tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334027968628966799Fri, 13 Sep 2024 21:56:42 +0000found art"found" artart educationdetritusflipped lidsmetamorphosessustainability5 in a rowA different kind of traffic reportA real eyefulAG3 conferenceAmerican nessAnalog Teen FlashbackArakawaArakawa and GinsAttention Deficit DisorderBath tub ringBee wrangling in spring timeBefore we forget ...Did I tell you I ran out of Thyme?EarthStarsEat your way out of a bag or blogEmily Dickinson Christine Burgin Gallery New Directions Publishing Gorgeous NothingsFlotation devicesFound art 100 timesFound poemFrack AgeFrame DeliveryHaiti quakes in painHaitian living godsHappy Fresh YearHome on the rangeLady GagaLance ArmstrongLawrence Ferlinghetti poemLet it rise .... slowly ever after ...Madeline GinsMany hatsMetadataNASA has been good for artistsNew York CityOHRain PaintingsRantingsRenewSOSSanitySeptember renewalSnowdenThe National Sanity AdministrationThe compartment under the stairsTreesUFOs have been interested by artWe show our nailsWhat did we see and do?What is it about abandoned gloves?What we think we might be talking abouta bird with no namea boy's kneea different worlda gapea new lifea piano mana pictographa word wranglerabout faceabsurd but trueabsurdity of the ripoff of our economyaccidental paintingsadvantages to letting it soakafter the rainaghastall the way to Renoand at half mastand duringand nfl necksand stacked wax boxesanimal mineral admirationapple of your eyearchives and arteriesare you grounded?artart is the rock we hung on toart on streetart right where you areart that finds youas foundassessmentsavailable lightback in the swingback to basicsbackdoorsbee amazedbeen a long timebeholdbeyond wordsbig useful birdsbirds that come backblogging instead of painting with a brushblogging lingobook review on economyboy character appreciationbreathingbring napkinsbronze scuplture processbroodingbuddha liftsbuilding thingsbut not olivescar maintenancecarrying oncauses for pausescelebration of DADAchanging hands?chicken architecturechicken architexturechicken languageclean windshieldcolor inventorycomfort clothescompletely somewhere elsecomposed slowlyconcrete footprints?creative alternativescross-threadeddeliberate versus accidental artding resistantdistressed flagsdrag and dropdrainsdue processear to the groundearlier than earlyearth prayerend homelessnessenough alreadyenvironmental disaster stressexposed brainsfashion tragediesfat-free rapfinding "art" in experiencesfinding art there where you arefinding art where it finds youfindingsfog lightsfortune cookies/found poemfound art - really?found art and (art ) that nobody else may notice as artfound art and cactus scarsfound art and found filmsfound art animalsfound art fine artfound art fridayfound art friday - you don't have to find the art on Friday thoughfound art fungifound art in imagesfound art in school binderfound art more urbanfound art resumesfound art. 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Jobs influence on blogs.from the airfull moonsfun with reptilesfungusgone fishing instead of shoppinggoose bumpsgrates as opposed to greatsgrowing anyway anyhowgrowth unmaskedhallowed groundshappenings you happen uponhay hayhealing afterhellohistories of the saintsholes of lighthonoring Louise Bourgeoishope in our teethhorses who whisperin keeping housein stitchesin the sink of thingsincredulityinteractive monologueintereactionsintestinal consciousnessiphone witnessingis there a perfect peach?items availablejob descriptionjob traininglift with your kneeslimbs and thresholdslines and graphslizard tailsload of haylocal colorlookout for artloose endslost and lonely shoeslost angels and bone cigarsmacaroni and cheesemake a wish and look away ...manifestosmash-up of a decadememorial imagerymentors in naturemetal filing cabinet on knee soundmoisturizermoment namemoments is allmoon navelmore morphsmore tales of abandoned glovesmosses and tendrilsmother our earthmothers and chickensmoultingmysterious sculptorsnature adaptingnavels have to do with usnearly a wrapnourishing restorationnow what?ode to tomatoesoil spill reliefold mining townon being nonchalantor the absence of imagesor wherever your final destination may be.our favorite color is redour system is downoutlooks and lookoutspants on firepaper readingparking lot discoveriespay wallspeople are great afterallperfect drainagepetalsphone troll rocks itphotoplaced just sopleasant dataplum tuckeredpoppy timepost patinaspractical rain pantsprocrastinating about doing your taxesproper drainageprotective barriersquests for understandingrandom sitingsrapturous appetitesrecalibraterecycled contentredacted a worn wordreduce -re-usereturn addressroad showroot friendsroutine maintenancesaved momentsscalescarecrow inboxsculptural findingssecure socket layersshapeshiftingshardsshoes all aloneshrunken headssilk mothskiesslothsslow torquesmall eyesso long farewellsoul paintsoundsspace weatherspoken wordsquids out of placestate of floweringstate of the nationsticker wearing fruitstill crazystorage fullstretch the skystuffedsunsettingsurvival techniqueswimminglysynthesizingtake a deep breadththe art of foundthe dogs of Sochithe layer in betweenthings made better by the rainthis and thatthoughtful rocksthrow backtire weaveto strivetrue coststrue fictiontrumpets in odd placesunpeelingsveins and tributariesvicinity of poppyvine awewatching out for artways of seeingwe like prime numbers more than prime ribwe love them.weather poetrywelcome backwell worn pathswhat was just right therewhat we sawwhat you see is what you getwhat's wrong with this picture?where did it go?while humming a Lou Reed tunewhile looking for something elsewhirligiggingwho they want to thankwho wears the pantswindow eyewomen without shelterwonderous creaturesword collectionwords can be artworth stopping forwowwow again and some moreAs drawn by The Art Rangerhttp://artranger.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Artist At Large)Blogger391125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334027968628966799.post-5242023461560438815Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:52:00 +00002022-10-19T11:52:52.694-07:00 Dear ones:Art Ranger shares family lore and tales of harrowing river crossings and horrible mosquitos, encounters with peoples and "natures" equally as treacherous: NEW PODCAST click here:  Family photo we grew up with. Direct ancestors indicated by catwhiskersPublished in 1916 and 1996 This summer, during the family's commemorative voyage retracing the Trail, we opened an old desk andhttp://artranger.blogspot.com/2022/10/across-plains-in-1862-podcast-excerpt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Artist At Large)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334027968628966799.post-2376700801085025802Thu, 14 Apr 2022 19:40:00 +00002022-04-14T12:40:23.372-07:00end homelessnessspoken wordwomen without shelterDear ones, It's nice once and a while to have an actual art show at an actual museum!  Especially this collaborative effort at Monterey Museum of Art, at the behest of Fund for Homeless Women of Monterey County. A three year long journey that's not over yet.Art Ranger has made a podcast to go with it: Can You Hear me?http://artranger.blogspot.com/2022/04/can-you-hear-me-incantation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Artist At Large)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334027968628966799.post-7277966854378210943Thu, 02 Dec 2021 01:36:00 +00002021-12-01T17:36:12.972-08:00Emily Dickinson Christine Burgin Gallery New Directions Publishing Gorgeous NothingsDear ones,This latest podcast by The Art Ranger who resides at The Department of Homeland Inspiration, aims to celebrate Emily Dickinson, who was this artist's ambassador to American poetry and to the power of words as worlds. In a bangy old beige filing cabinet was unearthed an essay from 29 years ago that she still approves of thus shares a few excerpts. We call this episode Emily The Dickens&http://artranger.blogspot.com/2021/12/words-are-worlds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Artist At Large)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334027968628966799.post-1776833775496214935Fri, 23 Jul 2021 21:16:00 +00002021-07-23T14:16:50.402-07:00a word wrangler Dear ones,Here is our latest podcast episode:Tea With Gerda: contagious joy You get to meet someone who starts a poem this way "You do not have to shovel sunshine"... We saw this and we love this: might be quail bicycle lizard truckThe beloved cocoon, spun by a caterpillar otherwise known as an instar:Absolutely - we have no idea - but witnessing metamorphosis is fantastic!Take careArthttp://artranger.blogspot.com/2021/07/a-conduit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Artist At Large)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334027968628966799.post-5695526048256948593Sun, 30 May 2021 17:47:00 +00002021-05-30T10:49:11.193-07:00Analog Teen FlashbackDear ones,We wrote and performed this: Bob Dylan is Time Traveling for our now, over a year old, infant project, the podcast on Anchor, and most of those other service/platform things.Our favorite visual @Department of Homeland Inspiration this month:Because we are, by chance, raising a silk moth who landed and deposited her offspring: eggs that stuck to our wall then hatched as 1/4 inch fuzzy http://artranger.blogspot.com/2021/05/bob-dylan-is-time-traveling.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Artist At Large)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334027968628966799.post-3348972315657216444Wed, 12 May 2021 23:48:00 +00002021-05-12T16:48:53.789-07:00Lawrence Ferlinghetti poemsilk moth Well, Homeland Inspirationers, another pod has been cast: Special Clearance Sale of Famous Masterpieces This is the third poem in our series from the book "Starting From San Francisco" by Lawrence Ferlinghetti that fell into our lap a few months ago. We hope you might click on that link above and actually hear us read the poem.A poem here and there can be good for your ears, dearsIn http://artranger.blogspot.com/2021/05/instars-and-poetry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Artist At Large)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334027968628966799.post-7555528224698367944Fri, 02 Apr 2021 23:35:00 +00002021-04-03T10:02:04.486-07:00wonderous creaturesDear ones,We've now completed a full season or so of the Department of Homeland Inspiration podcast.In this episode we wrestle with our feelings about Beeple "crashes the art world".See Art Ranger watches out for art, where others may be keeping a watch on red salamanders or the Ceanothus Silk Moth pictured above. This one landed on our studio wall and deposited her pupae in groups of five. She http://artranger.blogspot.com/2021/04/found-art-friday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Artist At Large)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334027968628966799.post-5466295656016100109Mon, 22 Mar 2021 18:46:00 +00002021-03-22T11:46:00.470-07:00the art of found Dear ones,Here's the lastest podcast which stemmed from two conversations with artist, Doris Bittar.The farther Art Ranger goes down this road, the more we appreciate all the behind the scenes folk in various kinds of productions!  Now, aside from "art talk", here are some irresistibles from the series  What ends up next to what: May your walk bring you too to a visually quizzicalhttp://artranger.blogspot.com/2021/03/casting-pods-instead-of-fishing-rods.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Artist At Large)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334027968628966799.post-2401154419236695885Sat, 06 Feb 2021 20:34:00 +00002021-02-06T12:34:21.079-08:00Art Ranger's latest podcastDear ones,We're spending time in a sonic universe which we hope is a pirate radio station that you would like to tune in to. This space, is also an umbrella from which to share years of writings, amusings, rantings, and sitings. Consider stopping by The Department of Homeland Inspiration today, ....You could stop in for tea, we're not kidding: homelandinspiration@http://artranger.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-dispatch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Artist At Large)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334027968628966799.post-1145760338228619638Fri, 11 Dec 2020 20:55:00 +00002020-12-11T12:55:49.303-08:00Dear ones, It's been a long time since we did any browsing, you know, rambling around, .... a neighborhood, which is  Art Ranger's absorption of visuals, primer: it's the angle here, and the patinas both. Being accidently early,  allows a walk around the block, an urban adventure of visual wonder. Naturally he couldn't part with it. Too many stories. If a suitcase could talk, said he -http://artranger.blogspot.com/2020/12/a-lot-of-wow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Artist At Large)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334027968628966799.post-4655615482398095056Mon, 17 Aug 2020 19:00:00 +00002021-02-07T14:03:48.304-08:00animal mineral admirationDear ones,  We certainly hope you and yours are healthy and reasonably sane.  Meet a donkey named Pierre from the neighborhood; he knows how to make fun with the detritus of civilization as it degrades in the sun, then he'll b r a a a  a y y in a way that makes waffles ruffle out of your heart.  Did you know that we migrated over to Podcasting at the moment? Art Ranger is http://artranger.blogspot.com/2020/08/points-of-view.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Artist At Large)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334027968628966799.post-5057521806323067910Sat, 18 Jul 2020 20:37:00 +00002020-07-18T13:37:57.405-07:00Dear ones,As you may realize by now, we have gone auditory: Podcast #5                         Mr and Mrs Partched are aching through the weirdest summer of our lives                       And you? .....Here we reside http://artranger.blogspot.com/2020/07/where-book-cracks-open.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Artist At Large)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334027968628966799.post-3819685923076459288Sat, 30 May 2020 16:31:00 +00002020-05-30T09:41:34.696-07:00Well dear ones, The more quickly it seives down the sleeve, time does, and the heat of the expressions explode. Here's our latest Homeland Inspiration Podcast. We hope the various technologies, browsers and such work for you, because you know,  we have no idea..yetAs sheltering gives way and becomes a new rift, we contemplate, as we test it out: for a few days, we left our patch of earth.&http://artranger.blogspot.com/2020/05/sheltering-gives-way.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Artist At Large)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334027968628966799.post-363403461649074800Tue, 05 May 2020 00:07:00 +00002020-05-04T17:07:27.272-07:00protective barriersDear ones, As mentioned, our art maintenance practice has temporarily shifted to a new Podcast adventure. There are a few episodes now to choose from.  Art Ranger trying to keep her ear to the ground as the ground shifts, you see.  It will be a little like an audible book, except arriving in bits.  We made this love-you-world PPE origami: Our syncopated double cootiecatcher with http://artranger.blogspot.com/2020/05/monday-meditation-6.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Artist At Large)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334027968628966799.post-2684068747689980911Mon, 20 Apr 2020 19:26:00 +00002020-04-20T12:26:55.195-07:00shapeshifting Dear ones, The Art Ranger has come to a crossroads on this here blog in which we are stepping over to a PODCAST of a similar name and intent.  We do hope you'll follow along and perhaps even become part of the story! What is happening in the world (outer and inner and where we all intersect) is so very intense and overwhelming that Art Ranger is staving off paralysis by challenginghttp://artranger.blogspot.com/2020/04/monday-meditation-5.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Artist At Large)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334027968628966799.post-4280714735974594581Mon, 13 Apr 2020 19:00:00 +00002020-04-13T12:03:53.627-07:00lines and graphsDear ones, where have we been?     like you    home home on the range.  Luckily here where the cabbage and the California Poppies can sing and the (skies have been cloudy like our mood), but home-gentleman has been nurturing leaves and more leaves and soils full of micro-organisms with delighted worms. We sincerely hope that your sheltering is working and that your http://artranger.blogspot.com/2020/04/monday-meditation-4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Artist At Large)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334027968628966799.post-5599317121350111315Mon, 23 Mar 2020 18:54:00 +00002020-03-23T11:54:01.139-07:00a different worldDear ones, (OOOPSY -  imagine coyote's poop tomorrow)yet! out on the trails, we saw more smiles on more humans than in months or years Princess of Peace The dogs are mostly delighted, in a heaven of attention.  And you? fried by now? having to try and act like a bubble fortress when we are all permeable membranes. Art Ranger is certainly home on the Range performing a range of http://artranger.blogspot.com/2020/03/monday-meditation-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Artist At Large)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334027968628966799.post-8861311550354077135Sun, 15 Mar 2020 22:28:00 +00002020-03-15T15:28:46.954-07:00OH Dear ones, "Stay in touch" we heard ourselves say to a friend.  Touch we miss you already....  In the unprecedented unprecedented of no precedent, the slowly sinking into another shoe dropping while making a dent with tv algebra (what's an exponent again?) into a maw of invisibles that unravels the uncertainties handles of each of our human bodies that we wear as an exterior.&nbsphttp://artranger.blogspot.com/2020/03/mid-day-meditation_15.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Artist At Large)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334027968628966799.post-3764514476639535972Sat, 29 Feb 2020 20:30:00 +00002020-02-29T12:30:36.545-08:00slow torque Dear ones, What helps?  How are you handling your pre-exhausted conditions? you could sing a Shaker Hymn here if you know one  And the fiddlehead on a hike by Mandey of the Village,  perfectly expresses how spring is a kind of  expression of stored energy.  Coiled time vibrantly to unsprung its torque to begin again...      still, we believe in http://artranger.blogspot.com/2020/02/found-art-friday-301.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Artist At Large)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334027968628966799.post-3296582178275301757Sat, 22 Feb 2020 23:09:00 +00002020-02-22T15:28:34.359-08:00incredulityDear ones, Whoah ! said she. By now The Art Ranger has made quite a few of these blog posts (300) from our virtual desk.  The Department of Homeland Inspiration evolved out of the compunction do at least a sliver of art today, even if it wasn't going to be a sculpture, a drawing, a thing, but just a small perimeter put forth.  Art has always loved technology and danced around with it; http://artranger.blogspot.com/2020/02/found-art-friday-300.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Artist At Large)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334027968628966799.post-955854167642009080Sat, 08 Feb 2020 19:59:00 +00002020-02-08T11:59:50.711-08:00bring napkinsDear ones, It feels more and more a version of Waiting for Godot.  Certainly the un-united state is not "Slouching towards Bethlehem", perhaps necessary mayhem.  But we do find this is interesting: From our dear one in New Hampshire.  We think it seems exhausting to live through being the hosts of this early triage (our system is down).  Could you just write it on paper thishttp://artranger.blogspot.com/2020/02/found-art-friday-299.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Artist At Large)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334027968628966799.post-2762690954351910672Mon, 03 Feb 2020 17:57:00 +00002020-02-03T09:57:25.061-08:00our system is downDear ones, Naturally we ache over the new low low of the so called "trial".  All those hollow-balled-truth-choppers in decline, staring at their shoes while drinking his toxic milk, falling irreparably in line with inflated sad-puppets' vile gluehand-hair-whirl of weak-ego after burn. The quid must unseat the pro and, he is a pro at con Art Ranger tries to find moments to divert from thehttp://artranger.blogspot.com/2020/02/monday-meditation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Artist At Large)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334027968628966799.post-2470572391260055666Fri, 24 Jan 2020 22:58:00 +00002020-01-24T14:58:04.665-08:00pay wallsDear ones, Oh my, are you groaning-listening, or peripherally leaning-in to face the peach? a long anticipated backdrop  Dems re count bits of the prophetic Alexander Hamilton quote from 1792  ".........  when such a man is seen to mount the hobby horse of popularity   ! May he get bucked off this horse  ! inserts Art Ranger his object is http://artranger.blogspot.com/2020/01/found-art-friday-298.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Artist At Large)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334027968628966799.post-912477822133683920Tue, 31 Dec 2019 20:30:00 +00002019-12-31T16:18:57.880-08:00A real eyeful Fare thee well 2019  -  A sight for sore eyes! Dear ones, How unimaginable the tangles  - and yes, let's hope the citizenry is shaken alive enough !  To traverse this threshold toward 2020 also marks a decade here at The Department of Homeland Inspiration. So thank you for visiting just once, or more often! Art Ranger encourages your participation by keeping an eye out for (http://artranger.blogspot.com/2019/12/found-art-annual-report.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Artist At Large)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334027968628966799.post-2095754090038820720Sat, 14 Dec 2019 04:46:00 +00002019-12-13T20:46:13.691-08:00due processDear ones, How can we not clapclapclap for this week's culmination of gavel clacking?  - to those who've been working to untangle the befouled tentacles of this blown-gas-con clown cloud of sadness disguised as hair.  We're (sad for the sweet word (peach) to be sandwiched in there) but glad something resembling a consequence is actually unfolding for the record. from the series, http://artranger.blogspot.com/2019/12/found-art-friday-297.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Artist At Large)0