A (Temporarily) Abandoned Altered Book Project

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The Wolf of Gubbio

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MP3 Saturday: Ode to the Concept Album (reprise)

This week is the 5th Anniversary of The Walter Boyd Band's seminal release, Mauritius, so here's another goodie that didn't quite get polished in time to mae it on to the album. (Though its plenty polished now!)

Ode to the Concept Album (reprise) (download)

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I'm Back From the Next Panel Independent Comics Expo

I''m too tired to write up a real post about the Next Panel Independent Comics Expo yet, but I'll give you a quick re-cap.

• I shared a table with Dan Hill from The Fifty Flip Experiment (pictured above on the right)- hilarious comics.
• On the other side was Paul Sloboda of

Two New Minis from Grant Thomas Online.com

I'll be over at The Next Panel Independent Comics Expo on Friday and Saturday peddling my wares.

The Expo is in conjunction with Krannert Art Museum's Out of Sequence show feature the work of Allison Bechtel, Hope Larson, Andrei Molotiu and many others.

I'm releasing the …

Wormdye #2 by Eamon Espey

Two weeks ago I sauntered over to Bodega and bought some mini-comics that I've been meaning to check out. The first one I read, was Eamon Espey's Wormdye #2, which was mentioned over at Size Matters.

I have to admit that I'm a black and white comic snob. If the …

Red Colored Elegy by Seiichi Hayashi

I checked out Seiichi Hayashi's Red Colored Elegy from the new book shelf at the public library. While I found the book to be interesting on a visual level, most of the book is told by not telling, and I think I am missing a lot by not being Japanese or knowing much …

Turtle Island Sculptures

Last year I did brief unit on Northeastern Native American tribes with my fifth grade classes.

One of the more successful lessons I taught was one about the Native American concept of Turtle Island. I briefly described the Iroquois creation myth and gave each student a …

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Whoa Nelly! Colin Powell endorses Obama!

I don't usually post political stuff on here, but I'm posting this video of Colin Powell endorsing Obama for president. I'm posting this not to persuade anyone, but rather for its historical value. Here is a Bush Administration insider who says he is disappointed with …

MP3 Saturday: Buy My Car

Here's an old goodie from Walter Boyd Band that I redid with Drew when I recorded four track wonderland.

I'm experimenting with the format of this blog, so if you're reading outside the feed reader, you're getting a taste of what the new site might look like. I can't …

Andy Goldsworthy with 5th Grade

My student teacher pulled out another winning lesson plan! I'm really going to miss all her great ideas.

This time, she had the 5th grade classes make ephemeral sculptures based on the work of Andy Goldsworthy. The results were simply breathtaking. (as you can see in …

Blog Action Day: Poverty

Its is true that the United States is one of the wealthiest countries in the world. Often, when we think of poverty, we think of it "over there", like in India or Honduras. And while I agree that poverty is a global issue and places like India and Honduras need help, …

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MP3 Saturday: Broken Record

The Fifth Anniversary of The Walter Boyd Band's seminal release, Mauritius, is coming up in a few short weeks. I've been working on remastering and redoing a few songs from it in addition to adding a few songs that should have made it onto the album, but just didn't …

Visions of Gehenna

I was so inspired by Warren Craghead's latest little DIY book, I just had to try to make one today on our Fall holiday. The day off actually coincided with Yom Kippur and though I'm not Jewish, I think it affected me on a subconscious level, because it turned out kind …

MP3 Saturday: Caravan (unfinished)

This week I'm continuing on with yet another Jazz cover. (hear the last few I've done)

Caravan was one of my favorite Duke Ellington songs, but as I tried to make my own version, the solo section proved to be the proverbial biting off more than one can chew.

The song is …

The Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi

St. Francis receiving the stigmata, El Greco, 1585-90, Oil on canvas

Collect for the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi:

Most high, omnipotent, good Lord, grant your people grace gladly to renounce the vanities of this world; that, following the way of blessed Francis, we …

My Life in Records- Chapter 2 page 26 pencils

My buffer ran out last month and September has been really packed. All I have to show for it is the pencils for this page. I've been thumbnailing and sketching away, so check the blog on Wednesday for some sketches.

I hate to drag this out another month with only 7 …