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How quilters utilize non-quilting gizmos to make their art.
Introducing Kendall Kessler, artist.
Walk with the elephants. On the video, use the directional compass in the upper left hand corner to move right and left 360 degrees. (I got myself into trouble when I tried to go up and down.)
Gorgeous tree photographs.
The history of rock, if you could get your history from Facebook.
Needle felted creations.
The American Quilter’s Society has issued a challenge for 2019.
Kelsey Montague painted five murals near me. I feel a road trip coming on.
A beautiful article on the loss of Mary Oliver.
Do you feel like you’re wasting time on social media? Here’s how to make it worth your while.
Small ways to improve the quality of your life.
Creatives, need a break from your work?

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A History of Rock in 15 minutes: 348 rockstars, 84 guitarists, 64 songs, 44 drummers, 1 mashup

Today’s beautiful thing is a brilliantly-done mashup offering up a (partial) history of rock and roll music. The brainchild of Ithaca Audio, the video uses an invented (and inventive) Facebook feed to tell the story.

Of course, we could argue endlessly about the inclusion – and exclusion – of certain songs and artists, but it’s a very tidy and intriguing package as is. Here’s the filmmakers’ very thoughtful response to viewers’ comments about the songs included:

To read the rest of the article and view the video, click here.