Verbolotry, AI, and Authority
The Book of Kells and Machine Learning The Book of Kells, a stunningly beautiful illuminated manuscript from the early middle ages, has long fascinated scholars… Read More »Verbolotry, AI, and Authority
Proprioception, Scent Actuators, and a Ruff
I visited the Sensational Books exhibition at ST Lee Gallery, Weston Library in Oxford on Saturday. Having spent time describing it to friends over the past… Read More »Proprioception, Scent Actuators, and a Ruff
The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia
Understandably, a single person’s comprehensive vision rarely meets the public gaze. The bureaucracy required to house and protect artifacts encounters committees, financial roadblocks, &c. A… Read More »The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia
Process Shots
I delight in the choices that a book artist makes—the infinite becomes finite. Experimentum, a hexagonal book that riffs on Karen Hanmer’s Triangle Book structure, came… Read More »Process Shots
Delrin & Bamboo 101
For Christmas 2021, my dear father-in-law gave me a gift certificate to spend in Jeff Peachey’s shop, home of beautifully handcrafted bookbinding and repair tools.… Read More »Delrin & Bamboo 101
Recognition
I spend time on Slack sporadically. My first encounter with that communications software was when my son, amactus, interned with Anca at Tech Liminal in… Read More »Recognition
Synthetist Visit to Dallas
My first visit to Dallas, TX was larger than life. I ignored the fact that voter suppression and anti-choice misogynistic laws have recently been enacted… Read More »Synthetist Visit to Dallas
Digital + Physical Guestbook
Andrea Guskin hosted a community event that was an ideal venue for the Thingfully interactive guest book. It was the culminating event in her project,… Read More »Digital + Physical Guestbook