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Oden with Tanaka, Ken

It was a rainy and slightly muggy Tuesday evening as I caught up with Ken Tanaka in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district. Amidst the neon blur of Shinjuku, we found ourselves enjoying Japanese “oden… more »

The Eyeslit-Crypt

My Creative Outlet: Digital Photography III

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Tags: Digital Photography, photo edit, spirituality, bronze statue, cathedral rock, church pew, Creative, Digital Art, Higher Power

Eyes Watching

christophersmark wrote 1 week ago: Eyes Watching   Another example of the interesting results I get from my experimentation with my d … more »

Tags: Digital Photography, Life, photo edit, Creative, Creative Outlet, Creativity, Digital Art, Eyes Watching, Photo Editing

Scrapbooking instead of Therapy — 2 comments

thescrapbooker wrote 3 weeks ago: For those who don’t know, I live in Israel.  I grew up in the States and moved here last cent … more »

Tags: Scrapbooking, Scrapbooking Hobby, healing, Israel, scrapbooking for healing, Terrorism

Oden with Tanaka, Ken

jgrefe wrote 1 month ago: It was a rainy and slightly muggy Tuesday evening as I caught up with Ken Tanaka in Tokyo’s Sh … more »

Tags: Japanicity, People of Interest, Hawaii, Helpmefindparents, Japan, Japanese, Ken Tanaka, Shimane, Shinjuku

Online Cartoons

iwags wrote 1 month ago: Haven’t got ComicLife yet? Well, you might want to consider this handy online tool? Toondoo.c … more »

Tags: ICT in Education, online programs, cartoons, online apps

voice lessons: finding your inner writer — 6 comments

rachel wrote 1 month ago: No word yet from the NYC agent who requested (and received) the complete manuscript for my first wor … more »

Tags: Inspiration, writing & creativity, Humor, writing, Creativity, Voice, Publishing, Motivation, writer

Eyeslit-Tube and Eyeslit-Vimeo

jgrefe wrote 2 months ago: I am working on media for both the Vimeo channel and a new (as of today) Youtube channel for Eyesli … more »

Tags: Sensual Culture, Arts, YouTube, Community, vimeo, Viral, News and Media, Arts and Entertainment, networking

Blissful Passage via Audio: 10 Recommendations

jgrefe wrote 2 months ago: Ten Sunday morning album recommendations for blissful passage and solitary contemplation. What they … more »

Tags: Sensual Culture, anton fier, Arts, blind light, Christopher Willits, Composers, Composition, daniel lanois, David Shea

Bonnie "Prince" Billy: Lie Down in the Light — 2 comments

jgrefe wrote 2 months ago: Today, amidst a rainy May day, my copy of Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s new album … more »

Tags: People of Interest, Sensual Culture, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Music, Will Oldham, Arts, Religion and Spirituality, Lie Down In The Light, drag city

Encroach (1-3)

jgrefe wrote 2 months ago: 1. Stagger, sway only into the last haul. Jagged feet of my own that realize such a haunting dread … more »

Tags: Writings, Poetry, Japan, media, Fragment, Life, Books, Literature, postmodern

A Wind-Whipped Umbrella (2 Eyeslit Tankas) — 2 comments

jgrefe wrote 2 months ago: Dripping shards of grass The obfuscated sun-slime of a bleak current Encircle toward the Vague If o … more »

Tags: Writings, tanka, Wind, Original, Japan, Nature, postmodern, Bleak, Weather

Night Typhoon

jgrefe wrote 2 months ago: Night cold hum and whistle from outside the window. A man standing too soft to see. The breeze floa … more »

Tags: Original, Japan, Literature, postmodern, typhoon, Bleak

Neither: Samuel Beckett

jgrefe wrote 2 months ago: Yesterday I made a viral video reading of Samuel Beckett’s poem “Neither.” It is … more »

Tags: Fashion, Poetry, Arts, Self, Samuel Beckett, Literature, vimeo, neither, Poem

Creative Expression: 3-dimensional Roderigo

efhutch wrote 2 months ago: Creative Expression Artist Statement: Roderigo Doll After analyzing characters, studying the Ottoman … more »

Tags: Art

Creative Expression Reflection

spyerdyer wrote 2 months ago: I was a young art student, I have always been advanced. Drawing has been an easy medium for me to pu … more »

Tags: Reflection

Creative Expression: Happy Unbirthday Box

spyerdyer wrote 2 months ago: Roy Lichtenstein is revered as one of the more influential and popular artists of the pop art moveme … more »

Tags: Uncategorized

A Poem, A Present

jgrefe wrote 2 months ago: I have been quite busy this last week, but should have time to catch up on things within the week. … more »

Tags: Nothingness, Japan, Arts, Samuel Beckett, Literature, existentialism, Diner, Rainy, Darkness

Creative Expression: Photoshop Makeover

Farmer Fresh wrote 2 months ago: Photoshop Makeover Artist Statement For my Photoshop Makeover project, I used my Senior Portrait … more »

Tags: GP Products, Artist Statement

Shiritori and Connection — 2 comments

jgrefe wrote 2 months ago: Today I observed two people playing the game known as “Shiritori.” I was not involved i … more »

Tags: Communication Studies, Japanicity, Communication, connection, Conversation, Friendship, Games, Japan, Japanese