It’s something about the eyes. In times of conflict, war, rebellion, or natural disaster, it is so often the civilian who suffers, and it is the children who suffer most for they had supposed themselves to have the longest future yet to come. It is not the terrible shock of seeing homes destroyed or parents or siblings killed. It is not just the hunger that eats at the body or the tiredness in that same body; it is the loss of innocence that changes the eyes. … [Read more...]
Invite Beauty To Remind Us Of Hope
November 10, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Ah, my last outdoor show — last weekend, in Peoria, IL –and it was actually quite good, considering… and I had to do a lot of grounding to keep myself from panicking — one of the things I did was write this piece – … [Read more...]
Write of Passage
October 17, 2008 By 1 Comment
I never really gave much thought about the actual process of writing, or even that it was a process at all. I liken it to brushing my teeth or walking or breathing. It's just something I do. And while we all get a little writer's block from time to time, like constipation, eventually you know that something's gonna give. So when a friend recently asked me to blog about "signs" (no smoking, no parking, caution-crime scene etc) I thought "Sheesh. What could I possibly write … [Read more...]
The Computer, Slow Food and Stone
September 15, 2008 By 1 Comment
When Goethe suggests that the artist is a universal character, writer, painter, musician, philosopher and general good citizen, it's a pity he didn't have a Mac to organize his production. Garage Band keeps my music in order and progressing, emails and the Internet help me communicating and stay in touch, Photoshop helps experimentation with images and iMovie looks to give an introduction to the world of moving images. We have the orchestra at our fingertips‚Äînow what can … [Read more...]
Apple Bans Digital Comic
September 5, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Is it a case of "think different- think just like us"? Murderdrome, first digital comic made especially for iPhone/iPod, has been banned from the iTunes App Store as inappropriate. Infurious Comics, the publishers of Murderdrome, are making a plea to Apple for the same age categories to their books/comic sections as in their games and music sections. "We have extensive support from the industry in this and would welcome a change in the current store in order to make sure that content is … [Read more...]
The Computer, The Painter, The Image and His Brushes
May 12, 2008 By 1 Comment
When Dr. Michael Roach asked me if I might consider writing an article for DigitalAppleJuice, I was taken aback. I am a painter, and, one could say, a primitive, when it comes to the making of digital images. At least I used to be. Over the past five years, for a number of very practical reasons, I have become more adept at manipulating images on my Mac, … [Read more...]
