"Installation Nation" at College Avenue and Michigan Street vacant lot
The local photo blog The Heidelberger Papers presents a regular visual exploration of Indianapolis through photographs and captions. The upcoming IMA exhibition Judith G. Levy: Memory Cloud will employ plastic photo viewers containing 35 mm slides to conjure memories, many of which visitors will have the chance to peer through, others of which will be out of reach. These two items prompted me to post my snapshots from the past weeks. Do we have some shared experiences? Read the rest of this entry »
kickstarter.com – Ever since Obama’s fundraising team popularized the idea of micro-donations, I’ve had my eye out for other charitable organizations that are trying to change up the donation game. “Kickstarter is a funding platform for artists, designers, filmmakers, musicians, journalists, inventors, bloggers, explorers…” that really has to be explored to be understood. I’m currently fascinated by the project/idea called “Choose your own adventure – a robot painting series.“
SlowFoodIndy.com – Last Wednesday I took a couple of new recruits down to the City Market’s farmer’s market and did a little street team work. We handed out a grip of European Design Since 1985 rack cards and were handed a few pieces of literature in return. One such piece was a flier for Slow Food Indy. From what I can tell, Slow is a blog that is chock full of interesting news and resources related to local food production and being green. Slow also turned me on to the Hoosier Gardener blog which I recommend for our readers with green thumbs.
Nose Art – This time of year, seasonal allergies always stir up the hatred my throat feels for my nose. Given sore tonsils and the recent rememberance of D-Day, I recommend Historic Wings for your WWII nose art fix and a cocktail of zinc, vitamin C, and cough syrup to combat post nasal drip.
