The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
I thought The Happiness Project might be a nice distraction from my super focused concentration on getting ready for Art in the Park this month. But it boiled down to a half-baked self-help book with not much substance.
The Last Cyclist by David Herlihy
Frank Lenz was going to cycle the world. In the spring of 1892 he quit his accounting job and gamely set out to cover twenty thousand miles over three continents as a correspondent for Outing magazine. Two years later, as he was approaching the final leg of the journey somewhere in Turkey, he disappeared. Great story line, right? Unfortunately the first half was slow-slow-slow. The story gets much better once William Sachtleben (another cyclist) sets out to discover what happened to Lenz.
About Me
- dancingbee
- boise, idaho, United States
- I am fascinated by old things. Once precious toys and well-loved game pieces, vintage wood, fragile ancient letters and maps—these artifacts are my raw materials. As I work I am reminded that these objects were once used by real people, and were in many cases cherished items. Sorting, selecting, and finding the story that brings order to these random objects is magical. I strive to stretch perception of what is “junk” and what is “art.” Our world is a beautiful and curious place, and that’s what motivates me to look at it more closely through painting. My paintings capture real landscapes -- from wind bending trees, to bizarre shadows. While based in reality, my images are never realistic looking. A bit of simplified abstraction always comes into play. I have two blogs: insidetheboxart.blogspot and insidethebookblog.blogspot. I hope you visit often!
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