
This week's theme in Ten Thousand Pixels is "After Dark". The top image in this post is Steven LaRose's first contribution as a new contributor to the blog.






Two Stories

Burnt Cookies

Understanding Quantum Mechanics

We the People

Explorations of the Human Form in Contemporary Sculpture
Interested surfers might want to see a mostly complete list of the 85 or so Fiji Island Mermaid Press books produced so far.




Today's headlines included this story from the Associated Press:





"But the images are so small, and pixellated - they look nothing like my work!"
You often hear artists bemoan the quality of reproduction of artwork on the web.
I've started a new blog that celebrates small images reproduced at 72 ppi. Why fight it? Embrace it. What CAN you do with a mere 10,000 pixels?

Curious visitors may have noticed the tiny sitemeter logo at the bottom of this blog. This meter provides all kinds of interesting statistics, beyond a simple count of how many people have viewed the site. Of these, I find the "referrals" stats the most intriguing. These referrals tell me how each visitor found the site - what search terms they may have used that led them to one of the entries on this blog. Now, the sad truth is, many of the folks that visit this blog are undoubtedly disappointed by what they find. Searchers for "how to draw a mermaid" or useful tips on visiting Fiji find nothing of use whatsoever here. So, I decided that I could try to give the people what they want. One of the common searches that brings surfers here is "art project", and I'm afraid that they're not finding what they are looking for. So, to correct this lapse in content, here's a FIMP special edition "art project":



With the Academy Awards coming up this weekend, it seems like a good time to bring back "I've Wanted More Than Anything To Have Your Respect", my acceptance speech for Oscar Night:
The text is sewn together from previous winners in the "Best Actress" category.
If you want more FIMP Cinema, you can check out the following:
Unimpressed
Uncle FIMP's Storytime
The Tower of Babel



Moments ago, I delivered this month's artist's book to the post office. It is essentially an invitation for subscribers to the FIMP Book of the Month Club to vote on the subject for next month's book. That invitation is extended not only to those subscribers who can anticipate the arrival of this to-be-determined book in their mailbox, but also to the casual wanderer of the web who might happen upon this page. If you're reading these words, you should leave a comment and vote on next month's book.
So, now that everyone knows why they're here and what is what, here are the candidates:





I recently finished a piece that is going to be on display in an exhibition at the Southern Humanities Council Annual Conference. Invited artists were asked to make a piece around the theme "Home is Where the ______ Is". I thought you might enjoy seeing the thumbnail sketch and the finished product. I went from this:

