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The Abstraction of Spring

Sunday, May 6th, 2012

There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality.”
Pablo Picasso (source)

Abstraction of Spring

I don’t think I ever remove any evidence of reality but I am not all that sure that we really start with reality in the first place. Surely, we start with our experience of reality and perhaps we twist and turn that into another experience of reality interwoven with our joys, sorrows, pain, and intellect… Basically, it is an interplay for me, as I weave these things together.

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Tags: Lake Harriet, Minneapolis, reflections, Spring 2012

The Green of Spring

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner of himself, prisoner of style, prisoner of reputation, prisoner of success, etc.”
~ Henri Matisse

Spring Green—Along Lake Harriet

Teaching design, especially beginning design, I find myself continually correcting myself when I speak about the rules of design. Luckily, I listen as I speak and hear those words escape my lips and correct myself. “NO RULES, Guidelines… No rules.”

I never want my students to be imprisoned by rules… If designers were restricted by rules there would be no Milton Glaser, David Carson, Neville Brody, or Paula Scher.

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Tags: Lake Harriet, reflections, Spring 2012

Obstacle, Opportunity, or Both

Monday, April 30th, 2012

Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage.”
~ Niccolo Machiavelli (source)

Spring 2012—Lake Harriet

The fun and excitement with teaching is that you never stop learning. What’s even more exciting, I get to learn from my students.

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Tags: branches, Lake Harriet, Minneapolis, reflections, Spring 2012

Reaching for the Stars

Wednesday, April 4th, 2012

When you reach for the stars you may not quite get one, but you won’t come up with a handful of mud either,”
~ Leo Burnett (source)

A Creek, A Bridge, and A Lake

Stressful time at work and home. Don’t want to go into the details but can tell you this… Losing myself in a photograph and Photoshop is better than a stiff drink or a pint of Hagen Dazs. Sorry Hagen Dazs.

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Tags: Lake Harriet, Minneapolis, reflections, Spring 2012, Stressful Times