Phado's Blog – December 2010 Archive (2)

Today, I am inspired by an artist by the name of Chuck Close, who I first saw when he was interviewed on The Colbert Report.

His style reminds me of those tile projects with which high school art teachers love to burden their students. Fortunately, I have been able to escape such an undertaking. At the same time, it makes me feel somewhat unfinished. I'm the kind of girl who has a terrible habit of looking at someone else's artwork and saying "I can do that", without really proving…

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The other day I found a back room with dead things in jars. We all know these places exist. but! to be there in person, and witness these animals bathed in 55% ethanol, to say the least, it was really cool!

I was so tempted to take one and proudly display it on my bedroom shelf, but it's not exactly taking hot sauce from a restaurant. I resisted and stole some photos instead :) …

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