Jon L. Travis's Blog (2)

Over the last several years in small communites all over New Hampshire, artists' studio tours have become all the rage. Usually timed to coincide with the holiday gift buying season, these tours give towns a chance to show off their artists and their artists a chance to show off their wares. The idea is the group of artists pool some resources, print up some maps, do a little P.R. hang a numbered sign on their home or studio on the day of the tour and Viola! A fleet of Massachussets license… Continue

... does't mean there ISN'T a CSI investigating you.



Since the right wing declared "culture war" (read that as a war on culture) many of us artistic liberal types have felt slightly at odds with some mainstream culture. Particularly that barometer of public rage, the TV cop show.

As people, who because of the nature of their work tend to lead independent, slightly isolated lives it is easy to pick up the "outsider" tag as an artist. In the past this was viewed somewhat… Continue