Monthly Archive for October, 2005

Room 132 The Power of “I” and “Beware the Participle.” Plus- Poetry Quotes

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I’ve been teaching this week about the importance of making your poems about you. Participles make your poems vague and so we’ve been identifying them and rooting them out of our poems.

Boo Boo Kitty- LOST!

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This is the first movie I made with my dv camera and ibook. David Geisen and Jennifer Rundle put this little gem together with me for The Stranger’s 28 second film festival.

Magic Monkey Bob Remixed

Magic Monkey Bob
Click here to watch Josh’s MMB remix!

Josh Leo remixed my Magic Monkey Bob video and added much value to it with his beats, cuts, and snazzy re-editing. I’m sending Josh a Magic Monkey Bob T-Shirt!

Video Podcaster Reviews The Video ipod

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I am a video podcaster and I got my first ipod today. It’s the video ipod of course! In this video, I show how it works. Watch the video to learn more about the video ipod!

It’s a Perfect Duluth Day for Cartoonist Chris Monroe

I like learning about the way that artists make art. In this video from the Perfect Duluth Day site, we watch an interview with Chris Monroe about her process of making comics. Chris lives in Duluth.

Update: This video was made by Scott-Starfire-Lunt and submitted to MN Stories! I apologize for any confusion!

Magic Monkey Bob “London’s Double Decker Busses”

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Magic Monkey Bob and I went to London to check out alternative types of transportation. You can learn more about him on Pink Bunny’s website!

I Make Things to British Tate

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While in London this summer, I stopped into the British Tate. I was impressed with the history of British artists portraying the body as it is instead of as an ideal. Warning: Artists paint naked people and this movie contains a drawing that I drew of a Lucian Freud painting of a naked person.

I Make Things: Knitting with Paperclips!

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Last year for an independent project, one of my students knitted with paperclips. I got him to sit down and tell me a little bit about it. He’s got some great advice if you want to knit with paperclips. Watch to learn more!

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