Jennifer Rochlin, Sycamore and Poppies, 2022. Glazed ceramic, 19.5 x 16 x 11.5 in. These short December days can really…
“To Make Ginger Breade” : Transcribing a 17th-Century Gingerbread recipe
Every year, the Early Modern Recipes Online Collective (EMROC) holds a virtual Transcribathon event. This year, I finally took the…
The High Cost of Living with No Tangible Future
David Lance Goines, Poster for UC Berkeley Summer Sessions, 2001. I used to have a copy of this David Lance…
Consensus
“Scholars agree…”“Most scholars believe…”“It is the generally accepted opinion…”“It is the scholarly consensus…” These phrases crop up, again and again,…
Among the Flowers: Katherine Sherwood at George Adams Gallery
Katherine Sherwood, Violet Wishes, 2022. Mixed media on found cotton duck, 50 x 40 inches. Katherine Sherwood was my painting…
(Almost) Doubled: Jost Amman after Lucas Cranach
Jost Amman made his copy of Lucas Cranach the Elder’s print, The Penitent St. Jerome, at the very beginning of…
(X)S vs. (X)L: A Tale of Two Art Fairs, Independent 20th Century and the Armory, 2022
1. Art fairs, like biennials, seek to create large-scale environments that exert their own gravitational pull. For a short period…
Copy and Original: Drawings
A while back, I posted two sets of drawings on Instagram. Each pair consisted of a copy after an Old…
Like A Dream : Li Qingzhao’s Poetry
Part I : Encounters I first encountered Li Qingzhao’s poetry in Robert Hass’s translation workshop at Berkeley. I was very…
Due North – A Long Weekend in Portland, Maine
The heat came early this spring. By May, it was already hot. I was happy to head north in early…
it might be art 