblog.classcaster.net/2011/08/16/smartphone-tour-of-the-law-librarys-resources/">blog post</a> on the Law Library's website for more information.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGPbC1_LlKaiDBWkrjlgxUX5xwoWPbAN0hLL3ohxVLSGgx92NbNOvff-Rhkoa9hyefMfsSFpyxP0hp8YnajPO884G5HNgM7BGznES-6_TW0ANKnXd5_JdbSnkPlOPDdF67wlis5uoe_Eap/s1600/CaliLibtour-300x289.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 138px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGPbC1_LlKaiDBWkrjlgxUX5xwoWPbAN0hLL3ohxVLSGgx92NbNOvff-Rhkoa9hyefMfsSFpyxP0hp8YnajPO884G5HNgM7BGznES-6_TW0ANKnXd5_JdbSnkPlOPDdF67wlis5uoe_Eap/s320/CaliLibtour-300x289.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678793442164588466" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">One of the Library Tour placards<br /><br /></span></div>I also got the opportunity to create a small display for the library for <a href="http://www.octavofest.com/?page_id=41">Octavofest</a>, which is a yearly celebration of the book and paper arts that takes place in October. Typically one many not think that there are many law books that are aesthetic enough for this type of a festival, but even the Law Library has some artistic treasures. One of these treasures is <span style="font-style: italic;">The Comic Blackstone</span> written by Gilbert Abbot A Beckett and originally illustrated <style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1;</style> by George Cruikshank. Please read the short description that follows that I wrote for the display for more information:<br />___________<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Comic Blackstone</span> (1844), by Gilbert Abbott À Beckett, is a satirical metatext of Sir William Blackstone’s famous work <span style="font-style: italic;">Commentaries on the Laws of England</span> (1765-1769). In addition to being known as the author of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Comic Blackstone</span>, À Beckett is recognized as the most prolific contributor to the magazine Punch. The first edition of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Comic Blackstone</span> was illustrated by George Cruikshank, who is well-known for creating engravings for many of the novels of Charles Dickens. The images included in this display were made by Harry Furniss, who was an illustrator for Punch and The Illustrated London News. After Gilbert Abbott À Beckett’s death, his son, Arthur William À Beckett, edited an additional version of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Comic Blackstone</span>, which is on view in this case.<br /><br />Despite the amusement one gleans from reading À Beckett’s humorous prose, it must be remembered that without Blackstone’s original text we would not have this entertaining satire. Furthermore, without Blackstone’s <span style="font-style: italic;">Commentaries</span> the history of legal education in England and America would be greatly altered. Blackstone is credited with establishing law as an academic discipline in England partially because of his extremely influential text <span style="font-style: italic;">Commentaries on the Laws of England</span>. In addition to its effect on English legal education, Blackstone’s Commentaries was a touchstone text in American universities. By 1900, almost one hundred editions and abridgments had been produced in North America. Blackstone was also a judge and a university administrator, but none of his other endeavors have matched the widespread prominence of his <span style="font-style: italic;">Commentaries on the Laws of England</span>.<br />___________<br /><br />I greatly enjoyed learning about this nineteenth-century text (nothing beats Victorian literature) and perusing the illustrations. Hopefully our patrons also enjoyed the display pictured below.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTe0PvOi6lHFgJdOf_HSK5FGl_UjpwMsxhOmDYoYoSRtQ8iLEbE5EsZX-VmFuB1VcOkmXLzukxbN2URLT6Fg0AFgXRmLirToAfJvcgKLwKslPkAhMzZUGmgU_23zuHj3pgk_WYUbGf5t0y/s1600/DSC04345.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTe0PvOi6lHFgJdOf_HSK5FGl_UjpwMsxhOmDYoYoSRtQ8iLEbE5EsZX-VmFuB1VcOkmXLzukxbN2URLT6Fg0AFgXRmLirToAfJvcgKLwKslPkAhMzZUGmgU_23zuHj3pgk_WYUbGf5t0y/s320/DSC04345.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678797841807575074" border="0" /></a><br />Although it seems impossible to ever be fully satisfied with one's place in life, I have to say that I am extremely grateful to have my job at CSU's Law Library. Beyond giving me this chance to learn a little more about and nineteenth-century literature and illustrations, the job has also allowed me to continue formally studying art history for free through the university's staff development program. In my mind, there are very few benefits that could be better than free art courses. I hope my job at the Law Library will give me future opportunities to work with art in both the workplace and the classroom.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7r8N3yaerbpjdfdJogKKcT9IvnfOjltaTUOtoKBAs2ko5jtUsKDuwLm1KcLVRmRAsdb_IIn2XgCQFqvOVi0zdua5XKu-HPaKHX4JCooaSw25onSInhu24bGl23Zy6gz161tkBz3_ve2F5/s1600/Studyoflaw.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7r8N3yaerbpjdfdJogKKcT9IvnfOjltaTUOtoKBAs2ko5jtUsKDuwLm1KcLVRmRAsdb_IIn2XgCQFqvOVi0zdua5XKu-HPaKHX4JCooaSw25onSInhu24bGl23Zy6gz161tkBz3_ve2F5/s320/Studyoflaw.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678801738414633330" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">An illustration by Harry Furniss showing the development of Law through the ages</span><br /></div>Meredith Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674956259153523817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100797813062682984.post-61936286694696115242011-07-08T13:27:00.001-07:002012-02-03T15:23:41.472-08:00Bay Arts - Number Two<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0mCgqjsirsK6KF12e5mXXjwlKbVAEC9rxW_PuO_Gzawo-N1peKIz396NcR8JThBGqRumyDBuEshvZTab8fMLBXA9qFyS-V0O_zWBYJ8YQJreKA9CRRkQM2awTylx4Y5ZjO3Q6Xvh0VOR/s1600/Bayart7-8number2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0mCgqjsirsK6KF12e5mXXjwlKbVAEC9rxW_PuO_Gzawo-N1peKIz396NcR8JThBGqRumyDBuEshvZTab8fMLBXA9qFyS-V0O_zWBYJ8YQJreKA9CRRkQM2awTylx4Y5ZjO3Q6Xvh0VOR/s320/Bayart7-8number2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627080929231594530" border="0" /></a>Meredith Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674956259153523817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100797813062682984.post-22366620215795050492011-06-17T11:54:00.000-07:002011-06-17T12:21:01.541-07:00Bay Arts First-Timer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqWPr8TJG65dh1fa2ExtBrGrIpIS0opDEs70AEKipXq2cbJno-BeFgrmhf_ZPItJ0NyaDHLzoOgHkn5QuPqVgKrf_FVrZoI-nzK8eFOPwplAy9i4CKfoLC_wN2qDb3HB3Vd3K87o4d8Ji/s1600/DSC04186.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqWPr8TJG65dh1fa2ExtBrGrIpIS0opDEs70AEKipXq2cbJno-BeFgrmhf_ZPItJ0NyaDHLzoOgHkn5QuPqVgKrf_FVrZoI-nzK8eFOPwplAy9i4CKfoLC_wN2qDb3HB3Vd3K87o4d8Ji/s320/DSC04186.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619270718979333202" border="0" /></a><br />I finally made the time to go out to Bay Arts for a figure painting session. The organization is found in Bay Village, Ohio, right across from Huntington Beach. Most of the group I painted with worked at American Greetings for awhile, but unfortunately no longer do. They joked a lot about how Bay Arts is the place where artistic professionals "come to die." Although a bit on the cynical side, I think everyone can understand their sentiments in the current economic situation. I'm glad to get to be around such an extremely talented group of people and will be using the sessions to help me keep my art alive. Look for future posts with my paintings and drawings from Bay Arts sessions.Meredith Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674956259153523817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100797813062682984.post-9033405500707390202011-06-11T18:27:00.000-07:002011-06-11T20:25:25.497-07:00Cowan Pottery in Rocky River, OHNot only am I currently employed as a librarian, but I often find myself in libraries outside of work. Right now I have five different library cards in my wallet. The card I most recently acquired is for the Rocky River Public Library. The Rocky River Library is unique in that it doubles as an art museum which showcases the ceramics of Reginald Guy Cowan and other Cleveland artists associated with his pottery company. The museum was established in 1978 when John Brodbeck bestowed over 800 pieces of Cowan pottery to the library. Visiting the museum and seeing some of this collection made me want to learn more about this artist who lived just a few miles east of my current home. Cowan also grew up in Syracuse, NY and went to college at Alfred University, which additionally made me identify with him since I attended school at Syracuse and know Upstate New York well.<br /><br />As an artist, Cowan's work ranged in style from Arts and Crafts to Art Deco. Aligning with William Morris's call for simplicity in art, Cowan felt that ceramics should rely only upon purity in form and colored glazes for their decorative elements instead of complicated embellishments. Cowan was known for his development of many new glazes such as his Egyptian Blue, Oriental Red, and Clair de Lune. In the beginning of his career, Cowan was recognized for his Italian-style ceramic tiles. Today some of these tiles can still be found in the Cleveland Museum of Art. He also spent years working on ceramics which combined an iridescent glaze with a drip technique which he called "Lakewood Ware" after the town he lived in worked in. Other work that Cowan is especially acknowledged for are his flower and dancing figures.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRt4ZBTNSmknjiJu3CsS0NnaM5FEc9cnLrOPti8_PeAgAqDD5UENrFqCDyMWsbV7zrPbqk6ubL8Nlo43UCQTft2VWv0_UvMBFK9Qk07QkJS4HOTZg-QiM6LsV0x6Wz5eYI_qEoQpuIUKT/s1600/Cowan.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRt4ZBTNSmknjiJu3CsS0NnaM5FEc9cnLrOPti8_PeAgAqDD5UENrFqCDyMWsbV7zrPbqk6ubL8Nlo43UCQTft2VWv0_UvMBFK9Qk07QkJS4HOTZg-QiM6LsV0x6Wz5eYI_qEoQpuIUKT/s320/Cowan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617164720741337138" border="0" /></a><br />In addition to his own work, Cowan spent a great deal of his life teaching pupils and developing the professional talents of other artists. One of Cowan's first jobs was to set up Cleveland East Technical School's pottery department. He also was a faculty member at Ohio State University. In addition to his students, some of the most notable artists he worked with professionally include Waylande Gregory and Alexander Blazys.<br /><br />Cowan's pottery in Rocky River reminded me once again that good art is all around you if you look for it.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7LtaI90voVY51ZSZuI5lLIRA2_C_hBLTqi3tmuDhPJ-CUMJFN7q-P3otJVv4t3qvWUMNI9AJ7Wg3AxIiTScbYNnofa4AdjcAdH7UGQlmyd-E0fnCVkgXbjTpG8Xvm-ZRDeOchuiBRNDba/s1600/DSC04176.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7LtaI90voVY51ZSZuI5lLIRA2_C_hBLTqi3tmuDhPJ-CUMJFN7q-P3otJVv4t3qvWUMNI9AJ7Wg3AxIiTScbYNnofa4AdjcAdH7UGQlmyd-E0fnCVkgXbjTpG8Xvm-ZRDeOchuiBRNDba/s320/DSC04176.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617165587198306114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Bookend ceramics in the Rocky River Library<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">For more information go to the <a href="http://www.cowanpottery.org/default.htm">Cowan Pottery Museum website</a>.</span><br /></span></div>Meredith Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674956259153523817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100797813062682984.post-10454358441732538382011-04-28T20:47:00.000-07:002011-04-28T21:48:51.140-07:00Japanese Monster Art and the Magical World of Harry PotterThough not typically brought together in a single thought, Japanese monster art and the frightful and humorous creatures that populate the pages of J.K. Rowling's novels actually have a lot in common. In fact, they may have fallen from the same tree.<br /><br />In Japan, supernatural creatures variously identified as monsters, spirits, ghosts, demons, phantoms, and specters are all categorized as <i>yōkai. </i>The most famous of <i>yōkai </i>include the Kappa, a frog-like monster associated with water, and the Kitsune, a shape-shifting fox often depicted with multiple tails.<br /><br />Though these two monsters do not find their way into Rowling's plot, it seems obvious that she must have been familiar with other monsters from Japanese folklore. Everyone that has read the Harry Potter books or seen the movies remembers the giant spider Aragog. It just so happens that a similar gargantuan arachnid, called Tsuchigumo, is a legendary monster in Japan.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNlb8Vry75EWERHGr_0IheNCF3RKDdN40sJovj8SrPH8kx6wPNokWyHnB1Xt983E6raaaMHk_gAqcSCjE_HoKPIuUnCAV1OJYGyWB4uXK9xpbqNuasqL-SjZT93O-sa2KW5Sbktnlq7A-J/s1600/Tsuchigumo.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNlb8Vry75EWERHGr_0IheNCF3RKDdN40sJovj8SrPH8kx6wPNokWyHnB1Xt983E6raaaMHk_gAqcSCjE_HoKPIuUnCAV1OJYGyWB4uXK9xpbqNuasqL-SjZT93O-sa2KW5Sbktnlq7A-J/s320/Tsuchigumo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600854023977046146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Tsuchigumo Zōshi, Kamakura period, 14th century. Tokyo National Museum.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLF2pQy4BeCZU6ItwZME4GmiqN2UK4W3ntXUyD-h9y_a_QN5GHRS_trxFg06qDbi05tDLAWPrtLzZKYdCQmdxMeeqZuh1iigFjeU-tbu2m_KLZOW27NfOcVUYmw_r9hMBV6ihsj9vLIZQ4/s1600/GrandPr%25C3%25A9Aragog.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLF2pQy4BeCZU6ItwZME4GmiqN2UK4W3ntXUyD-h9y_a_QN5GHRS_trxFg06qDbi05tDLAWPrtLzZKYdCQmdxMeeqZuh1iigFjeU-tbu2m_KLZOW27NfOcVUYmw_r9hMBV6ihsj9vLIZQ4/s320/GrandPr%25C3%25A9Aragog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600857564106403618" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Mary GrandPré - Aragog's Burial</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">For me, a more striking connection is found between the Japanese bathroom-haunting ghost Toire no Hanako and Rowling's Moaning Myrtle. Both ghosts are young girls dressed in school clothing and neither one is overly dangerous. Most people probably remember Moaning Myrtle's comedic pursuit of Harry Potter in the prefect's bathroom in <span style="font-style: italic;">The Goblet of Fire</span>. Though not something one is excited to encounter, generally it seems that the school girl ghost is harmless. Unlike the spider <i>yōkai </i>mentioned previously, the first recorded appearance of the Toire no Hanako only dates back to the 1950s, so there aren't as historic of images to share. Because most of the images of this ghost today are from horror movies and focus on being extremely frightful and or gruesome, I have decided not to include an image of the ghost on this post, but feel free to go<span style="font-size:100%;">ogle for</span> some.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4GhHDK-3CVwhkPsodiCVhFHshZQxFFQ1RYKQ750z1zOtUr_E_-7UYkg0FfGX0MP-tkBv4htsqddepix1CFt5OYnoJgqrwSTaoeGLN3ar2s2FxZD5FFWFvwE3WULcoZJdhP_OtRdhLbYAF/s1600/Moaning+Myrtle.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4GhHDK-3CVwhkPsodiCVhFHshZQxFFQ1RYKQ750z1zOtUr_E_-7UYkg0FfGX0MP-tkBv4htsqddepix1CFt5OYnoJgqrwSTaoeGLN3ar2s2FxZD5FFWFvwE3WULcoZJdhP_OtRdhLbYAF/s320/Moaning+Myrtle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600860741545515426" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Moaning Myrtle and Harry in <span style="font-style: italic;">The Goblet of Fire<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Whether or not </span></span>J.K. Rowling got her ideas from Japanese art and folklore, it is interesting and almost comforting to see that very different cultures can hold similar beliefs. In both Japan and England, it seems that the claustrophobia of being in a bathroom stall has triggered each culture to make up a story accounting for the feeling of unease one might have when alone in the W.C.<br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></div></div></div></div>Meredith Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674956259153523817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100797813062682984.post-87887732725868354042011-01-01T21:58:00.000-08:002011-01-02T20:19:00.298-08:00Cincinnati Museum<a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQlliY5OtFPI8J2c-Z0CByQAqMGD7resSwmlTxQlZR_DYJ1Tlo3xuvldXEIuSVDdbyrKFVhyphenhyphenxxEGm5WueqfxhrzwJ-wicd3VkguFYTlXuMEZgAB7XXuNtNWMxo8WbD7L2SjAH2LjHpf-r0/s1600/snowmacinci.jpg"><span><span></span></span></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilGLkLSKmbRfP_EIDKc7DkUemkXV-C4O4nk3kmvFKJtdY3UygkJr_AyAWpHUV386Cio5rW7cGjz7wxz7zW2_xcaRWwCOkMi_BpDwbY-g3-D9a1Kb2ooo1QJWxq5j5Bu2gqwWfIM0WrOkMT/s1600/outsidewhole.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 223px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSN_UFGDstniwZ1vm4r0qNEgJ4D3dzbNeUoVWNp4ZydRywPJP0YMeYt_mSTbkw9V73m3VCdLG_rHgEebm4SlyGE-s-OI_M2MFxcWP6XL_0OPO540aGtmyPaCwIINSuUuDgb6B9qSuratcP/s320/LaurapicturesCinci.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557464229084615778" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">My family visiting the Museum around Halloween years ago when we were all young</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Meredith Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674956259153523817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100797813062682984.post-86755252145936517902010-12-24T14:08:00.000-08:002011-01-02T19:58:36.010-08:00Art Always Makes A Good Christmas PresentThis year having an artistic background helped me with a couple of my Christmas presents. My new twin nieces, Lydia and Awen Robinson, are celebrating their first Christmas tomorrow morning. For their gift I got them a treasury of Jan Brett's Christmas stories and made them a bookplate using Illustrator.<span style="font-style: italic;"> The Mitten </span>has always been my favorite Christmas-time story and I wanted to share it with the two girls even though they won't be able to read it themselves or even hold the book without ripping the pages for years to come. The twins are the newest edition to my sister's family. This will be the first time Laura, my oldest sister and the twins' mother, won't be home for Christmas.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3MDWr9emvLY0OoxvKvGE3WySfc8gQQsTzJFUVafz_JsKChpB0MEY62N-qsoGEqV-O3tuo5lPJF6vr1zmi3xr6fa8N4zJC03zqrvJF2XY5WUnX09m-ZUyGVnNEjGRmf8aKIOZPnpwd6Oy/s1600/bookplatexmaswhite.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3MDWr9emvLY0OoxvKvGE3WySfc8gQQsTzJFUVafz_JsKChpB0MEY62N-qsoGEqV-O3tuo5lPJF6vr1zmi3xr6fa8N4zJC03zqrvJF2XY5WUnX09m-ZUyGVnNEjGRmf8aKIOZPnpwd6Oy/s320/bookplatexmaswhite.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554375896942362050" border="0" /></a><br />I also used three of the several thousand pictures I took during my year abroad to make some wall art for my second oldest sister who just moved into a new apartment. The pictures include a gated home and a shop front in Strasbourg, France, and the Rye cemetery in England. Hopefully everyone enjoys their presents. Have a very merry Christmas!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUp-sImO6xiy9YzeAGa6tu82Wgc_yfjAAgyXwdfxB9tXZ2O6VbTEVC0EQ7WMtDPi3tm8Kx7MJd2fo-g48ta74m5H4EgvYVeKZDZGN0MPl1o1ztJ1pH79I0Ym0s49NDrHviWxb5bNMguMNm/s1600/DSC_0248.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUp-sImO6xiy9YzeAGa6tu82Wgc_yfjAAgyXwdfxB9tXZ2O6VbTEVC0EQ7WMtDPi3tm8Kx7MJd2fo-g48ta74m5H4EgvYVeKZDZGN0MPl1o1ztJ1pH79I0Ym0s49NDrHviWxb5bNMguMNm/s320/DSC_0248.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554376638707248130" border="0" /></a>Meredith Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674956259153523817noreply@blogger.com0