People are strange: they are constantly angered by trivial things, but on a major matter like wasting their lives, they hardly seem to notice. – Charles Bukowski
Archive for the ‘Crumbs’ Category
January 20, 2012
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Artists on Artists
By Alisa Wilhelm in Art, Crumbs, OpinionsWhat artists do you rate? Käthe Kollwitz is my favourite. Partly because her drawing style is so beautiful, and partly because she thought being an artist was self-indulgent crap and became a doctor in an orphanage instead. –Banksy
January 8, 2012
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We are not born all at once…
By Alisa Wilhelm in CrumbsWe are not born all at once, but by bits. The body first, and the spirit later; and the birth and growth of the spirit, in those who are attentive to their own inner life, are slow and exceedingly painful. Our mothers are racked with the pains of our physical birth; we ourselves suffer the [...]
February 26, 2011
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Old film
By Alisa Wilhelm in Crumbs, PhotographyPhotos that I took a few months ago but only had processed yesterday.
February 17, 2011
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Dear Diary,
By Alisa Wilhelm in CrumbsThere are some things about languages that just don’t make sense: nine strokes for the word “dot.” Seventeen if you’re going traditional. That’s a one-stroke kind of word if you ask me. And some things that do: Wo hui shuo yi dian zhong wen = I can speak one dot of Chinese.
October 2, 2010
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Five senses Friday
By Alisa Wilhelm in Crumbs, IllustrationFeeling almost overwhelmed by the amount of research I need to do. Three of my five classes have projects in the heavy research stage right now. I checked out 15″ worth of books from the library this week. It’s a lot, but I like learning (and books). Tasting Bobo’s. Twice this week. I feel like [...]
September 12, 2010
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Sunday Pizza
By Alisa Wilhelm in Crumbs, PhotographyI haven’t accomplished much of anything today, but I did walk down to Trader Joe’s and pick up some items needed to make this little delight—heirloom tomatoes, golden potatoes, fresh basil, garlic, rosemary, and convenient dough. I want to grow herbs and alfalfa sprouts in pots. I have a 10% discount “Project Starter” card for [...]
June 9, 2010
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Oración a la Virgen de Guadalupe
By Alisa in Art, CrumbsI am convinced that everything you need to make pop art can be found at the dollar store.