Lamb of God = Agnus Dei

Modern Higher Education

More Latin Wisdom (for all my friends)

Latin Wisdom

In memory of James P. Moran 1921 - 2008

The Need to Know

More Latin: A Timely Quote

Another Latin Saying (with Uncial Alphabet Study)

From 27 Feb 92 : A Favorite Latin Quotation

3 Mostly Black and White Studies

For a retiring colleague

More Black and White Studies

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More Math-Tinged Experiments

These are in a larger sketchbook, around 9 by 12 inches. The collaged grids of 16 one inch squares were made from the Intermediate Algebra final I gave last week. I had done some doodling, splattering and experimental marking on the first couple of pages (out of 5). Then I cut 16 squares using a linen thread counter magnifying glass. The metal stand works fine as a square template for me to cut from. They are placed intuitively without much concern for finding the right arrangement since, after all, there are 16! arrangements (roughly 21 quadrillion). Did you know that 16! (called 16 factorial) means 16 times 15 times 14 times... all the way down to times 2 times 1? Well it does.  That said, here they are. You may recognize the null set which is a recurring, favorite symbol I've used before.

The End of Summer Teaching

Summer teaching just ended July 30. Grading was completed the next day and now I have two weeks from today until returning. Meanwhile, I've had time to experiment with ink again. Some of this work included making ink from an ink stone using an ink stick. The old way of doing things. But then I used some black "calligraphy ink" by Winsor and Newton. Various pens and other mark-making tools were used. They're small, around 7 by 8 inches. The Dylan line is from "What Good Am I?" on the Oh Mercy! album. 

Some Doodles, Calligraphic/Chaotic

Another Little Book: Recycle your soul

This is a little book made in the same way as the last one. Single sheet, folded, cut, re-folded and then – instant book! The previous one was doodled first and then made into a book. This one was the opposite. The book came first, then the doodles. The "recycle" in the title refers to the fact that the paper is re-cycled from gift wrapping from my dear friend, C. The Latin quote is one of my favorites, discovered quite by accident, but so apropos for today's milieu. 

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This is a little book made from a single sheet, folded into eighths, cut and then re-folded, producing a little eight page book requiring no other materials. I added the string like attachments for fun. The book was a gift to Jeanie and that's her doodle on the yellow post-it above her name in the last image below. The rest is my doodling, more or less about time. Somehow a Beatles' line slipped in. It was one of those things that just got stuck in my head. I still don't know what it means! "Everybody's got something to hide, 'cept for me and my monkey!" I can't get Michael Jackson out of my head either, because of the association.