tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30812406266873698882024-03-23T03:14:05.967-07:00Larryville ArtistsA Blog about the art and writing scene in Lawrence, Kansas.Karen Matheishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12011528600109047988noreply@blogger.comBlogger401125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081240626687369888.post-39985903015703650252015-02-09T17:03:00.002-08:002015-02-12T07:07:00.132-08:00A Day for Sending Love: Discovering Unique Valentine Cards<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The staff at Larryville Artists admit that we are suckers for Valentine's Day. Reporters are nibbling on decadent chocolates as we type. The aroma of roses is in the air. Our staff is on the frenzied hunt to find unique Valentine cards to send to loved ones. <br />
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During a card hunting excursion, we spotted fabulous Valentine cards at the Wonder Fair Gallery. Some of our favorite cards at Wonder Fair are made by Kansas City's Hammer Press. Hammer Press uses a letterpress to make their cards. The cards have subtle colors, slight embossing, and made with heavy weight paper.<br />
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Wonder Fair's Merideth holds a card designed and printed by Hammer Press</div>
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<b>Sip and Shop February 13</b><br />
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Be sure to check out the Sip and Shop event on February 13. Local artists will have Valentine cards and gifts. Starting at 6:00 at The Roost, The Sip and Shop hosts local artists and will feature hand painted cards, jewelry and more.<br />
See the Facebook Event here: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1376411409325139/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/1376411409325139/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming</a></div>
Karen Matheishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12011528600109047988noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081240626687369888.post-66950464135118709622015-02-07T07:04:00.000-08:002015-02-07T07:14:55.191-08:00Looking for Love....in a Drink<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Dusty Dog</div>
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at The Eighth Street Tap Room</div>
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Valentine’s Day is a time for love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During this season, our staff is investigating what love means.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What is love? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Does love lead to happiness? Can we find Love?<o:p></o:p></div>
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In pursuit of this enduring and incessant philosophical
inquiry about love, we asked our persnickety Larryville Artist Food Critic to
help us in an expedition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We visited The Eighth Street Tap Room in search of love in a drink.</div>
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An Easy Beats record played as we entered The Taproom. Our bartender, Mitch, accepted our challenge to create love in a drink.
After conferring with others sitting at the bar, Mitch mixed a Dusty Dog. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Made with vodka, lemon, fresh squeezed ginger, angostura
bitters, and crème di cassis, the drink is sweet without tasting syrupy. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The ginger and lemon give a slight bite. A
lovely shade of pink that doesn’t taste pink, our cocktail lacks frills (in a
good way).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Is the Dusty Dog puppy love? We gave Mitch extra points for
creating a love drink that isn’t sickeningly sweet. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Cost for our love: $4.00</div>
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Karen Matheishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12011528600109047988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081240626687369888.post-60894567337723250782015-02-06T13:59:00.001-08:002015-02-07T03:53:44.796-08:00 Our Last Farewell Drink at Pachamamas<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Aviation at Pachamamas</div>
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We visited our favorite Pacha bartender, Paige, and asked her to make us a cocktail. After many cocktails served to us while lounging on comfy couches at Pachamamas, this may be our last. Pachamamas closes its doors after Valentine's day. <br />
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Aromatic, floral, and light, the Aviation is tart and
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Karen Matheishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12011528600109047988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081240626687369888.post-53869170064097593082015-02-04T01:53:00.002-08:002015-02-07T03:48:25.183-08:00Film Screening: Burroughs The Movie<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Burroughs in New York in the 1970's. Punk meets the counter culture conscious mind. <br />
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Liberty Hall is showing the digitally restored <i>Burroughs: The Movie</i> on Thursday at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.. The movie is currently being distributed for worldwide screenings through Janus Films.<br />
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Capturing a 1970's Burroughs, documentary film director Howard Brookner shows Burroughs when he was on a wave of influence on New York artists, musicians and writers. The film contains interviews with NYC contemporaries Allen Ginsberg, Terry Southern, and Patti Smith. <br />
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Burroughs is candid about his controversial personal life in the film. We see a personal life that is shattered; Burrouhgs shot his wife and killed her, and his relationship with his only son is fragile. </div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Roger Ebert writes in a June 1984 review of the movie: ;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">The most painful passages in the film deal with his son, Willie Jr., an alcoholic and speed freak – “the last of the beatniks” – who wrote a couple of books and then committed suicide during the filming. Father and son are awkward together; although they are both anti-establishment rebels, it gives them nothing in common.</span></i></span><br />
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More information about the screening at Liberty Hall can be found here<span style="color: blue;">: <a href="http://www.lawrence.com/events/2015/feb/05/burroughs-movie/?et=85483" target="_blank">http://www. Lawrence.com/events/2015/feb/05/burroughs-movie/?et=85483</a></span><br />
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<b>More Burroughs: </b><br />
This American life has a nifty take on Burroughs in their recent podcast <i>Burroughs 101</i>. Iggy Pop narrates. Listen to <i>Burroughs 101</i> from This American Life Here: <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/546/burroughs-101" target="_blank">http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/546/burroughs-101</a></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">The second of six different arts funding workshops takes place in InterUrban ArtHouse on </span><i style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Thursday February 5th at 7pm</i><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">, when grants administrators and grant recipients from Charlotte Street Foundation's Rocket Grants will present a workshop on this regional arts funding opportunity.</span></div>
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Arts Funding Series 2015 aims to outline the arts grants available to individual artists, artist groups and small organizations across the Kansas City Metropolitan Region, and further afield. Granting bodies include ArtsKC Regional Arts Council, Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commision, Charlotte Street Foundation, Mid-America Arts Alliance, and Downtown KC Council's Art Loop. Projects eligible for funding across this broad scope of grantors include public art projects, performances and exhibitions, community arts activities, strategic development, capacity-building and career-advancing opportunities.</div>
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“Artists across the Kansas City Metro have a unique selection of funding opportunities available to them,” says IUAH Assistant Director Nick Carswell. “Our hope is that more artists can explore grant funding as part of their portfolio of revenue streams, and as a vehicle to create engaging and sustainable art projects that benefit not only the individual artists, but the entire community.”</div>
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Each workshop will feature a presentation by a granting organization, and will cover details about grant guidelines, eligibility, timelines, budgets and successful narratives. Workshops will also feature successfully funded projects from previous grant recipients, and will be followed by discussion and Q&A.</div>
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Local performance artist David Cedillo attended a similar workshop by IUAH in March 2014, which resulted in his experimental project Mondo Deep being rewarded a $6,000 Rocket Grant with interactive performances at local drive-in movie theaters. David says: “I talked to Nick Carswell after Julia Cole’s [Rocket Grants coordinator] presentation about reshaping Mondo Beep to make it eligible for a Rocket Grant, and he suggested teaming up with a visual artist like a sculptor. We were just brainstorming that night, but a few ideas came to me in the days that followed.”</div>
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The aim of these workshops is to connect individual artists with funding opportunities, to increase the quality and success of future applications, and to support the development of future art projects that are both suitable for arts funding and benefit the community through artistic excellence and community engagement.</div>
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For more information, visit <a href="http://www.interurbanarthouse.org/artsfundingseries2015/" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;">www.interurbanarthouse.org/artsfundingseries2015/</span> </a>or contact InterUrban ArtHouse on (913) 432-1916</div>
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multiple music stages and open jams, music camps for adults and kids with
lessons from locals to icons like guitarists Redd Volkaert, Andy McKee, Bill
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stages of music. While you’ll run into what you might think of as traditional
‘folk’ music, you’re just as likely to come across Lawrence native Chuck Mead
rocking his Nashville honky tonk in one room and down the hall see 80 year old
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and gets ambitious musicians in front of agents and festival bookers. The new,
public Music Fair portion at the Sheraton next door is just $25 per day or
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Wednesday - All <a href="http://www.folkalliance.org/conference/wednesday-night-tickets/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">local lineup public show at the Westin</span></a> <o:p></o:p></div>
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Karen Matheishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12011528600109047988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081240626687369888.post-25466063009108931082015-01-25T02:56:00.001-08:002015-01-25T05:33:45.798-08:00Where is Life Drawing in Lawrence?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Models at a Thieves Guild drawing session</div>
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Lucky for us, there are many life drawing opportunities in Lawrence. Not only are sessions available to anyone, they are affordable. All have one simple rule: Bring drawing supplies. Here are three with our description.<br />
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<b>Open Drawing at KU</b><br />
4th Floor of Art and Design<br />
Price: Free<br />
Our description: Traditional academic poses, big drawing easels, and natural lighting characterize Open Drawing. A sink provides water for watercolor or clean-up. Sessions are good for building a portfolio. Open Drawing, facilitated by KU grad students who sometimes "space off" their shift, is spottty in availability.<br />
Dates: Open drawing is from 11am to 2pm on February 7th, March 7th, April 4th, and May 2nd.<br />
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<b>Thieves Guild Open Drawing</b><br />
Price $5.00<br />
Our Description: The Thieves Guild meets at Fatso's every first Monday night of the month. Drawing sessions have a theme encompassing a decorated stage, costumed models, and music. A drawing contest is at every event. Photographers are welcome. <br />
The Thieves Guild is an alternative to academic drawing. Socializing is acceptable.<br />
See The Theives Guild Facebook Page here: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thievesguildarts">https://www.facebook.com/thievesguildarts</a><br />
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<b>Life Drawing: Lawrence Arts Center</b><br />
Price: 8 weeks $275-$315<br />
Our description: Want to study with an instructor? Louis Copt and Jeff Ridgeway both teach life drawing classes for many levels at The Arts Center. The current session has started for these classes, but new ones will be available after spring break.<br />
See the Arts Center adult education classes here: <a href="http://lawrenceartscenter.org/adult-arts-2/">http://lawrenceartscenter.org/adult-arts-2/</a><br />
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Winners of the October Thieves Guild Drawing Contest</div>
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Karen Matheishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12011528600109047988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081240626687369888.post-44799205704458062482015-01-24T02:50:00.001-08:002015-01-26T09:51:05.300-08:00Last Days of The Glenwood Arts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #373e4d; font-family: inherit; line-height: 17.0666675567627px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The beloved Overland Park independent movie theater Glenwood Arts at The Metcalf South Shopping Center will close its doors for good on January 25th. It will merge with the Leawood Theater to become Glenwood Arts at 95th and Mission Road. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #373e4d; font-family: inherit; line-height: 17.0666675567627px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Home to the Kansas International Film Festival, Glenwood Arts shows indie and arts films. Stand-out features of Glenwood include a quality sound system and retro lobby. </span><br />
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Karen Matheishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12011528600109047988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081240626687369888.post-26710645470267944702015-01-23T01:56:00.001-08:002015-01-23T07:46:39.138-08:00Pilgrimage to Truckhenge: We're Just Trying to Have Fun Out Here<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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People make the pilgrimage to Truckhenge from all over the
world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, from all over the world <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">except</i> for the Topeka and Lawrence art scenes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Those people tend to steer well
clear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or so claims Ron Lessman.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This is one of the many (no doubt well-rehearsed) complaints
you’re likely to hear if you visit Ron’s odd and fascinating art-filled farm in
rural Topeka.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You’ll also hear a lot
about the evils of the local government and the various corporations who have
tried to push him off his land. Make sure he tells the story about driving away
city officials by blasting 2 Live Crew on “eight giant speakers.” (He may also
show you the speakers and sing you a bit of the particular tune). <o:p></o:p></div>
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On my recent afternoon at Truckhenge, I got the feeling that
Ron rather enjoys playing up the crackpot persona (“Best review I ever had,” he
tells me, “was a woman from London who said that I was the craziest fuckin’
person she ever met but that my farm was an absolute must-see.”).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yet after spending an hour with Ron
traversing the grounds, I came to think of him not as a raving madman but more
as a playful and prolific and often sweet artist who’s genuinely happy to show
his work to anyone who seems interested and makes the effort to seek it out.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The whole thing IS a little intimidating, though, at first. With
the aid of Google Maps I rolled up on a gravel road to a locked gate and sat in
the car while Ron and three friendly (but not friendly-looking) dogs loped up
to greet me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Technically one needs to
make an appointment to visit, but I was unannounced and after a brief interview
of sorts (perhaps ascertaining if I was city or government-affiliated?) Ron
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The most well-known aspect of the farm is, of course,
Truckhenge, where a collection of semi-truck cabs have been planted upright,
rooted by massive concrete foundations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If I followed Ron’s explanation (which is not always easy, as he talks
fast and furious), Truckhenge is the result of him being told by the county,
somewhere around 2000, that a mighty flood was coming and his old trucks might
well float down the river and “wipe out Lawrence like torpedos.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The county demanded that he must “pick them
up.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So he “picked them up”…and planted
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Ron’s art: resistance and playfulness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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The trees of “lost soles”: trees full of shoes hanging from
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Beer Bottle City:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>art
made with beer bottles, including an effort to recreate the “monolith” from
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A collection of ancient animal bones housed in (I think) a
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His chainsaw carvings, many of which seem to be based on
films (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Halloween, Nightmare Before
Christmas</i>, a random alien that Kirk encounters in one of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Star Trek</i> movies)<o:p></o:p><br />
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By the time I left later that afternoon I had even met Ron’s
wife (inside the more “normal” part of the house, a friendly woman, quietly
washing dishes) and been given a lucky feather from one of the peacocks that
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Truckhenge is only thirty minutes away but, really, it is
worlds removed from a Final Friday art walk in Lawrence, Kansas. And all the
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Letter writers using a typewriter at The Letter Writing Club</div>
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The letter writing club proved that the art of letter writing is alive and well in Lawrence, Kansas, when members packed tables at Decade Coffee Shop on Sunday. The crowd came prepared with elaborate writing utensils, admirable stationery, and stamps. Some members typed on typewriters. </div>
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Marie traveled from Lee Summit Missouri for The Letter Writing Club. She told us "Letter writing gives me an excuse to write letters to people I should, meaning loved ones. It's not the same as an e-mail or a phone call. They will just have to accept my atrocious hand writing. "</div>
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Mobile stationary brought by Wonder Fair</div>
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First grade cousins Fiona and Dexter had an array of composing equipment <span style="background-color: white;">spread </span>out including colored pencils and different types of pens. My query about Dexter's attendance elicited an eye roll and the response, "My mom wanted me to come to write Christmas thank you notes."</div>
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First graders Fiona and Dexter at The Letter Writing Club</div>
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Charlotte busy at a typewriter</div>
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Karen Matheishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12011528600109047988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081240626687369888.post-17367408246144198022015-01-19T07:12:00.000-08:002015-01-21T07:24:05.225-08:00It's a Rocket Grant Party<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Adam Gnade in front of the Pioneers Press caravan. </div>
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The caravan was purchased with the help of a Rocket Grant</div>
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We attended a Rocket Grant information session yesterday at the Spencer Museum of Art. We walked into a swank reception in the galleries that included wine and a nice buffet. Artists attended the function to learn about the application process for Rocket Grants. Rocket Grants are funds given to recipiants for projects and funded by the Warhol foundation for Visual Arts.<br />
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Started in 2009, Rocket Grants encourage "innovative, public oriented work in non-traditional spaces." We talked with one Lawrence artists who tells us he would like to create an installation to include an art and music venue in a nature setting. He plans on applying for a Rocket Grant to help purchase building materials.<br />
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We were happy to see The Pioneers Press Folks. They received a Rocket Grant to purchase a traveling caravan to hold zines and books. Super cool as ever, Pioneers Press has been busy touring the country. Stops included Boston, Philidelphia, and Portland. They told us about The Planet X Music Festival, and plan on going to The Los Angeles Zine Festival in February.<br />
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Rachel Perry has been taking photographs of artists in Lawrence for her huge project<i> Lawrence Inside and Out</i>. The portraits are usually of faces and filmed in black and white. The project encourages people to share their stories "in celebration of our creative community." Lawrence <i>Inside and Out</i> is part of <span style="background-color: white;">the </span>global <i>Inside and Out </i>project. </div>
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We are impressed by quality of the black and white photos as well as the large scale of this project. Rachel has really made an effort to reach many people. </div>
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Example of a finsihed portrait taken by Rachel Perry of a viola player</div>
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Look for large images of these photographs in April installations throughout Lawrence. </div>
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<b>Upcoming Lawrence Inside Out Portrait-taking Sessions</b></div>
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Thursday, January 22, 5-8 pm in the Lawrence Arts Center Lobby</div>
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Friday, January 30, 6-8 pm at the Watkins Museum of History</div>
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For more information or to schedule a portrait, visit<span style="background-color: white;"> <a href="http://facebook.com/lawrenceinsideout">facebook.com/lawrenceinsideout</a></span></div>
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Karen Matheishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12011528600109047988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081240626687369888.post-2924895793881693732015-01-17T18:17:00.002-08:002015-01-17T18:17:36.169-08:00Free State Film Festival Proposals<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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According to Chad of the <i>Lawrence Journal World</i>, <span style="font-family: inherit;">"<span style="color: #111111; line-height: 21px;">Lawrence is getting more serious about throwing a party of international proportions...</span></span><span style="color: #111111; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We’re talking about the Free State Festival, an annual art and film festival that largely is regional in nature, but has aspirations to be international in scope by 2016."</span></span></div>
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The Free State Film Festival has grown into a week long festival that includes feature films, film shorts, music, performances, and panel discussions. Venues are now located in many Lawrence locations and creative use of projection of films include on Downtown building walls. This year, the festival will offer digital opportunities to area youth organizations. </div>
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According to its website, last year's festival attracted 12,000 audience members. </div>
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The Free State Film Festival has posted a call for proposals for its June festival. Project proposals are due March 1. </div>
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Nice crowd for the opening reception for Lori Norwood and Eliza Bullock at Landmark last night. Landmark is one of our favorite places to view art. </div>
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<u><b>Opening At Landmark Friday January 17</b></u><br />
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Eliza Bullock and Lori Norwood will have new work up at Landmark Bank. <br />
The 0pening reception is Friday, January 16 at 5:30-7:30 p.m.<br />
Landmark is at 4621 W. 6th Street, Lawrence. Read the Facebook post here: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/816299171765147/?notif_t=plan_user_invited">https://www.facebook.com/events/816299171765147/?notif_t=plan_user_invited</a><br />
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<b><u>Carey Scott, Stephen Molyneax, and The Overies-eez at Gaslight Gardens Saturday January 17</u></b><br />
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See the Facebook Invite here: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/813534482072174/?ref=notif&notif_t=plan_user_invited">https://www.facebook.com/events/813534482072174/?ref=notif&notif_t=plan_user_invited</a><br />
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<b><u>Letter Writing Club Sunday January 18, 2:00</u></b><br />
Decade Coffee Shop<br />
The letter writing club is back! Join the gang for letter writing<br />
More information about this event can be found here: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/666738800101142/?ref=notif&notif_t=plan_user_invited">https://www.facebook.com/events/666738800101142/?ref=notif&notif_t=plan_user_invited</a><br />
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<u><b>Rocket Grant Information Session Sunday January 18 3:00-4:30 pm. </b></u><br />
Spencer Museum of Art<br />
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More information about the Rocket Grant session can be found here:<br />
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<u><b>Lawrence Inside and Out January 18 1:00-3:00</b></u><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333339691162px; line-height: 18.4888877868652px;">Spencer Museum of Art</span>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333339691162px; line-height: 18.4888877868652px;">Mark your calendars for the Lawrence Inside Out Porject's next protrait session at The Spencer Museum of Art. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333339691162px; line-height: 18.4888877868652px;">Lawrence Inside and Out is a community photography project focusing on Lawrence residents and their connection to creating and supporting the arts. Through the use of black and white portraits, this project invites participants to celebrate our creative community.</span><br />
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<b>Poet Laureate of Kansas</b><br />
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We received notice that The Kansas Humanities Council is seeking applications for the Kansas Poet Laureate. <br />
What does a Poet Laureate do? According the The Kansas Humanities Council website <span style="font-family: inherit;">"<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1f26; line-height: 17px;">The Poet Laureate serves as a leader in strengthening citizen engagement with the humanities through poetry."</span></span><br />
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Sounds cool to us!<br />
Here is the link for more information and application: <a href="http://kansashumanities.org/programs/poet-laureate-of-kansas/call-for-applications-poet-laureate-of-kansas-2015-2017/">http://kansashumanities.org/programs/poet-laureate-of-kansas/call-for-applications-poet-laureate-of-kansas-2015-2017/</a></div>
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">Photo: Doc and Shasta,
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<i>Inherent Vice</i> Movie Review</div>
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Submitted by special corespondent Richard Noggle</div>
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It’s unfair to level a final verdict on an artist of Paul
Thomas Anderson’s caliber after a single viewing of his newest film, so let’s
think of this as some initial thoughts on his adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Inherent Vice</i>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I was leery of the first trailers for the film, which
suggested a frantic, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lebowski</i>-style
farce.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Happily, that’s not at all the
tone of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vice</i>, which instead takes on
a stoned, languid, mellow 70’s California pace that’s well-suited to the
novel’s mood once its detached from Pynchon’s hyperactive prose style.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yet perhaps PTA veered too far toward the
more rigid and formal style of his recent work in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">There Will Be Blood</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Master</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At times, I wanted him to
cut loose into the wild camera-work and sense of playfulness of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Boogie Nights</i>-era.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And there IS a bit of this--watch for a
remarkable flashback sequence involving our protagonist private eye Doc and his
former flame Shasta that begins as a wild comic romp that involves consulting a
Ouija Board to score weed but quickly transitions into a beautiful rain-soaked
reverie set to the strains of Neil Young’s “Harvest.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In these moments, the film comes to vivid
life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But much of the rest seems to
exist in a foggy headspace that’s perhaps well-suited to Doc’s worldview but
isn’t a particularly enjoyable space for a viewer to inhabit.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Performance-wise, the film is a mixed bag as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As much as I’ve loved Joaquin Phoenix’s
recent work in PTA’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Master</i> and
Jonze’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">HER</i>, he doesn’t strike me as
the perfect Doc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s less the actor’s
fault than the character, probably, as the perpetually-stoned Doc is only about
half-present in his own life. More successful is Josh Brolin, in a very funny
scene-stealing turn as a hippie-hating cop named “Bigfoot” Bjornsen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And Katherine Waterston impresses as Shasta,
Doc’s not-so-lost love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As suggested
above, PTA finds the heart of the film in the past. As a melancholy meditation
on love and bygone eras of California and American culture, it strikes the
occasional chord.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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And a final warning: if you’re in it for plot, get over it,
as it’s fairly impenetrable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In both
novel and film, Pynchon and PTA seem largely uninterested in providing the
familiar comforts and solutions of the detective genre, which becomes instead a
vehicle to unlock deeper human mysteries.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Now, having written all this, I want to see it again, and
soon, even though I didn’t particularly enjoy it.<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Karen Matheishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12011528600109047988noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081240626687369888.post-68592277001155659982015-01-14T16:56:00.000-08:002015-01-31T15:40:50.586-08:00 The US Department of Arts and Culture<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The USDAC (US DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE) has had a very engaged presence in Lawrence over the past year. Many folks became aware of the group through an event called the <i>Imagining. </i>This people powered event took place at Haskell Indian Nations University in June. Over 150 people gathered for the four-hour event. Upon arriving, participants took a big, bold step through the high-tech, cardboard, time portal arriving safely into the year 2034. Participants were asked to remember and recount all of the changes, big and small, that had happened since 2014. Standing firmly on the imagined ground of their own hopeful futures the time travelers shared and talked through the changes that we are soon to make.</div>
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Following suit, there was also an imagining held in November for the East Lawrence Neighborhood. </div>
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This first ever neighborhood imagining came about in response to expressed questions and concerns surrounding the new 9<span class="s1"><sup>th</sup></span> street corridor project. Through the event participants were able to collectively set aside time to imagine the future of East 9<span class="s1"><sup>th</sup></span> street. What resulted was a highly informative grass-roots collective dialogue that generated enough diverse ideas for decades worth of neighborhood cultural planning.</div>
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In the very near future the USDAC will be facilitating a set of local Story Circles in preparation for the first ever Peoples State of the Union Address. The Lawrence USDAC field office will be facilitating two Story Circles, one at the Percolator, (Jan 24<span class="s1"><sup>th</sup></span>) and one at Lawrence Creates Makerspace (Jan. 25<span class="s1"><sup>th</sup></span>). In total there will be 168 story circles taking place throughout the US. The ideas, hopes, concerns, remembrances etc. generated from these 168 Story Circles will inform the collective creation of a Peoples State of the Union.</div>
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Karen Matheishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12011528600109047988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081240626687369888.post-72025858393987770962015-01-13T08:01:00.002-08:002015-01-13T09:16:35.904-08:00Drift and Drag: Reflections on Water<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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What is the essence of water? We found a thoughtful art exhibition relating to water with <i>Drift and Drag: Reflections on Water </i>that will open January 16 at The Mulvane Art Museum. The extensive show combines art with a humanities perspective. <br />
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This exhibition is chopped full of events including an installation, film screenings, speakers, a dance performance, community engagement and a symposium.<br />
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Dave Loewenstein, Lawrence artists, is one of the participants. We spoke to Dave about a discussion of the Agitprop Art Movement he will give on February 4 at The Mulvane. "My talk will focus on the techniques and strategies artists have used to repond to social and political issues... Special emphasis will be on artists from Kansas who have used these techniques, such as John Steuart Curry, Grandma Layton, and Fred Phelps."<br />
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More information about the many events of <i>Drift and Drag</i> can be found here: <a href="http://www.washburn.edu/about/community/mulvane-art-museum/exhibitions/upcoming/drift.html">http://www. Washburn.edu/about/community/mulvane-art-museum/exhibitions/upcoming/drift.html</a><br />
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Karen Matheishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12011528600109047988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081240626687369888.post-35168981275915913462015-01-12T07:47:00.000-08:002015-01-12T07:55:42.359-08:00The Rise of Modernism at The Nelson<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We took at field trip to Kansas City to view the Nelson-Atkins Museum's exhibition <i>The Rise of Modernism</i>. This show contains two rooms packed full of some of our favorite artists and includes works of German expressionism, French cubism, and Italian Futurism. It opened on December 17 and runs through July 19, 2015.<br />
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As we stroll through the galleries, we hear music of the era piped in. Sprinkled with paintings are a tea service designed by Margaret Heymann-Lobenstein and woodcuts by Kathe Kollwitz. We see a figurative work by Egon Schiele.<br />
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Many of the works are from the Nelson's present collection, with few surprises. However, the Nelson's presentation offers unique resources such as a timeline of events. Artists' statements reveal that War I had an immense impact upon their lives and art.<br />
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The Nelson-Atkins has a comprehensive interactive site and several programs scheduled in conjunction with The World War I Museum at the Liberty Memorial. Look here for future programs or browse for an interactive timeline of key war, fine art, and cultural events: <a href="http://www.nelson-atkins.org/art/exhibitions/WWI.cfm">http://www.nelson-atkins.org/art/exhibitions/WWI.cfm</a><br />
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Modern compositions from the era can by found at Spotify<br />
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<b><u>Map A Kansas City Journey of World War I: Passports</u></b><br />
World War I occurred 100 years ago. Twenty Kansas City organizations and public sites (including sites in Lawrence) are commemorating the 100th anniversary of World War I with a resource and guide. Participants may map a journey of the sites with a #WWIKC passport. Among the places to visit are The Spencer Museum of Art in Lawrence, Watkins Museum on Massachusetts Street, and The University of Kansas Memorial Union. <br />
More information can be found here: <a href="https://theworldwar.org/passport">https://theworldwar.org/passport</a><br />
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Karen Matheishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12011528600109047988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081240626687369888.post-37242336328631290992015-01-11T15:19:00.001-08:002015-01-11T15:34:18.590-08:00Mid-Century Architecture and Japanese Design<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><br /></b><b><br /></b>Many Lawrencians are excited for the slight weather warm-up this week. Here are some arts related events coming up:<br />
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<b>Second Sunday Sketching with Smitty</b><br />
<b>Sunday, January 11 12p.m. -3 p.m.</b><br />
<b>Percolator Gallery </b><br />
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<b>Pachamama's Artists: Farewell Show</b><br />
<b>Tuesday, January 13, 6:00-8:00 p.m.</b><br />
<b>Pachamama's</b><br />
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More information about this Nerd Nite can be found here: <a href="http://lawrence.nerdnite.com/2015/01/05/nn34/">http://lawrence.nerdnite.com/2015/01/05/nn34/</a><br />
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Karen Matheishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12011528600109047988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081240626687369888.post-47446886745584619932015-01-09T11:26:00.005-08:002015-01-09T11:26:59.475-08:00Gesture: Jacob Burmood's New Work<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Jacob Burmood with his current sculpture work</div>
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We are loving Jacob Burmood's new sculptures. Last week, we spotted these large sculpture pieces at The Plenum Gallery where he held his exhibition<i> Forms </i>for First Friday in Kansas City.<br />
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Photo of the exhibition <i>Forms</i></div>
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Scupture by Jacob Burmood</div>
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Although made from sturdy material, the works are gestural and whimsical.<br />
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For years, Jacob was a fixture in the Lawrence sculpture community. He taught ceramics at KU and was integral in projects such as department sculpture pours. He now teaches in Springfield, Missouri. More of his work can be seen at his website here: <a href="http://jacobburmood.com/home.html">http://jacobburmood.com/home.html</a><br />
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Karen Matheishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12011528600109047988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081240626687369888.post-79564553216259313222015-01-08T08:12:00.002-08:002015-01-18T04:00:13.029-08:00Caffeine, Performance, and Creativity<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Serena Williams asks a tournament judge if she can order an espresso. </div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After losing her first set of tennis in Australia at the Hopman cup on Monday, Serena Williams thought a pick me up might help. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"I just asked them to get me a shot of espresso. I asked them if it was legal, because I've never done it before. " </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">"I needed to wake up - it's just the jetlag. It gets you all the time."</span></div>
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After the coffee, Williams won the next two sets to win the match. She later joked it was miracle coffee.</div>
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Can coffee help performance for artists and writers? </div>
<span style="color: #222222;">Many coffee drinkers report they can not function without morning coffee. Caffeine is great as an energy booster, can decrease fatigue, and helps problem solving. </span><span style="color: #222222;">However, some scientists question if caffeine can inhibit creativity. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;">A June 2013 <i>New Yorker</i> article explores the idea that caffeine may prevent the mind from wandering. This wandering mind is exploratory and where original ideas sometimes come from. Caffeine helps concentration, but "a break in intense concentration may increase unconscious </span><span style="color: #222222;">associative processing. That in turn, allows us to perceive connections that we would otherwise miss."</span><br />
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Additionally, caffeine can not only effect sleep quality, but can hinder REM dreaming that has been linked to creativity. </div>
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Read more about caffeine and creativity in <i>The New Yorker</i> article <i>How Caffeine Can Cramp Creativity</i> here: <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/how-caffeine-can-cramp-creativity">http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/how-caffeine-can-cramp-creativity</a></div>
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