I've never really cared for the comic hero Superman - Man of Steel - isn't that what Stalin's name meant too? Humans are known for our adaptability, when we test our metaphorical metal we find that it bends in certain degrees despite how we may have predicted. Wouldn't it be wonderful to find that our inner steel, after all is said and done, turned out to look as beautiful as the one in this image?

The Right Tool for the Right Job

Here the Sherman Crew are controlling the burn out of the vessels that will be the receptacles  to be cast in bronze.

Bronze Pour II

Another shot from the action over at the Sherman Art Center.

Today I chose to skip my weekly meshugah assistantship meeting in order to actually have a learning experience. The crew over at the Sherman Art Center  were conducting a Bronze pour with a sand casting. I've read about it, heard about it, seen images of it, but it is truly cool to see it actually done.

What says autumn better than the color orange. Ok maybe some fool running through your neighborhood at midnight yelling "autumn, autumn, autumn!" But that's just some young misguided drunk Buckeyes fan, and in another few years he maybe your accountant, lawyer, or doctor. Don't let it get you down in the dumps - it's autumn! Have a happy Thanksgiving!

A note to Sassafrass:
It may be crumbling but it sure is colorful. The facade has taken a pummeling but I assure you it is still structurally sound.

Dr. Wifey is soon to be swooping into town and off to West Lafayette for Turkey.

Life is about choices - as both Neo and Alice demonstrated. Whether to take the blue pill or the red pill? Sometimes it may be better just to hide the capsule under your tongue.

The 2008 Faculty Show is up and we had the opening tonight. Glad that is over; last show of Autumn quarter! No more crazy marathon installations days! And a good two weeks until the take-down.

This specialized piece of machinery has probably been helping to hold up its train tressel bridge for decades. Support comes in many different ways, the wear and tear illuminates the innate beauty of a consistency and reliability. Those of us with a good support system should open our eyes to that beauty.

Slice of Life

a soggy day in Columbus. Found solace in a good gyro at Buckeye Donuts. It's the kind of 60's counter place where the off-kilter rub shoulders with the less mainstream OSU students. Donuts are pretty good too. Not brave enough to try the coffee - we all have our limits. Not bad for a camera phone.

Let's just say that this is my selection for a Philip Roth book cover.

Decisions, decisions, decisions. You can weigh all the pros and cons, but it all comes down to what you know is right for you inside. The mind is logical, but the gut has it's own insight. Anyone who has read Malcolm Gladwell's "Blink" can relate to the methodology of keeping in mind that initial impulse, and referring back to it after exploring all the external justifications we can come-up with.

What would the Bill of Rights look like if Dick Cheney got his way? Something like this probably. The Bill of Redactions.

Trick or Treat? Definitely a Treat. We had Prof. Terry Barrett come to our Seminar class and facilitate a critique of some of our fellow grads' works. The man showed how it can be done constructively and with many voices productively contributing. He has a new book coming out soon from McGraw-Hill, " Making Art: Form & Meaning."

ps. enjoy your All Saints Day, ya bunch of sinners