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Topics: Boring Weather Talk, Meeting Will Smith, MySpace Graveyard, Great Vacations, Harrowing Tales of Dangerous Driving, Abandoned Amusement Parks, Autograph Seekers are Idiots, Toy Story 3 Review and Rush Documentary Rules Playlist: Defiance, Ohio, Dignan Porch, Red Collar, Rubik, The Gentle Guest Play Now: http://www.usedwigs.com/pod/podcast76.mp3 iTunes: Download, Listen and Subscribe Read the rest of this entry »
There are dozens of paintings hanging in our home but this is, by far, my favorite. A number of years ago, my wife (who actually does have strong drawing skills) set out to try her hand at painting. Like most burgeoning painters, she first attempted to paint a 3/4 portrait of a startled, topless, bald man with a goatee. To her dismay and my delight, the goatee resembled an unfortunate stain… thus the title.
In my classroom, the teacher vandalizes the students’ belongings.
Brooke Hoffman • The Philadelphia Examiner • June, 2010 Along with teaching middle school art and being a family man, Todd Marrone is an artist. He relates more to graphic or comic book artists, but still appreciates more traditionally known painters like Picasso. His work is very pop-culture based and is influenced by Keith Herring and John Burgerman. Marrone feels his artistic style helps create a connection between the art world and his students. It appeals to them and gives them a sense that they too can become artists. As a teacher, he has been very supportive of his students; recently he and a former student, now a senior in high school, have collaborated on a series of paintings that can be currently seen at MilkBoy, Bryn Mawr entitled the “Colabyrinth.” Another student, who is currently a sophomore at Drexel, started the Formation Skateboard Company and has worked with Marrone on about twelve different board designs. Read the rest of this entry »
Another day, another custom painted student acoustic guitar.
What’s black and white and ridden all over?
This month’s Socrates Café question: “How is one’s sense of self or identity determined?” Who are you? Who, who, who, who? Brooke Hoffman • The Philadelphia Examiner • June, 2010 Wanted: Willy Wonka is looking for his Charlie to lead philosophy/discussion group in coffee house setting once a month. Required skills include a love of art, new ideas, and an appreciation for stimulating conversation. Local artist, Todd Marrone has been organizing Socrates Cafe for about three years and is currently looking for a partner in crime to help lead discussions and meetings. The concept of this discussion series stems from the book of the same name by Christopher Phillips who was a professor of philosophy. Phillips had become disgruntled about the state of how philosophy was being taught; he felt academic students were trained to regurgitate old ideas instead of developing new concepts of thought. He decided to travel across the country holding “Socrates Cafes” where people could come together and hold discussions. He went everywhere including bingo halls and prisons. The conversation’s jumping point would be an abstract question and everyone in attendance was welcomed comment. Read the rest of this entry »
Fiction is stranger than truth.
Mr. Marrone, inexplicably adding unclassifiable creatures to middle school yearbooks since 1997. |
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