Still from a mascara ad on TV.
brucine (broo'-seen), 1) n. Pharm., Chem. a bitter, poisonous alkaloid, C23H26N2O4, obtained from the nux vomica tree; 2) n. Bruce Bortin's 'low-impact' weblog
Monday, December 19, 2011
“Animal Print” Xmas Letters
Nil, Manju, ampersand, Cerina, Kum-kum, Ramona, John, Amal
Watercolor, inkjet and rollerball on paper.
Here’s the beautifully wrapped packages that Mary did. She’s so awesome!
Comma Commute
I moonlight doing legal copyediting for my friend Al. I usually do this work during my commute to and from my regular job at HAP. This page collects all the times I wrote “comma” on the last five or six briefs that I worked on. I’m never sure how many peaks and valleys I put on the double-M in comma when I write it out on the bumpy train.
Here’s a painting of the comma collection. Inkjet and watercolor on paper. Hi, Al!
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Friday, November 11, 2011
“Why did Cathy Change Seats?”
“I think he has a pizza.”
Flight home from San Antonio. (Not supposed to be a picture of Cathy, or anybody in particular. Just a doodle on the airplane cocktail napkin.)
More San Antonio
At the conference…
Conference lamps
Conference notes
Conference cross
That’s some carpet
Conference-goers on break
EXIT
Outside the conference…
We visited Occupy San Antonio at Hemisfair Park. Hi, protest kids!
This is a big ugly.
I Ching Gatos at the San Antonio Artwalk. They made a great sound.
Cathy and Mary at the hotel
Hotel garden.
My Blog List
-
-
101 projects: Belly of the Beast - You cant fight/write your way out of the belly of the beast with sharp language and strong leadership–it takes a cacophony: different voices speakin in ton...5 years ago
-
Where Does Technology Belong and Where Does It Not? - Katya and dog, outdoors, playing. Recently I began nannying for an eight-year old girl named Katya. She and I spend HOURS playing “make believe”, dinners...11 years ago
-
On Adopting - People often ask me whether it wasn’t hard adopting in France at the age of 50. No, I reply. It was much easier than waiting 30 years for a man to agree to...9 years ago
-
-
Crumble aux pommes - Le crumble is hardly a French invention, yet it has become wildly popular in this country, with apple crumble topping the list of favorites. So in honor of...1 week ago
-
Day 8 - Kendal to Carlisle - We started the day standing at a bus stop just north of Kendal and two slightly older women joined us to catch the 555 to Keswick. Then suddenly, and in a ...15 years ago