Thursday, March 3, 2011

Cultural Debris by Jeffrey Richard Varnado

My bookstore (where I have been now for more than two decades) is a literal archive of "cultural debris". Located in Northeast Texas, it houses an enormous collection of books, videotapes, audio cassettes, record albums (vinyl LPs) from the past 50+ years. A friend and fellow artist- Chivas Clem- has taken extensive digital photographs of the "cultural debris" contents which is archived here, a very diverse accumulation...

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Survival in Interesting Times

Everyone in the current economic climate (excpet for the super rich) seems to be "just getting by". Events in the Middle East (the Libyan situation, etc.) are a prelude to further economic challenges. Predictions for gasoline prices this summer to reach $5-6 per gallon...