The City Reliquary
Last weekend I visited the City Reliquary, a non-profit community organization and “museum” (more like a couple of rooms in an old building) in Williamsburg, Brooklyn:
The Reliquary showcases artifacts of New York City, from old seltzer bottles to the original Metrocard, to newspaper articles about burlesque shows (more…)
Try Something New
I hate the gym. Always have, and always will. For a while, I’ve been thinking about taking a dance class as an alternate cardio workout, but for whatever reason – latent fear, laziness – I haven’t pursued that instinct…until now.
Today I took a Zumba class at Peridance Capezio Center. (If you haven’t heard of Zumba, it’s a mix of Latin dance and aerobics… or, as the New York Times puts it, a “cardio-dance routine.”) I have no formal dance training, and I haven’t done an intense cardio workout….well, ever. So today’s class kicked my butt. But also: It was so much fun.
I looked ridiculous (more…)
I Want to Learn Graphic Design
Last week I was browsing at the Strand, and I came across a book of typography-based tattoos, like this one:
I was transfixed. I can’t remember the last time I was so inspired. I just wanted to keep looking at the pretty pictures.
More than that: I wanted to make the pretty pictures. I wanted to learn how to create striking prints (more…)
Pants Up!
"Enter the building pants up"
What prompts someone to hang up this sign?
Explain the story behind the sign in 250 words or less.
(Need inspiration? Read people’s stories about the “Parakeet Found” sign I posted last week.)
The Sketchbook Project 2010
“Like a concert tour, but with sketchbooks”
In other words….
Step One: Choose a theme and sign up to be part of the project, and they’ll send you a sketchbook (cost: $25).
Step Two: Fill your sketchbook, and send it back to the project organizers.
Step Three: Your sketchbook and thousands of others “will be exhibited at galleries and museums as they make their way on tour across the country.”
Step Four: “After the tour, all sketchbooks will enter into the permanent collection of The Brooklyn Art Library, where they will be barcoded and available for the public to view.”
Learn more about the Sketchbook Project here. The deadline for signing up is October 31, 2010.
