Dialogic

What feels worse than unrequited love? Being slighted by your beloved. At least the persona of the poems seems to think so in this cycle of sonnets. Still, he finds a way to forgive his beloved and to justify their actions. One reason I have chosen to read these sonnets, is because they require careful study to figure out what they mean. That is exactly what we need to learn to do with all of the...

This series of sonnets describes something about how the mind works. This meditation on memory in part explains mental illness. The mental impressions of pain are self reinforcing. The only thing that successfully combats that cycle of agony is a counterpart of attraction, the transformative power of love. Love is the cure for depression, the recompense for mental suffering. The persona of Shakesp...

Shakespeare was a marketer. What can I say? He knew how to get the reader to pay attention.  One of his best tools: the metaphor. In this group of sonnets, I delve into the mechanics of metaphoricity.  What makes a metaphor work?  How does Shakespeare use negation in metaphors to amplify the hyperbole effect?  In these sonnets, Shakespeare uses the following metaphors: the sentimental poet and the...

I want to change the conversation. I'm tired of all of the fighting about things that are out of our control. I want to invite you to have a listen to some sonnets, for the sake of something different.  Even after studying only the first 20 sonnets, there is a noticeable difference in how I read the plays. The sonnets are tightly condensed and require solving like a riddle. The focus it takes...

Was Shakespeare Gay? Who knows, but his poetry sure as heck is. It's uber gay in the best of ways. Was Shakespeare Trans? That is a bit of a reach, but the best way to describe his writing is, as the best writing always is, polyamorous. Has there ever been a more well rounded expression of all of human experience? None that I know of, which is why I chose the Bard as my model. In this podcast, I t...

I'm going through the Sonnets methodically, and sharing my thoughts with you as I go. I absolutely love Shakespeare's plays, and this is the first time I'm really studying the sonnets as a whole. The first thing right out of the gate that is surprising is how pro life Shakespeare's narrator is. The persona of the poems, the voice speaking, considers not having children a crime.  Is this a kin...

In this podcast, I look at the first four sonnets in Shakespeare's collection.  I begin by talking about how Chad and JT were riffing about Shakespeare on their latest podcast episode. Shoutout to Joe Marresse for his cool ass reading of Hamlet's monologue. I'm digging into the sonnets because they are a perfect form for social media. Each sonnet is about a minute to read it, so it is perfect...

Learning about the people who live and work in Seaside is at the core of the Facing Seaside project.

Continuing the Facing Seaside project, learning film, and talking about the elements of composition in photography.

The camera is only one small part of what makes photography great. It’s also critical to make prints. Making prints is more than a way to deliver the final product, it is an integral part of the process. When you understand your printmaking process it changes your shooting process, too. We are going to be doing portraits and making Cyanotype prints from those photos at the Weston Collective this S...

Getting organized is key to executing successful content marketing plans. Break your year into quarters and set some concrete goals. Outlining your content calendar will give your work direction and clarity of purpose.

In this episode, I discuss three upcoming art projects! Enjoy!

I sat down with Nadzeya Stokes to talk about being Belarusian, the importance of bodily awareness, the chiropractic arts, and art in relation to the unconscious.

In this episode, I describe a photographic project I started during the shutdown at the start of the pandemic.

New Year’s is a great time to get back to the fundamentals! Enjoy this rant about what matters most. Priorities!

Hip-Hop, the mystery of voice, and more!

Things continue to get more interesting at the Weston Collective. Film and digital are merging through multimedia experiments. Today, I discuss some of the differences and similarities between film and digital photography. I also sketch out the carbon printing process and explain why it is important and relevant. I also began my Taco Taste Test Tour and I describe my experience at Mi Tierra Mercad...

A satisfying rant on creative choice, authorship and collaboration.

If you are not entirely sure of the one photograph or idea you create during a creative session, then you didn’t make one. When you get the shot, you know it. If you don’t know what you did, you didn’t. It’s that simple. You either know your shit or you don’t have shit.

Being a part of the solution is where the good energy can be found. Find me in this episode on the road waxing about the Bay.

Some places are too beautiful to believe. Yesterday I visited one such setting and I ranted about it and my love for the region. Enjoy!

Working with Zach Weston is rad. If I were an art collector, I would be buying everything the Weston’s release. Amazing to be collaborating with an artist I genuinely enjoy. Check out Zack’s latest print of the month: https://www.kimweston.com/zcw-portfolio/sacrifice

Honesty is underrated and other rants!

War by the Shore was lit!

A trip to the Weston Collective turns into an automotive adventure.