This morning I learned TikTok users had trolled last night’s political rally in Tulsa. So, I signed up for TikTok to try and understand what this is all about. I “created” my first TikTok video, and am none the wiser.
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Minneapolis Protest Street Art
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Minneapolis Protest Street Art
The elderly white woman periodically topped up our wine glasses. When she decided we were sufficiently lubricated, she turned the conversation to race, specifically African Americans. “They need to get over it,” she announced, repeating with added vehemence, “Get over it.” That conversation has been reverberating in my head as I’ve been looking at street… Continue reading Minneapolis Protest Street Art
Protest Art
Cycled across South Minneapolis looking for some of the extensive street art created, mostly with permission, on the plywood of boarded-up businesses. The artist painted this “in hopes of healing and hope for the future.” “Say his name. George Floyd. He was a human being.”
Another Mouse Door
Spotted on our walk: a mouse door.
Pandemic Poetry
It was a day to stay home and watch YouTube videos to improve my soldering, and other such skills. Occasionally I looked out at the constant rain and the scrolling message on the Guthrie’s marquee: “Promise this world your love” from a poem, “Pandemic.”
Sculptor’s Workspace
Picked up a carryout coffee, walked through a sculptor’s workspace.
Eero and Eliel Saarinen in Minneapolis
Cycled to Christ Church Lutheran, completed 1949, hidden in a South Minneapolis residential neighborhood. The church members had opted for a Gothic structure, but fortunately a new pastor signed up Eliel Saarinen. In 1962, even more famous son, Eero, supervised an extension.
Local Starchitect
Walked to Vladimir Ossipoff’s IBM Building. The facade has staying power compared to many facades of the 1960’s. He designed the open-to-the-elements Honolulu Airport, and airports at Kahului, Maui, and Kona, Big Island. I once met his daughter, but didn’t realize the connection.
The Beginning of Everything
On my walk: The Beginning of Everything, an exhibition of artists’ sketches. It evoked happy memories of the terror and exhilaration, facing down blank documents at the start of projects.