Tree Knots explained...

My boy Daniel wanted to know where the

KNOTS in our kindling came from - so i

explained it to him...in an illustration!

Right to left for my Jewish, Japanese and Chinese friends!

(Drawn with a cool PILOT Plumix pen!)

Nun seen on Van Buren and 2nd...

Sketched (from under) St. John's Bell Tower -

a distant nun or monk shape on a pole in Eugene,

on the corner of 2nd and Van Buren!?

(No, it's not Madonna on a piece of toast, but maybe

they're 'thwarting in prayer' (a paradox? and oxymoron?)

the goddess of Ninkasi!)

'Repentant Prayer is ALWAYS answered!'

illustrationISM's TOP TEN ALBUMS of 2010

I thought i'd list my TOP TEN ALBUMS of 2010:

1. John Legend and The Roots - Wake Up!

2. Lost Dogs - Old Angel.

3. Black Dub.

4. Mikaela Jaquette - Homeward Bound EP2.

5. Tom Jones - Praise & Blame. (Yes...Tom Jones,

but starting the album out with Bob Dylan's

'What Good Am I?', i liked it immediately).

6. Robert Plant (& Buddy Miller!) - Band of Joy.

7. The Choir - Burning Like The Midnight Sun.

8. David Byrne & Fatboy Slim - Here Lies Love.

(Because Imelda Marcos was on the cover, the concept of

the album and all the girl singers on the album)

9. The Alarm - Direct Action. (by faith i know it's

great - i haven't heard it REALLY! Borders

doesn't specialize in Imports and Singles anymore! 'raspberry')

10. Chopin: Piano Concertos #'s 1 & 2 - Polish Festival

Orchestra - Pianist Krystian Zimerman (it's an old album

BUT i heard it for the first time, on KWAX, and was captivated

by it!)