Cole Bentz
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Digging in deep to some old files…
Here is a selection of scans from Lawrence Halprin’s book Taking Part: A Workshop Approach to Collective Creativity. This is an excellent book. Someday I want to own it but for now it’s a million dollars on the internet.
Good thoughts recently posted by Nicole Lavelle.
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Rick McKinney
Fired Earth Pottery
April 2012
Minolta XD-11Part of Film, Recently
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Interview w/ Travis Ladue
Travis Ladue
travisladue.com / @whatitladue
Born 1989
Undergraduate Student
Visual Communication Design
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZI recently interviewed Travis Ladue for Student That Make. I like his thoughts about his plans for after graduation.
“I am constantly learning and gaining inspiration every day, some more than others. Traveling recharges my creative juices; I always have new ideas when I get back home. As far as professional learning is concerned, yes, I plan to go to grad school at some point, but I feel that need to cut my teeth first before going back to school.”
You can read the full interview here.
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The Month of April
Sprouting pumpkin and sunflower seeds, reading Quiet, waiting for rhubarb season, kettle corn, pottery class, finally getting a haircut, a concert of Brahms’ Requiem, neon easter eggs, ice cream cones, rediscovering the Portland Cello Project, ginger snaps, naps, planning for travels, and violin duets.
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Looking Up
April 2012
Minolta XD-11Part of Film, Recently
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Fired Earth Pottery Studio (Rick McKinney)
April 2012
Minolta XD-11Part of Film, Recently
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Ryan Bush + Books To Read
Ryan Bush recently made this video exploring the process of making a leather belt by the folks at Tanner Goods. In regards to the purpose of the video, Ryan writes, “This video serves as a documentation of craft that I have long been interested in as a Graphic Designer, and someone who appreciates hand made goods. It is wonderful to see a company that thrives in the “small batch” business model, and I hope they continue to make good things for a long time coming. The process of making something as simple as a belt can remind us of the roots of what this country was founded on: Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and Craftsmanship.”As much as this video educates the viewer in terms of understanding craftsmanship and workmanship, I feel that I always turn to books for further knowledge.
On my nightstand soon:
The Nature and Art of Workmanship by David Pye
The Unknown Craftsman: A Japanese Insight into Beauty by Soetsu Yanagi
The Soul of a Tree: A Master Woodworkers Reflections by George Nakashima -
Interview w/ Corbin LaMont
Corbin LaMont
corbinlamont.com / @corbinlamont
Born 1990
Undergraduate Student
Graphic Design
Portland State University
Portland, ORI posted an interview with Corbin LaMont on Students That Make yesterday. She talked about how Portland State has influenced her work.
“The more I study at Portland State the more I’ve been influenced by the Social Practice MFA program that is here. I am interested in design systems and making work that requires social interaction for completion. There is a heavy designer as author influence at Portland State and I am definitely a product of that. I want to tell my own stories and create narratives, and I’m progressing to wanting to tell larger narratives of society.”
You can read the full interview here.
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As the son of a ceramist, Xavier Mañosa grew up surrounded by clay, potter’s wheels and kilns. After studying industrial design and graphic design he moved part-time to Berlin and opened his own ceramics studio ‘Apparatu’ in Barcelona. Today, the creative side of the business is based in Germany, while the production side is carried out in Barcelona. Apparatu takes a fresh approach to design, based entirely on using ceramics, and with value for process and craftsmanship.
The above information about Xavier Mañosa left me wanting to know more about him. This video explains much of what I wanted to know.
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The Month of March
A birthday party, eating fruit leathers, talking with old friends, planning for a trip to Colorado, too warm of days, a late snowfall, basketball games on tv, buying seeds for summer planting, practicing violin again, feeling better, eating frozen raspberries and mangoes, library books, new reading glasses, a beekeeping meeting, interviewing Paolo Morales, acupuncture, and reading Keith Haring’s journal.
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