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Creating a “Racket”


2021
05.05

Posted in Artist's Thoughts, Multimedia | Comments Off on Creating a “Racket”

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Yesterday, I created an account on racket.com… like I don’t have anything else to do, right? Anyway, the concept intrigues me. Racket provides a platform to create one-take, 9 minute (maximum) audio recordings and post them instantly. It is much like a podcast but there is a time limit and there is no editing before posting. I see opportunities to talk about creativity, motivation, and the ability to answer the burning question, “What does that new ceramic musical instrument sound like?” Check it out.

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The Clean-up Marathon Begins


2021
05.05

Posted in Skyline Drive Construction, Studio Construction | Comments Off on The Clean-up Marathon Begins

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2017 Google Street View Capture

When I purchased our three acres in paradise I was aware of the burned-out trailer and a rough attempt to level a small area near the road. The beauty of the acres of towering timber probably blinded me to the several areas across the property that were used by previous owners as their own, private trash dump. The more scrub, brambles, and brush that I have cleared means that a month or so of anticipated clean-up stretched into a marathon of weekends for a couple of years. It is OK, though. This is an environmental disaster clean-up that will benefit the entire area and will make the studio a much friendlier place for flora and fauna. I post this capture from Google Street View from 2017 to remind me just how much the site has changed. I may talk about what happened on the site in 2020…for now, let’s leave it at “it bugs me” to talk about it.