DEFY MONDAY: MLK!

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"I have a dream today."

(If you've never read the full-text, you should. ...Today is a great day to do it!)

Wednesday Work: Seonna Hong

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The Corrective Effects of a Brushfire 2009 

mixed media on paper

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Same Bad Habits 2009

mixed media on canvas

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Hold That Tiger 2009

mixed media on canvas

Seonna Hong works as an illustrator and animation art director. Much of her animation work focuses on children's entertainment, though, her art is appreciated by kids and adults alike. I find a truly impressive combination of playfulness and danger in many of her images.

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I Prefer the Low Notes 2007

acrylic and paper on wood

Check out www.seonnahong.com for more images (they are ALL sooo fine, too many to list here.)

The vibrant colors in Hong's work are reminiscent of the coming season. As leaves are changing, and sweaters and scarves are showing themselves, i find myself giddy and excited for Autumn's arrival. Just a few more weeks and it'll be here in full swing!

DEFY MONDAY: bicycles + tattoos

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Big news from this past weekend - after walking with the dogs down to the neighborhood bike shop to pick up a new tube - I fixed my first flat, all by myself!

I know, I know, not exactly rocket science or even an awesome show of physical strength, but it is those small victories, is it not(?), that put the sugar-free frosting on our mundane day-to-day.

And it was! It was exhilarating! And I did! I did want to run out and get a rad how-to-fix-a-flat-bicycle-tire-diagram tattoo. But I digress,

(Perhaps I should wait on the permanent ink until I overcome a repair which involves a little more difficulty or an awesome show of physical strength.)

Check out these illustration by Matt Taylor! I am sure all of you out there know someone around your 'hood like this. (Ugh:way to go Dad - all I can think is: where are their helmets?)

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Bicycles + Tattoos + Art = a splendid day ANY day! See more of these things at Brush & Spoke, Pedal Consumption, and Fixed Gear Blog.

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A ball-bearing hub?

Can I be honest with you out there in blog land?

I keep dreaming about a mobile made of sticks & feathers & string & rocks, I think the tattoo sitting there just inside my subconscious resembles a ... dream-catcher! shriek BaHahahaha (evil laugh), on the inside of my upper arm, The Sea won't mind, no, not at all.

Oh the lunacy of a humid August - hope you all enjoy your week!