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Tag: nerd
The Regulars
In attempt to justify starting what will turn out to be a stupidly ridiculous project, I am first trying to finish as many things as I can that fall into that awful “just a step away from being finished” phase. This includes all that unstretched/framed embroidery I’ve done over the past year or so. Starting easy (because I really hate building stretchers, even when it is balsa wood), I pieced and quilted together the panels of the Regulars, those people I see nearly every day on my commute. I made…
It still bothers me
Seriously, guy. Better comics than this about history and things are always found at Kate Beaton’s place, gosh she is great.
St George and Birthdays
I’ve always been fond of my birthdate, it pleased me as a nerdy kid to have a birthday right after Earth day (rhyme!) and when I later found out that Shakespeare was born and died on the day1 it added some class. Two years ago I learned that the day is also St. George’s day, but it wasn’t until very recently I even looked at what he was patron of. Turns out, totally appropriate birth-day saint, since he was also Palestinian. Rock. Anyhow, as of late I’ve been all embroidery-y…
Icons
While slumming around Portland with awesome folks on Sunday after Stumptown we hit Powells, like you do. Resting tired feet in the Pearl room, I found that we were in a section of utter awesomeness, being lots of art history. I am a magpie, easily attracted to certain book spines and while poking through little plate books of Persian miniatures I found a book of Russian icons from the 12th to 15th centuries. I have a fondness for icons, the combination of bold imagery with complex symbolism is fascinating. However,…