Lao-Tzu’s Moving Words on Moving Things
A Hundred Passionate Words Collide
In Kalligraphia 13 you’ll see elegant letter forms applied in unexpected ways:
-bear puns all over a teddy bear (by Jenny Hunter Groat);
-a handmade miniature book growing out of an antique camera (by Terry Spodick);
-hand cut lettering featuring the poetry of a homeless man (by Doug Jones); and
-twisted into silver earrings (by Melissa Titone).
And there’s Chris McDonald’s piece that “takes a stab at the f-word,” with lyrics from an Amy Winehouse song.
Kalligraphia comes around once every three years the it’s on its thirteenth time. The exhibition is on the sixth floor Skylight Gallery of the San Francisco Public Library showcases the work of the Friends of Calligraphy.
The show runs through August 26th, 2012. Exhibition viewing times are: Sunday noon to 5pm, Monday 10am to 6pm, Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday, 9am to 6pm, Friday noon to 6pm, and Saturday 10am to 6pm.
For the remaining Saturdays till the show closes there will be a calligraphy demonstration from 2pm to 4pm in the Lower Level Latino-Hispanic Community Room. Last week I saw Melissa Titone‘s demonstration of the pointed pen. (I thought this video would give you a sense of how the pen is held).
-August 4, Carl Rohrs will demonstrate Brush Writing
-August 11, Monica Dengo will demonstrate Improvised Composition
-August 18, Judy Detrick will demonstrate Unical and Rustic Scripts
If you’re in San Francisco on or before August 26th treat yourself to some visual magic!
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The Irony of Education
Learning is about A-D-D-I-E or P-I-E.
But is it really?
Those are two common instructional design models I learned in the instructional technology specialization I studied for my master’s degree in education.
A-D-D-I-E stands for Analysis-Design-Development-Implement-Evaluate. P-I-E stands for Plan-Implement-Evaluate.
There’s hundreds and hundreds of learning models developed to guide the teaching process. They involve various combinations of analysis of the needs of the learner, delivery of the information, and some method to measure or survey what was learned.
And an effective lesson plan addresses the auditory, kinesthetic or visual learner.
How do you learn?
After studying a zillion learning theories and paying for years of formal education I find that I learn many things from stories. And storytelling is a skill that wasn’t in the curriculum.
Which reminds me of a counselor I know that uses heroic metaphorical stories to show her clients new solutions. Brilliant!
Is there a School of Storytelling?
Ok, a few hours later I’m adding this…the school of storytelling is film school.
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What Can Playing a New Sport Teach You?
Alan Francis has won the Horseshoe Championship 15 times. He is the best horseshoe pitcher ever!
I tossed horseshoes for the first time not long ago and found out about Francis when I was looking for more info about horseshoe pitching.
“Beginners only hit ringers only one to three percent of the time,” said Francis in a television news story in the YouTube video above.
This made my first ringer on my first day of horseshoe pitching all the more special! Though, as you can see from the photo, I wasn’t tossing in an “official” pit. It was a casual set-up in the park.
Have you tried a new sport and felt intimidated? A new set of rules, new equipment. Like a new canvas and fresh brushes for the non-artist.
What’s involved in hitting the stake to achieve that metal to metal “clang!”? The National Horseshoe Pitchers Association spells out how it is done.
From that fun day pitching horseshoes for the first time, I reflected on the sweet underlying message. Enjoy the flow. The new. Watch someone who knows how to do it right (aka a role model). Focus. Visualize success and expect it! 
The World Champion in Horseshoe Pitching in 2010 won $4,000. Another lesson! Something you love that you’ve been doing since the age of 7 and you are the best in the world at may not pay the bills. But don’t let prize money stop you from trying a new sport. You just might pitch a ringer!
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