Posts tagged Hatty Lee
Makoto Fujimura
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Beautiful paintings by Makoto Fujimura. I am usually pretty critical of Christian art, but I find these absolutely lovely.
From our Founding Editor and former Artistic Director Lana Choi! Beautiful indeed.
Paul Williams -- Architect to the people at the Amoeblog
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Better late than never: a piece of Black History Month and architecture and love for the city of angels all in one post!
Living in and loving cities for me has always meant to see more, wider, longer, higher and deeper— under the surface, behind what people have said and sometimes off the shelves of dusty cupboards in your downstairs neighbor’s overcrowded kitchen. Los Angeles is exactly how I’ve learned to read local history, and actually care about it in this way.
Now that night view of the city from Griffith Observatory will mean so much more than a pretty picture on someone’s Facebook wall.
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A somewhat random chance—I had the pleasure of meeting one of our poet contributors Geoffrey from Flagstaff, Arizona two Fridays ago. He let me read one of his favorite poems by Matthew Dickman, and I happened to find a recording of his reading!
Tis quite beautiful. Enjoy, it’s never too late for National Poetry Month!
posted by Hatty
The meadows—mine–
The mountains—mine–
All forests—stintless stars–
As much of noon, as I could take–
Between my finite eyes–
Don’t you just love her liberal use of “em dashes?” I remember the first time it dawned on me I could employ this wonderful device to express what made sense only in my unfiltered drafts—the incessant second voice commenting on, editing, positively interrupting my creative process.
And its result, if applied correctly, is genius.
Gorgeous Cave Paintings and Sculptures from Tens of Thousands of Years Ago - Slate Magazine
posted by Hatty
Speaking of patterns—it’s fascinating that after thousands of years, we still recognize beauty in repetition.
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Sophomore albums can be scary — you’ll either face a whole lot of criticism for straying too far from your original sound or not having braved anything new and more interesting. Evolve or die right? I just give kudos to folks who brave the world hostile to music making in the first place and keep pushing through after the first-ever-album euphoria is over.
Here’s a little bit of Josh Ritter, a singer/songwriter, on his definitely-not-sophomore album, The Beast in its Tracks, explaining his different approach to recording:
I told all this to Sam Kassirer, my producer and friend. If we recorded these songs, which felt so personal, their starkness needed a corresponding simplicity of production. I hadn’t composed this stuff, I’d scrawled it down, just trying to keep ahead of the heartbreak, and they needed to be recorded like that.
one gift
posted by Hatty
I don’t own a TV, so watching a certain (inter)national phenomenon of fashion faux pas and one too many politically incorrect speeches involving some golden statues and generally white, uniform casts is not the highest priority on my mind. But I do own a Twitter account, and come February, there will be some snarky remarks on the Oscars whether I like it or not.
Maybe you’ve all seen this already. I just thought it was brilliant and wanted to share the story* anyway.
Making a living and providing for your family is no easy job in this culture that values money above all else. Trying to accomplish that while pursuing your dream that doesn’t pay is even tougher. Watching someone you love struggle through it and supporting her/him to continue running hard after the dream must be an art in itself.
Hats off to you Mrs. Lee — there would be no Asian American Oscar-winning director today if not for you.
*Translated by Irene Shih
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Stumbled upon this gem while helping a friend do some market research on blogs that are placed-based.
I’ve been to New Orleans only once in my life, the summer after Hurricane Katrina had hit. As any well-meaning college students who go on these service-learning projects, I knew next to nothing of the actual local history of the streets I worked on or of the neighborhood dynamics within the segregated city. Vaguely remembered are the heat of July air sticking to our sweaty bodies as we gutted rotting houses, beignets eaten up in powdery sugary delight at night out in the French Quarter, clips of the film Crash leading uncomfortable discussions on race.
Mardi Gras came and went without much fanfare this year. And I wonder what the houses I helped demolish look like now.
we like prints
posted by Hatty
Remember our friends at the ReWrite? Their anthology of poetry from the Bay Area writers and spoken word artists is finally here in paper form! You know that we at Peel Pages are a huge fan of prints. So please go check out this release party packed with readings and live art and food happening in Oakland on February 23rd!
Tickets are $18 for one entry plus the anthology or $5 for just the party. I’ll be ordering a copy in the mail and can’t wait to read some fresh voices from the local Asian American / Pacific Islander creative community!
"you're gonna feel horrible at times."
posted by Hatty
If you haven’t noticed, I’m a little obsessed with process: the process of making something beautiful be it a song or a novel or a photo exhibit. Here’s an old band talking about years of ups and downs in recording studios, jam sessions and a van driving away from Nashville. And what just blows me about processes like these (25 years!) is that the artists, don’t have to think about anything else but the making of their art.
I didn’t think anybody else was gonna be listening. That’s one of the pleasures of immersing yourself in [the recording process]: You’re really just dealing with how best to make the songs work and not really thinking about other aspects, like how to play it live.
Love that.
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