tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52186881182667693582024-03-13T10:11:13.965-06:00"minutiae" by Nathan AbelsArt, Nature, Design, Photography, Music and InspirationNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06714511476353880170noreply@blogger.comBlogger1709125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218688118266769358.post-54848659384844572532015-02-15T16:03:00.000-07:002015-02-15T16:05:00.944-07:00Soothing sounds and smells<br />
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Shout out to NYCMUG and his kind words about my musical recommendations - today's choices are all about soothing sounds and smells. The pictures above are a recent mix I made of rose pedals and desert sage - according to Hildegard Von Bingen
"If you are hot-tempered or irascible, you should take the rose and sage
and grind them to powder - in that hour when wrath rises in you - you
should hold it in front of your nose. The sage comforts, the rose gives
pleasure and delight."<br />
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In keeping with those comforting notions (to varying degrees)- here are a few musical recommendations:<br />
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Olli accurately describes this as a "blanket of fog" <br />
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Old friends from Indiana - a really great new album:<br />
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And this song may be sentimental, but it sure is sweet:<br />
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<br />Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06714511476353880170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218688118266769358.post-85190163889468112942014-11-23T19:13:00.000-07:002014-11-23T19:15:14.308-07:00Ellsee Vintage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our new venture is a shop on Etsy: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ellseevintage" target="_blank">Ellsee Vintage</a>. You can find the shop <a href="http://ellseevintage.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">blog </a>here. Please follow. And here are a few examples of some of the dresses and vintage ephemera we are selling:<br />
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<br />Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06714511476353880170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218688118266769358.post-6169440969035363872014-06-30T10:22:00.002-06:002014-06-30T10:22:38.617-06:00Half a Linn Sondek LP12<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Picked up a Linn Sondek LP12 at a thrift store, but I'm now on a hunt for platters and a couple other parts...Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06714511476353880170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218688118266769358.post-29462762990055742502014-04-15T20:49:00.001-06:002014-04-15T20:49:30.467-06:00Upcoming Exhibition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>West with the Night</i></h1>
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New work by Nathan Abels</h2>
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Public Reception, Friday, June 13, 6-9pm<br />June 13 - July 4, 2014<br /></h3>
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<a href="http://www.rulegallery.com/West-with-the-Night" target="_blank">Rule Gallery </a>Pop-up exhibition being held at <br />Hinterland Gallery<br />3254 Walnut St, Denver, Colorado</div>
Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06714511476353880170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218688118266769358.post-5761543017697167212013-12-31T10:43:00.000-07:002013-12-31T10:43:06.021-07:00Favorite Music of 2013 - Part 2<iframe height="400" src="http://8tracks.com/mixes/3118603/player_v3_universal" style="border: 0px none;" width="400"></iframe><br /><div class="_8t_embed_p" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px;">
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5218688118266769358">Favorites from 2013</a> from <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5218688118266769358">nateabels</a> on <a href="http://8tracks.com/">8tracks Radio</a>.</div>
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<li><strong><a href="http://dollarbinsofthefuture.com/store/" target="_blank">Javelin</a>, “Hi-Beams”</strong> - this upbeat album edged out the excellent "Muchacho" because it is so
damn fun and I'm not always in the mood for the often somber tone of
Phosphorescent. I'm amazed that this wasn't on more lists this year. </li>
<li><strong>Phosphorescent, “Muchacho” </strong>-
easily could be number one as well - a exceptional album with a complex
variety of instrumentation, big choral introductions, and jangly
choruses</li>
<li><strong>Kurt Vile, “Waking on a Pretty Daze” </strong>- he played an awesome set at the Bluebird earlier this year - nice laid back rock album</li>
<li><strong>William Onyeabor, “Who is William Onyeabor?” </strong>-
a re-issue of 1970s/80s Nigerian electronic music - infectiously
energetic -basically functioned as the soundtrack for our December road
trip</li>
<li><strong><a href="http://msage.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">M. Sage</a> </strong> – numerous cassette releases from the prolific Ft. Collins based ambient arranger </li>
<li><strong><a href="http://monsterrally.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Monster Rally</a>, “Return to Paradise” </strong>-
a highly recommended beat album full of chill tropical/lounge samples -
the kind of thing you can put on during most any event and play it all
the way through </li>
<li><strong><a href="http://willowbeats.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Willow Beats</a>, “Alchemy” </strong>-five organic/robotic glitched out electronic songs make for an excellent ep </li>
<li><strong>Jai Paul – demos</strong>
- not an official release, but it still managed to make it onto tons of
lists at the end of the year because these chill dubstep influenced pop
gems are so good</li>
<li><strong><a href="http://blackswan.bandcamp.com/album/redemption-2013" target="_blank">Black Swan</a>, “Redemption”</strong> - not something I play every day, but as far as very dark drone/ambient
compositions go Black Swan is one of the best </li>
<li><strong>Forest Swords, “Engravings”</strong> - strange broken up spare beats and samples - very dark</li>
<li><strong>Polica, “Shulamith”</strong> - great synth pop - vocalist is awesome</li>
<li><strong>Dirty Beaches, “Drifters/Love is the Devil” </strong>-
a smokey double-album with a lot of tension and mystery - something I
think I'll be listening to a lot more in the winter months</li>
<li><strong>Deerhunter, “Monomania”</strong>
- they played a loud, noisey set at the Bluebird this year and I really
enjoyed it - this album is more of a noise-rock album than their
previous releases that tend to have more atmospherics</li>
<li><strong>Julianna Barwick, “Nepenthe”</strong> - beautiful choral compositions</li>
<li><strong><a href="https://soundcloud.com/seashipmate/sets" target="_blank">Shipmate</a>, “Mint”, “Static”</strong> -humble 4/4 lo-fi autotuned RnB from Ft. Collins- both albums are a free download</li>
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<strong>Worth Mentioning:</strong><br />
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<li><em>No Joy, “Wait to Pleasure”</em> - nice shoegaze album I need to sink my teeth into</li>
<li><em>Vampire Weekend, “Modern Vampires”</em> - supposed to be a great album but I really haven't listened to it enough</li>
<li><em>The Knife, “Shaking the Habitual” </em>- sometimes hard to listen to, but other times it is exceptionally creative</li>
<li><em>Arcade Fire, “Reflector”</em>
- a bit on the fence about it - "Reflector" made a big first impression
but that has tarnished a little upon further listens...still a
not-as-good Arcade Fire album is superior to most other artists better
ones</li>
<li><em>Invasions, “Invasions”</em> - western-tinged surf! need to listen to it more, but I've enjoyed it quite a bit on initial listens</li>
<li><em>Califone, “Stitches”</em> - probably should be on the list above - solid quiet acoustic/rock album</li>
<li><em>Midlake, "Antiphon"</em></li>
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know I forgot some great albums... There are numerous other
instrumental albums/tapes that I listed previously as part of my
Favorite Ambient Cassettes of 2013 (see below)<br />
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<strong>Memorable Films:</strong><br />
I didn't see many this year, but these few stood out:<strong> </strong><br />
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<li><em>Act of Killing</em> (very heavy but powerful)</li>
<li> <em>Gravity</em></li>
<li><em>The Great Beauty</em></li>
<li><em>Anchorman 2 </em>(could
do without about an hour in the middle of this over-long movie but the
beginning and end were fun, even if they were mostly reworkings of the
first movie)</li>
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<strong>2013 Concerts</strong><br />
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<li>Califone living room show</li>
<li>Lake Mary @ Groundswell Gallery</li>
<li>Julianna Barwick @ Leon Gallery</li>
<li>Destroyer @ the Larimer Lounge</li>
<li>Deerhunter @ the Bluebird</li>
<li>Kurt Vile @ the Bluebird</li>
<li>Noveller @ Goldrush Festival</li>
<li>Midlake @ the Larimer Lounge</li>
<li>Robert Plant/Black Angels @ Red Rocks</li>
<li>Heinavanker @ St. John’s Cathedral</li>
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<strong>Favorites from my previous lists:</strong><br />
2012: Sharon Van Etten<br />
2011: The War on Drugs<br />
2010: Beach House<br />
2009: Bill Callahan<br />
2008: The Walkmen<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">Favorites from <a href="http://nathanabels.blogspot.com/2012/12/favorites-of-year-2012.html" target="_blank">2012</a>, </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://nathanabels.blogspot.com/2011/12/favorites-of-year-2011.html" target="_blank">2011</a>,</span></span> <a href="http://nathanabels.blogspot.com/2010/12/music-of-year-2010.html">2010</a>, <a href="http://nathanabels.blogspot.com/2009/12/music-of-year-2009.html">2009 </a>, and <a href="http://nathanabels.blogspot.com/2008/12/music-of-year-lists.html">2008</a>.</span></span>Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06714511476353880170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218688118266769358.post-58867218434940465682013-12-08T13:08:00.000-07:002013-12-08T23:07:52.100-07:00Favorite Music of 2013 - Part 1 - Ambient Cassettes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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2013 was the year of quiet cassettes for me. Not all of these on the list came out in 2013 -a few were from 2012 - but I purchased them or listened to them a lot in 2013. I can bend the rules, because it is my list! I know it sound strange to be mail-ordering short-run cassettes in the 21st century but some of the best delicate bedroom compositions are coming out in this format. As I wrote in <a href="http://www.tometotheweathermachine.com/reviews/2013/02/m-sage" target="_blank">this</a> <a href="http://www.tometotheweathermachine.com/" target="_blank">Tome to the Weather Machine</a> review, "cassettes have a lot of the same appeal to me that I find in drawing.
Drawing is typically a personal, immediate, and usually low cost medium.
There’s nowhere near the degree of material preparation one might have
with a painting. In some of the same ways, home-made lo-fi cassettes
exemplify an imperfect, direct, and personal medium." The affordability of cassettes can't be understated - typically $5-$10 with shipping. You can find a walkman for a few bucks at most thrift stores, so you can start listening for a minimal investment.<br />
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If the idea of stacking up plastic cases doesn't thrill you I would recommend checking out these artists on <a href="http://bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">bandcamp </a>where most of the above albums are available to stream and/or purchase digitally. Most of the releases pictured above came out in editions of 100 or less, so the audience is obviously quite small. However, it is unfair to assume that my reason (or anyone else collecting this music) for listening to these artists is <i>because </i>of their obscurity. I would love for these artists to be better known and supported. When attempting to translate these complex textured sounds into words I will certainly fall short - so listen to the samples below for the best way of appreciating the music. With that intro out of the way, let's talk about these exceptional tapes from 2013:<br />
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1. <a href="http://msage.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">M. Sage </a>- multiple releases (eight pictured above) - I am becoming quite the superfan of Fort Collins-based musician Matt Sage. Most of his releases are on his own aptly titled label <a href="http://www.patient-sounds.com/" target="_blank">Patient Sounds</a> - with a couple exceptions this year on the Moon Glyph and Mirror Universe labels. These tapes are grainy compositions that ebb and flow with washes of guitar and strings. I can't recommend them enough. Listen below:<br />
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2. <a href="http://<iframe width="480" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/35rYDkgCMNk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>" target="_blank">Kevin Costner Suicide Pact</a> - "Container Ship" - also a Colorado-based group making soft arrangements on the Patient Sounds label. On rare occasions when I was in grad school in Savannah, Georgia I would venture down to the touristy River St. area for some food/drink or to visit friends. Inevitably a large container ship would be lumbering down the river and if you were lucky enough to be in one of the shops or restaurants on River St. at the time it would appear as if the whole building was moving because the ship would engulf the entire view out of the windows. It is a phenomenon that's hard to describe, like a lot of ambient music. This double-tape/download set is spare and quite melodic. There's a lot of beauty here. This just came out at the end of November so a small number of the physical releases are still available. Get on it. <br />
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3. <a href="http://unknowntonerecords.bandcamp.com/album/wool" target="_blank">Hedia - Wool </a>- These quiet neo-classical/ambient arrangements come wrapped in a stunning little letter-pressed cover. The music is described by the artist Bryce Hample in this way, "WOOL' CULMINATES FROM 2 YEARS AND 3 WINTERS. A FAILED FILM SCORE. A
THEME REPEATED IN STOLEN MOMENTS ON GRAND PIANOS IN WISCONSIN, NEW
YORK, AND NEW MEXICO. PIANO AS WOOL. VIOLA DA GAMBA, A BORROWED
CLARINET,AND DESERT SNOW." It does feel like a film score when listening to the pianos and strings weave among each other, but hardly a "failed" one. I could picture Jep in "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z30C-EdhBIY" target="_blank">A Great Beauty</a>" walking along the Tiber river in Rome to this piano:<br />
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4. <a href="http://gimu.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Gimu </a>- "A Silent Stroll on Sombre St.", and "All the Intricacies of an Imaginary Disease" - these both came out in 2012, but Brazilian artist Gimu has released 8 (!) additional albums/eps in 2013 and if I had those on tape I would include those as well. I have had the pleasure of working with Gimu on album art for one of these tapes and an upcoming release in 2014 and I'm honored to have some of my art accompany such dark, heartfelt, textured arrangements.<br />
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5. Aria Rostami - <a href="http://crashsymbols.bandcamp.com/album/decades-peter" target="_blank">"Decades/Peter"</a>- When compared to a lot of the other releases on this list, this tape is one of the most dynamic. Rostami's songs incorporate EDM, classical, noisey textures, and ambient to form a really enjoyable album. <br />
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6. Paw Paw - <a href="http://pawpaw.bandcamp.com/album/temporalis-epiphysis" target="_blank">"Temporalis/Epiphysis" </a>-more great ambient from Denver - more acoustic than other releases on the list - not a single bad track on this two tape set.<br />
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7. Forming,<a href="http://wornhabit.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> "Variations of the One Essence"</a> - sampled tape loops - soft repeats <br />
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8. <a href="http://kylelandstra.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Kyle Landstra</a>, "The Illusion of Becoming", and "Sage" -big new age synth-scapes with dramatic crescendos <br />
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9. <a href="http://o-a.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Olli Aarni</a> - <span class="field-content">Pohjoisen kesä - this came out in 2012 - <a href="http://www.tometotheweathermachine.com/reviews/2013/02/olli-aarni" target="_blank">reviewed by myself on Tome in 2013</a></span><br />
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<span class="field-content">10. Pines, <a href="http://patientsounds.bandcamp.com/album/ps039-pines-a-spirit" target="_blank">"A Spirit" </a>- perfect soundtrack for a winter in a log cabin</span><br />
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11. Stag Hare, "<a href="http://spaceslave.bandcamp.com/album/angel-tech-2" target="_blank">Angel Tech</a>" -hazy hippie house music - a really enjoyable and upbeat listen<br />
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12. Foothills, <a href="http://patientsounds.bandcamp.com/album/ps036-foothills-new-world" target="_blank">"A New World" </a>- Patient Sounds says this about Foothills, "Chase Hudson brings to us a shimmery unveiling of ambient and pop
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future, and shone brightly onto the wasted past. Glittery synths, drum
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13. Tuluum Shimmering, <a href="http://wornhabit.blogspot.com/2013/06/pre-order-please-be-advised-no-shipping.html" target="_blank">"Islands of the Moon and Sun"</a> - I played this in drawing class over the summer and one student said, "does this just repeat for a half hour?" - yes, it does more or less. That's what I like about it. <br />
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14. <a href="http://plantedtapes.blogspot.com/2013/04/pt003-fomer-selves-original-flowering.html" target="_blank">Former Selves/The Original Flowering Earth</a>, "split" - I am more inclined to like the less-abrasive Former Selves side of this tape but it is a solid release as a whole on Denver's own Planted Tapes.<br />
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15. Sky Stadium, "Setting Vision" -mellow synth-based new age ambient <br />
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16. Journey of Mind, "Oil Burner" - dark loops<br />
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A nice mention of the lost "Pilgrimage" project at Decoder magazine. I found Gimu's statement, "Music makes me feel less useless and small." to be quite poignant. You can stream "Pilgrimage" here:<br />
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Been a long time - but I will try using this blog again occasionally - this time at the request of some new painting students that were asking about my personal process... Here's a few process photos from recent paintings - beginning with a Utah-based work.<br />
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The process here began with a 3x4' raw canvas onto which I projected my photo and sketched in a few of the basic shapes. From there I wet most of the raw canvas and poured/painted very thin washes of acrylic paint into the cotton. This stage works similar to a watercolor as the paint diffuses and stains the raw canvas.<br />
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From there, I sealed the absorbent canvas with many layers of clear gesso and self-leveling clear gel (by Golden). After it is adequately sealed, I begin building up the acrylic with layers of glazed paint. <br />
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After those stages, I switched to oil paint to soften some edges and lay in big tones (mostly blues/grays). The photo below may not be the best representation of the finished work but gives you an idea: <br />
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The work on the easel right now is also inspired by the desert as well as a previous work (the tree painting above titled <span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45,"tn":"*G"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">"Lumen Vitae", Acrylic on Canvas, 42x60"). This painting f</span></span>ocuses on one of my favorite plants: desert sage.<br />
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This painting process is more direct - again starting with simple outlines of the forms, I am laying in a lot of the larger background shapes first: <br />
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From there I'm building up the acrylic on the sage in the foreground. This photo shows the daylight coming through the linen in my studio. The process from here will continue filling in the larger shapes and proceed to layer more glazed paint to pronounce the warm glow of the setting sun. <br />
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Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06714511476353880170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218688118266769358.post-3217080879699010242013-05-15T09:42:00.001-06:002013-05-15T09:42:56.086-06:00Growing Up Gamer<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a5X5rOeSY-E/UZOs_Ry9BCI/AAAAAAAANRE/ouj-YuqragM/s1600/IMG_0734.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="403" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a5X5rOeSY-E/UZOs_Ry9BCI/AAAAAAAANRE/ouj-YuqragM/s400/IMG_0734.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />
My nerdy Nintendo collection pictured above - to coincide with a exhibit of gaming at the Aurora History Center called, <a href="http://blogs.westword.com/showandtell/2013/05/growing_up_gamer_brings_world.php" target="_blank">Growing Up Gamer</a>.</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06714511476353880170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218688118266769358.post-38184193722814080822013-05-02T14:23:00.000-06:002013-05-02T14:23:39.672-06:00A Hicory Handled Hatchet<iframe class="vine-embed" frameborder="0" height="600" src="https://vine.co/v/bIaXPq3rMtm/embed/simple" width="600"></iframe><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.vine.co/static/scripts/embed.js"></script><br />
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Been awhile... I haven't had much to post lately. My time has been spent trying to experience more real, tangible things - like the smell of burning juniper wood, getting my boots dusty, or the satisfactory feel of chopping wood for the campfire with a hickory-handled hatchet in my hand (recent flea-market score pictured above). <br />
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In the studio I'm finishing up a commission. A smoother weave of canvas and more fluid Golden-brand "Open" acrylics have yielded a nice velvety surface to these recent works - something I enjoy immensely when topped by a smooth satin varnish. My afternoons between classes have been spent taking short hikes in the foothills or walking down to the art museum and library in downtown Denver. Of course walking isn't the most efficient form of transportation, but I tend to agree with Edward Abbey when he says,<br />
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walking. Not many, but some. Walking takes longer, for example, than any
other known form of locomotion except crawling. Thus it stretches time
and prolongs life. Life is already too short to was<span class="text_exposed_show">te
on speed. I have a friend who's always in a hurry; he never gets
anywhere. Walking makes the world much bigger and thus more interesting.
You have time to observe the details. The utopian technologists foresee
a future for us in which distance is annihilated and anyone can
transport himself anywhere, instantly. Big deal, Buckminster. To be
everywhere at once is to be nowhere forever, if you ask me." </span></span></blockquote>
One could easily also compare the internet to being "everywhere at once" and "nowhere forever"- so I'm trying to be more present, and to slow down. The internet seems increasingly trivial. <br />
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All the best to everyone out there checking in at "minutiae",<br />
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A mix of photos I've taken in Utah over the years...</div>
Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06714511476353880170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218688118266769358.post-74518905562153624962013-03-21T08:45:00.000-06:002013-03-21T08:45:04.671-06:00Spring Break!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Soon... some Desert Solitaire. Currently preparing by reading up on <a href="http://www.coldsplinters.com/" target="_blank">Cold Splinters</a>, the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Non-Technical-Canyon-Hiking-Colorado-Plateau/dp/0944510221/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363876021&sr=1-1&keywords=non+technical+canyon+hiking+guide+to+the+colorado+plateau" target="_blank">Non-Technical Canyon Guide to the Colorado Plateau</a>, gathering supplies, and making playlists. Music of choice for long drives in the West this Spring will be:<br />
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<li>Morriconez, <a href="http://wil-ru.bandcamp.com/album/cloud-of-dust-cry-of-death" target="_blank">"Cloud of Dust Cry of Death"</a></li>
<li>Songs: Ohia, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Magnolia-Electric-Co/dp/B000X6V852/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1363876242&sr=8-2&keywords=songs+ohia" target="_blank">"Magnolia Electric Co"</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sahelsounds.bandcamp.com/album/music-from-saharan-cellphones" target="_blank">Music from Saharan Cellphones</a></li>
<li>Handsome Furs, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Plague-Park-Dig-Handsome-Furs/dp/B000OQDULG/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1363876405&sr=1-1&keywords=handsome+furs+plague+park" target="_blank">Plague Park</a> (every road trip)</li>
<li>Neil Young</li>
<li>Javelin, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hi-Beams/dp/B00BIXGJV2/ref=sr_1_1_title_1_mus?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1363876688&sr=1-1&keywords=javelin+hi+beams" target="_blank">Hi Beams</a></li>
<li>Charlie Parr</li>
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<li>Daniel Bachman</li>
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and probably several episodes of Mysterious Universe, The Extraenvironmentalist, 99% Invisible, This American Life, and Radiolab podcasts. <br />
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Photo from Natural Bridges National Monument from last year - taken by me.</div>
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While a lot of the zine appears to be pretty standard style tumblr-influenced collages - the spread above is great. Check out the whole thing by Terence Hannum at <a href="http://www.kiddiepunk.com/ayps.htm" target="_blank">Kiddiepunk</a>.<br />
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That cathedral/amp combo above definitely brings to mind this awesome photo of the band <a href="http://www.southernlord.com/band_sun.php" target="_blank">Sunn O)))</a>. </div>
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Above is his free album from a couple years ago - but you can find more recent work of his here <a href="http://darrenharper.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">bandcamp </a>and here:<br />
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Beatiful soaring soundscapes with vocal overlays - brings to mind Julianna Barwick and Grouper a little. Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06714511476353880170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218688118266769358.post-33033599035369879712013-03-05T08:33:00.002-07:002013-03-05T08:33:33.003-07:00Photo of the Day<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fchelaru/3738043690/" title="img_3970 by fchelaru, on Flickr"><img alt="img_3970" height="480" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3477/3738043690_4787acf0bf_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06714511476353880170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218688118266769358.post-65521638884237273982013-03-04T08:28:00.003-07:002013-03-04T08:28:39.262-07:00Painting of the Day: Degas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Edgar Degas, <i>Landscape</i>, Monotype in oil colors, heightened with pastel, 1892 via the <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/90027365?rpp=60&pg=5&ft=*&what=Pastels&pos=280#fullscreen" target="_blank">Me</a>tropolitan MuseumNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06714511476353880170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218688118266769358.post-37581324467287252522013-02-28T06:00:00.000-07:002013-02-28T06:00:08.822-07:00Abstractions at Groundswell Gallery<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My three untitled small abstractions (above) can be seen at Groundswell Gallery as part of the "Provisional" group show for just a few more days before the new exhibition opens at the beginning of March.Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06714511476353880170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218688118266769358.post-67264443110880853362013-02-27T08:48:00.000-07:002013-02-27T08:48:08.930-07:00Wednesday Wind-down<iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="100" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/album=1148850668/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/" style="display: block; height: 100px; position: relative; width: 400px;" width="400"><a href="http://jenpaulnolakes.bandcamp.com/album/1965-ghost">1965 ghost by jen paul / no lakes</a></iframe><br />
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Nice shoegazed-out guitar instrumentals with a bit of a Twin Peaks vibe<br />
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Ambient soundscapes from Boulder's <a href="http://radere.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Radere </a>- performing at Groundswell Gallery this Sunday with several other notable sound/video artists.Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06714511476353880170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218688118266769358.post-16515243341600750342013-02-26T08:12:00.002-07:002013-02-26T08:12:44.839-07:00New Kaye Donachie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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