8/16/15
Join me weekly when I share some of my favorite links I discovered in the previous week. By Seth Apter, Press Arts Editor The feature film about the life of Dan Eldon is now filming. Follow the progress here and see a brief behind the scenes video of the filming here. A primer on interference colors acrylic paints. Hand-cut, photorealistic paper…
8/9/15
Join me weekly when I share some of my favorite links I discovered in the previous week. By Seth Apter, Press Arts Editor Pre-order the magazine Faces – a special issue from the people who bring us Cloth Paper Scissors. Ellen November combines quilting with cartography. Essential tools for bookbinders from Paige Martin. Love the work of Harry Ally, first seen by…
8/2/15
Join me weekly when I share some of my favorite links I discovered in the previous week. By Seth Apter, Press Arts Editor Marion Bockelmann celebrates book nerds in this Postage People series. Alphabet City: The A to Z guide to Jean-Michel Basquiat. Lee John Phillips is drawing 100,000+ items from his grandfather’s tool shed. Embroidered houses and homes from Stephanie Clark. Street…
Berryman Place
“Berryman Place”! What an odd name! As an impressionable nine year old, I was relieved that it wasn’t “Bury man Place”. I don’t recall having seen any “berry” men, but I do remember the “Ice Man”, the “Milk Man”, the “Soda Man”, the “Coal Man”, the “Knife-sharpening Man” and (my favorite) the “Ice Cream Man”.…
Two Up
By David Hayes See his work in WTP Vol. III #3 Easy. That’s what I thought when I read the prompt: “utilize two sides of a square…allow for room to breathe….shoot top down…” Easy…not! Maybe I was overthinking this hold concept but I could not put anything together that made me happy. Pearls is one…
Thanks, Kurt Vonnegut: Why We Do Art
By Susan B. Apel Kurt Vonnegut’s words suddenly intruded into my half-formed thoughts about why I write. I have been creating and submitting some flash nonfiction to literary journals, reading the formulaic and occasionally flattering, or so I choose to think, rejection letters. Blogging, here. Blogging elsewhere, about death cafes and aging in place, local…
7/26/15
By Seth Apter, Press Arts Editor Join me every Sunday when I share some of my favorite links I discovered in the previous week. Heather Day considers the process of accidental painting. Meet Fiona Dempster: the Type Detective. Caterina Giglio asks: What is art? Christine at Scrap Time shares her experience at the CHA Summer 2015 Paper Arts show. What…
When to Copyright Your eBook
One of the most frequently asked questions by new independent authors is, should I copyright my book before publishing it? It’s a relevant and important question because the last thing an author wants is their creative work being ripped off and pawned as someone else’s. But just when is the right time to copyright your…