by beachraven | Dec 29, 2018
When I recorded guitars for rock bands, I hated those little effects boxes guitar players love. I preferred instead to plug the guitar straight into the amplifier, turning it up a little too loud, or a lot too loud. The amp would sound like it’s on the verge of flying...
by beachraven | Dec 22, 2018
I love to photograph rain puddles, focusing deep into the water to reveal the trees, clouds, and sky from a new perspective. It’s easy to miss the reflection. You have to take a moment, staring down into the puddle and shifting your gaze, for the image to reveal...
by beachraven | Dec 15, 2018
I ordered a sandwich the other day at a local shop; they make great sandwiches, but some of the workers make them better than others. While I waited I kept thinking—are they going to screw it up. It’s funny how something as simple as a sandwich, with so few...
by beachraven | Dec 7, 2018
Instinct is defined as a natural propensity, an intuitive way, an innate behavior, from Latin: instinctus, which means “impulse.” Art is undoubtedly all of these things. But can an instinct be learned, or does that disqualify it and make it a skill? Another way to...
by beachraven | Dec 1, 2018
Now There are only 26 letters and a handful of dots, lines, and squiggles, and with that, we can represent all the ideas of man. It’s all symbolism. And what we can’t say with words we can say with the space between the words. What if I stop the ski plar if, making...
