Tag Archives: art

60 Surprising Sculptures

Posted on July 19, 2024 by mitchteemley

I love sculptures, especially those that surprise me by their scale (whether massive or miniscule), their cleverness or beauty, their meaningful social statements or unexpected media (pencil lead, wool felt, flower petals). Each of these of these pieces is included because … Continue reading →

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A Quiet Spectacle

Posted on July 5, 2024 by mitchteemley

My wife and I visited Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens in Akron, Ohio, last weekend, the early 20th century Tudor Revival manor built for Gertrude and F.A. Sieberling, who co-founded Goodyear Tires. There was nobody named “Stan Hywet,” by the … Continue reading →

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Doodles

Posted on July 3, 2024 by mitchteemley

I’ve always enjoyed (amateur) cartooning as a form of visual punnery, wordplay, or just plain silliness–a condition with which I have been afflicted, and in turn afflicted others, throughout my life. Quasi-Motors Technical Fowl The Abdominal Snowman Mousey Tongue (a.k.a. … Continue reading →

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Photoblog Mania!

Posted on March 22, 2024 by mitchteemley

I enjoy posting photoblogs themed around topics that are beautiful, poignant, fascinating, surprising, funny… But today, instead, I thought it might be fun to do a montage of images from previous photoblogs themed around, well, previous photoblogs. So, enjoy! And, … Continue reading →

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How to Draw Women

Posted on March 7, 2024 by mitchteemley

I drew a lot of things when I was a young man. Mosquitos. Criticism. But women? Not so much. Dude, if I’d realized it was this easy, I’d have paid way more attention in art class! ζ

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The Children of War

Posted on March 6, 2024 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Narayan Kaudinya of Road to Nara. Narayan is a travel writer, ethnographer and Indologist whose articles on indigenous tribes and teaching in the Himalayas have been published in the Yale Journal of International Affairs. … Continue reading →

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Surprising Public Sculptures

Posted on March 1, 2024 by mitchteemley

I love public art! Especially those pieces that catch us off-guard, delight us, or make us think (I photographed some of these pieces myself for that very reason). These public sculptures–in thoroughfares, in forests or along garden paths, some carved … Continue reading →

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A Beautiful Philippine Retreat

Posted on February 21, 2024 by mitchteemley

My Featured Bloggers this week are Leo and Nina Castillo of The Shoestring Diaries. Native-born Filippinos Leo and Nina have traveled extensively throughout Southeast Asia and, for a time, North America, capturing spectacular images along the way. Great photography is … Continue reading →

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Crazy Traditions

Posted on February 2, 2024 by mitchteemley

To honor my country’s silliest holiday (Groundhog Day), I’ve gathered this collection of odd, wildly inventive (see Body Painting Festivals), whimsical (see Mike the Headless Chicken Festival), and in some cases surprisingly beautiful traditions. Enjoy! Click on any image to … Continue reading →

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Let It Snow

Posted on January 12, 2024 by mitchteemley

Few things transform the world around us more than snow. It can be gentle, harsh, inspiring, threatening, blinding or enlightening–and then suddenly its gone. Kind of like people. Click on any image to enlarge it, or to begin slide show.

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