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The Signal of Quality
Make yourself a sensitive recording plate
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The Repair Shop
Ah, good, you found this letter in a bottle washed up in your inbox.
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The neighborhood needs a workshop
Welcome to the Pattern Workshop
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Is it done?
When I paint at the local park, there’s been a common question people ask as they wander by and see the in-progress canvas: “Is it done?”
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The Urgency of Beauty
Enjoyable usefulness on a budget
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The Museum of Modern GIFs
The Park Painters, Part 3
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The Park Painters
In July when the sun is high
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A Chess Pattern Language
Chess strategy as the Timeless Way of Building
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No one builds a town
Video games as creative practice
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How to get stuck on purpose
Anti-flow as a creative skill, or, how to be a little annoyed
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I Wish I Could Do That
Why I paint outside
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I'm a bridge
I saw a bench by the Thames. It was worn from use, from backs and butts brushing and bumping against the wood over years. It was made of two thick…
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