Shoestring Theory

Currently documenting the house that is eating our lives, we will return to regularly scheduled programming in a couple of more months

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A well deserved nod of appreciation

December 9th, 2008 No Comments

The ladytheorist commissioned this work from Don as a graduation gift for me (and yes, that is actually her neck and shoulders). My friend Don has been helping out at the house tons. Framing new walls, adding in some joist supports in the cellar, planning out the plumbing, and more to come, I’m sure. I […]

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Speed’s Place: A fabulous discovery in the Unmuseum

April 4th, 2008 No Comments

File under bizarre. We went to Cincinnati’s Contemporary Art Museum on March 22 (traveling for Easter weekend). On the top floor is the Unmuseum, a child themed, interactive display to entertain the kiddies (and the very young at heart, which happened to include our entire party). The gem of the Unmuseum was Speed’s Place, a […]

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Breaking into the local art scene

March 10th, 2008 1 Comment

Intensity by Brandon Parkinson. Saturday night, we all headed out to Henry’s Coffee Shop at 8th and New Hampshire here in Lawrence to see Brandon Parkinson’s first public exhibition of his artwork. Brandon is a very old friend. He works in a huge variety of formats, so you can’t really peg him as any particular […]

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