Header Image: Josef Reischig For me, December is sort of analogous to cellular division. Just like the process of creating new cells, it is a time for generating new ideas. While I am always working on all things E-Squared, I do receive a small gift, a short break from writing or editing images for the current issue. So, you may wonder, what do I do […]
Today’s a big day. Today marks the arrival of our first palette of Issue #1. We are so over the moon elated and it is still very surreal for us. It was just a month ago on September 26th. that we unwrapped our proof copy of Issue #1 and now the finely groomed version is here. If […]
This summer my friend approached me about taking a trip to Zion National Park. How could I resist? Sometimes, you just need a little escape. I have been so busy with the magazine that September crept up on me pretty quickly. Before I knew it, I was boarding a jet plane and my friend and I were in […]
Photo Credit: E. Dustman A road trip turned camping trip turned day trip to Crane Beach to see Dutch artist + physicist Theo Jansen’s Strandbeest (Dutch: strand=beach; beest=beast). Well. Worth. It. Magnificent they are with an early invented appearance and articulated dream-like movements. But, what are they? Jansen’s Strandbeests are sculptures but they aren’t just any sculptures…they are kinetic sculptures […]
Photo Credit: E. Dustman You must go see the pop-up display on Boston’s Lawn on D. Cleverly titled Intrude, the installation evokes a sense of wonderment, play, and disruption of space. Designed by Australian artist Amanda Parer and at two-stories high, it is undeniably unavoidable, but only in the best kind of way. Did I mention that the bunnies […]
Photo Credits: Peabody Essex Museum: pem.org This Saturday, I invited my friends to join me at the Peabody Essex Museum to experience an installation by modern French artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot. The exhibit, From Hear to Ear, fuses two spheres – both the auditory + visual by producing sound created by a flock of live birds that are introduced into an acoustic environment. That is, […]
Photo Credit: E. Dustman This weekend, I had the privilege of attending a botanical illustration workshop hosted by Rhode Island School of Design. The work shop was instructed by Dr. Dick Rauh and while I learned a lot about his artistic process (which often goes unshared and is lost), what interested me more was his life trajectory. Personally inspired, […]