The best advice I’ve encountered for how to navigate an art museum was simple: Look around the gallery and notice what catches your eye. Walk directly to whatever object you noticed. (Notice nothing? Scan the room again, then go on to the next gallery.) Spend 5-10 minutes in front of the object. Notice stuff about … Continue reading On brushstrokes
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On 7 things from last week (6/5/23)
Stay True by Hua Hsu. A tragic but warm memoir about friendship and self identity. Visiting friends. Some wonderful college friends visited us for the first time in several years, and I was reminded how much I love incorporating friends into our household rhythms. Volleyball. What a fun game! Even though I’m mediocre at it, … Continue reading On 7 things from last week (6/5/23)