Vintage Schwinn bikes
my vintage cherry red Schwinn Traveler ($175 from the bike library) is my constant companion in iowa city. what a delight it is to move the body
Lean into your favorite pattern
I’ve been really into stripes lately and have been leaning alllll the way into them when I shop & dress, to the point where a new Iowa friend recently told me “you know, I really associate you with stripes.” Get into it! Be knowable!
The Shape of Content by Ben Shahn
my favorite book about writing isn’t a book about writing at all; Ben Shahn’s lectures on artmaking have been my creative companion for many years. i reference the final chapter, The Education of an Artist, so frequently that i’ve had to tape the binding of my copy back together page by page. revisiting him always knocks the dust loose. “for whom does one paint?”
Threeks
A major point of contention between @Paloma and me in childhood was whose turn it was to use the coveted “threek,” a perfectly-weighted three-tined fork of unknown origin. Like many contested childhood objects, the threek “mysteriously disappeared” one day, may it rest in peace. But I’m an adult now, and can choose to populate my silverware drawer with as many threeks as i can afford (four).
