Got a great new idea about a science fiction story, ’bout the *future* ooOOOOOOOOOoOOOOoooHHH. Still need to work out plot kinks, but I think I’ve got characters. I really enjoyed my classes today, I think it’ sgoing to be great to work with Tony Labat again, and the class called “mediations” is going well, I’m …
Author Archives: Pete Ippel
Short Cop with a Napoleon Complex
Went out with Josh and Kevin the other day just over to the library, no worries…but then when Josh and I went yesterday night and yikes…we were kicked out of the library, then went to the opera house steps…then fox plaza ledges, on the way back to Market…we were literally 100 feet from our house …
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I talked on the phone a lot today. Uche (The L.I.), Dorota (Poland), Mom (Morris), Dad (Oak Park), Laura (Oak Park), Rob (Morris), Annamaria (NYC). Just stayed in, talked and worked a bit. Uploaded Chaos and Reduction…now it’s time for bed.
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Dad on the relationship of woodblock to free memory… “Get back to the elements, what do you do to reveal what inside? Remove what’s not the image. Present only what’s essential. If it wasn’t what it is, it’d be something else. When you’ve formed what’s essential it’s enough. You and those you believe in is …
Surprise at the Library While Skating…
Yesterday I hit up the streets with Josh, he got new kicks and was working on breaking them in…we went to the McAllaster ledge and then to the library, when we were hopping down the big steps, there was a dude that looked like he was taking a pee…turns out he was doin’ a chick…ewwwwwwwwy. …
Up to Novato to Skate
Went to a new park today Novato, rollin in the golf…very nice indeed to see the landscape. I had a few nice runs, but I could really tell that I hadn’t been to a park in over a month…Kev pulled some nice stuff out despite being a little under the weather. The day was pretty …
Is Painting the Answer?
Start class tomorrow, intense painting with D. Crumpler, I’m excited, but wondering if this is the right thing to do. The Tizz says that I need to concentrate on making my own artwork the way I want to and this obsession with talking about painting is silly. I am inclined to agree with her ’cause …