Earlier this summer, a few of us hopped into a car and drove to western Massachusetts to attend the largest outdoor antique show in country: the Brimfield Antique Shows. A bit of background: For three weeks a year, the fine town of Brimfield, Massachusetts, plays host to 5,000 antique … Read More →
Category Archives: Exploring
Accidental discovery: Granary Burying Ground
I stumbled on the Granary Burying Ground this weekend, after an ill-fated attempt to catch a ferry from the Long Wharf out to one of the many harbor islands around the Boston shoreline. Its one of those places that a tourist might know about from their guidebook, … Read More →
Somerville ArtBeat 2010
I spent an afternoon in my future neighborhood a while back, and encountered the Somerville ArtBeat festival by accident. Most of Davis Square was blocked off, and the streets were jam packed with food and craft vendors. One jewelry booth really caught my eye, and only partly … Read More →
Lake Charles
I spent a fantastic five days in Lake Charles, LA, visiting my grandparents for Thanksgiving. One of the days we hopped in the car (cars, rather, since there were six of us) and drove around downtown and the lakefront area to see how the city is … Read More →
Spring Break!
Well, its finally Spring Break here at RISD. My last spring break for the foreseeable future, unless I become a professor somewhere! Thesis year people are “strongly encouraged” to stay in town for the week, which really means there will be hell to pay if we attempt … Read More →
Headed down South
I am writing this blog post from the airport, waiting for general boarding to begin for my flight to Dallas for the holidays. What a whirlwind semester its been! I have one semester of graduate school left, and the combination of finishing my thesis and starting my … Read More →
Brown 27, Cornell 7
Today I attended a good old fashioned ivy league football game, and luckily Brown beat Cornell at home 27 to 7, in front of a spirited crowd. The weather was crisp, the hot dogs delicious, and the football was fast-paced and entertaining! The photo above is a panorama I made … Read More →
Summer Recap: Cape Cod
I had a quintessentially American experience this summer: spending the Fourth of July on the beach in Cape Cod. I went to spend a week with the Scoobs at Cris’ family beach house, and it was a blast! As usual, we spent most of our time in a circle of … Read More →
Feels like three summers already
I’ve been out of school for two months so far, and yet it feels like more than one summer’s worth of excitement has taken place! There was a month of recuperation in Providence: getting back on a decent sleep schedule and hanging out with the surprising number of … Read More →
Beach toy
A friend of mine was getting rid of this little beauty before she moved to a new apartment, and I offered to give it a new home. I am currently packing up my car to drive out to Cape Cod tomorrow morning to spend the Fourth of July with … Read More →
Summer storms
When I left my apartment last night to head to studio, it was sunny and clear. But by the time I had driven the two miles into downtown, this is what the weather looked like: It was bizarre how fast it came in, and how violent it … Read More →
More images of the Granary Burying Ground
As promised in my earlier blog post, I’ve uploaded the rest of my pictures from the Granary Burying Ground. My favorites were the ones where the stonemason has left his guides visible, so you can see the underlying structure of the text. This one is … Read More →