The Twitter Tango by Silvia Spiva An image, a link, and a mention. If you have space a hashtag, too. Don't strive for readers' attention. Just be yourself, and they'll like you. A multilingual marketer, Silvia Spiva has built global collaboration teams at Sybase, Apple and Cisco. She is a Science Technology Engineering Arts and Math (STEAM) mentor.…
Present Past: Sepia Photographs of Library Architecture by Laura McClanathan Sepia-tone imparts a timeless nostalgic quality, and a certain stillness, to photography. When the subject is architecture, the removal of all but one color of the spectrum allows the observer to take in more of its evocative details. This selection of digital photographs of library architecture is taken from…
The Book Project by Natalie Parker I call this “The Book Project” for lack of a better name. Over the weeks it took to put together, that is how I referred to it in my mind. I designed and made this piece myself using very worn (and oftentimes library discarded) copies of my favorite books. I had just moved…
A Time to Keep Silent by Barnaby Hughes I knocked on the outer door. “Come in!” I heard softly from inside. “Hi, Father Abbot,” I said as I entered his office. “Please, have a seat,” he said, indicating an ugly armchair that had probably been upholstered before the war. “How are your studies going?” As a young monk, I…
Dandelion by Pam Hooper My mother introduced me to the art of Zentangle a few years ago. The basis of the art form is to use a small piece of drawing paper [generally 2x2 though I use…