Image (and title) grabbed me. From an Exhibition by Ronald Ventura featured in the artasiapacific magazine. A healthier alternative for mind, body and culture than beauty and gossip mags – as explored in this article on Beauty Magazines by Geraldine Mellet.
Mags wrote this on the black board yesterday – we’re in the processing of handmaking books, hence why the BLOG’s been a bit empty this week. MAG’s TIP: Dip chalk in water before writing to get this pasty effect.
Email from M of Melbourne …
“I was recently walking to class at Melbourne University, and noticed a poster on the door of an office, which said The Black Dog Project. I read the story, and it was one of the most beautiful, moving things I have ever read. It told the story of a black dog who retreated into the dark where it found other black dogs and formed a sort of solidarity with them, and then it also described how it is easy to turn away from the dark corners of the world and stay in the realm of ‘Have a nice day’, etc. It was something that touched me quite deeply and I would love to read it again (though don’t think I should take the poster off the lecturer’s door!)”
Here’s a PDF of the poster so you can print and post up somewhere. Can you find the spelling mistakes – too (is a clue)?…
Been adding sketches to poems … click image to view the full printable story pages.
Angus swoons … “Lost my mind down that yellow brick road.” Grab this beauty for a melancholy surround sound experience. The dynamic duo’s website is a treat too – and video clips (c-b-low). Go get lost for a while … pass it on …
