Posts Tagged ‘fire pit’

Daily Rituals: Book Review A catalog of the greats' habits

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We at Pyragraph recently learned about a book that we think will be of interest to creatives. Daily Rituals, edited by Mason Currey, catalogs the daily habits of some of the greatest creative people alive and dead. NPR reviewed the book. Daily Rituals assembles the regimens of 161 assorted creative geniuses into a lean, engaging volume. Its brief entries Read more ›

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What Designers Want for Christmas

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What do designers want for Christmas? These designers will tell you. Stefan Sagmeister, Abbott Miller, Mark Rolston, and more top designers dish on gifts they’ve loved and gifts that befuddled, plus what they really want for Christmas this year. Read the entire article at Fast Company. Photo by MissMessie.

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How to Succeed as an Artist: These Attitudes Can Help

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What kind of attitudes—inherent or cultivated—can help you succeed as an artist? And what kind of attitudes can help you fail? Hilary Harkness outlines a few here: It’s a time-honored joke: M.F.A. actually stands for Mother F%#king Attitude. I’ve had that outlook, and it’s seen me through some rough and dispiriting times as an artist. Read more ›

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Califone Creates Online Music Video Using Tumblr Images Each Play Assembles a Unique Set

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Califone created a music video for its song “Stitches,” using a scrolling series of images inside tumblr. The effect is haunting and awesome, and uses Tumblr.com in a completely (as far as we know) novel way that matches perfectly with their music. In a unique approach to a music video, Califone worked with filmmaker Braden King and programmer Jeff Garneau Read more ›

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Sarabah: a Film About Music and Activism

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Here is the story of how a Senegalese rapper used her experience as a musician to help put an end to female genital mutilation. VoxTalk reviewed this award winning documentary: Carefully entwining music and motion picture, Sarabah follows Sister Fa, a rapper/activist from Senegal, on her campaign to end female genital cutting, or excision. Activism is Read more ›

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Help! I Want to Open a Gallery Co-op

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In 1987, Patricia Thompson wrote an article explaining how she opened a gallery co-op with several fellow artists. In this article there is (refreshingly enough) no mention of things like social media strategies. Instead, this is a solid introduction on how to get a bunch of your artist friends together and open a gallery. How Read more ›

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Best Social Networking Sites for Musicians

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Musicians! Check out this resource of networking sites that musicians LOVE. There seems to be more social networking sites for musicians springing up every day, but which ones are worth your time? Share your success stories about promoting music on social networking sites and see what sites have turned in great results for your fellow Read more ›

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Amanda Palmer On the Art of Asking (For Help)

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Amanda Palmer, the musician who famously made over a million dollars with one Kickstarter campaign, joined the TED conference earlier this year to talk about how to ask people for help. Lots of artists, myself included, have found inspiration in her talk (with over 3 million views as of this writing). Don’t make people pay for music, Read more ›

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Freelancers Union’s A New Model for Healthcare Infographic A new model to get the healthcare help you need

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Freelancers Union put together a great infographic that sheds some light on the state of our current healthcare system and proposes a new, more cooperative healthcare model – one that we think artists, career creatives, and the self-employed will be especially interested in. It’s a model where people can get the healthcare help they need. Read more ›

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Call for Entries: Adaptations

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Amy Clinkscales and Valerie Roybal, who have both written for Pyragraph, are helping put together a show looking at art and illness: Adaptations, at SCA Contemporary. It is currently soliciting entries; please see the Call for Entries below. Call for Entries: Adaptations June 2014 Curated by Sheri Crider, Patrick Nagatani, Amy Clinkscales and Valerie Roybal Read more ›

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