Category: Reading

• BATHROOM CONFESSIONS (but make it art) — Entry No. 2

  July 22, 2025

  Art.tif, Books, Consciousness, Media ecology, Mixed media, PhD, Reading, Uncategorized

  art, creativity, diy, identity, life, Media ecology, mindfulness, painting, PhD, writing

  On outlines, color hacks, and trash that isn’t trash. The purple flowers in the women’s bathroom are coming to life — I added brown outlines yesterday, and they’re giving everything more structure, more focus. Funny how one color can change the entire energy of a wall. I also started in the men’s bathroom. The boys…

• THE SCROLL TOLL

  July 12, 2025

  Art.tif, Consciousness, Media ecology, PhD, Reading

  health, identity, internet, life, Media ecology, mental-health, mindfulness, philosophy, presence, purpose, scroll, social-media, wellness, writing

  There’s a value to everything. A cost to consume. Scrolling screens doesn’t ask for your money upfront, but it does take your time, distract your focus, and reconstitute your sense of self. It’s like a toll booth you barely notice, charging you second by second, swipe by swipe. There’s always noise, always ads. Always reminders…

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  #BOOKSWITHTIFF

  June 24, 2025

  Art.tif, Books, Media ecology, Mixed media, PhD, Reading

  One part of the PhD process at Duquesne College is to read and summarize an extensive reading list, in addition to in-class readings, before we sit for comprehensive exams. The intention behind this is wildly worthy, as the importance of acknowledging what came before you is crucial to contributing to a conversation that has started…