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Lichen (2026)
These photographs are of lichen found growing in abundance on some old fallen oak branches. Once photographed, they reminded me of bronchial cross-sections, or slices of brains—or giant oak trees, or aerial images of watery… Read more
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The Kick-About #167 | Fantastic Voyage
In our last Kick-About, Hermína Týrlová’s The Glass Marble set a cast of curious creatures in pursuit of a simple glass sphere. This week, our sights are set rather further away, with Fantastic Voyage opening… Read more
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Entomon (2026)
I was charmed by the character designs in Hermína Týrlová’s 1963 animation, The Glass Marble—prompt for The Kick-About No. 166—and got thinking about Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar by association: something about the reduction… Read more
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The Kick-About #166 | The Glass Marble
In our last Kick-About, Odilon Redon’s The Cyclops prompted all manner of responses to its one-eyed giant. This week, we turn to The Glass Marble by Hermína Týrlová, the Czech animator and pioneer of puppet… Read more
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Cyclops (2026)
When I think about ‘The Cyclops’, my mind goes immediately to Ray Harryhausen’s stop-motion monster in The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958). Maybe for this reason alone, I looked instead at the smallest example of a cyclops… Read more
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The Kick-About #165 | The Cyclops
In our last Kick-About, Alexander Calder’s Goldfish Bowl prompted responses to a small, self-contained world of wire, movement, and suspended forms. This week, we turn one eye to Odilon Redon’s The Cyclops. As always, the… Read more
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Lunarium (2026)
We grow Lunaria annua in our garden, commonly known as honesty. After flowering, the plant produces silicles: translucent, pearly seed pods that have inspired a host of evocative common names, including Judas’s Penny, Money-in-Both-Pockets, Penny… Read more
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The Kick-About #164 | Goldfish Bowl
In our last Kick-About, Maria Helena Vieira da Silva prompted responses to architectural abstractions and expansive, unfolding interiors. This week, our muse is Alexander Calder’s Goldfish Bowl, a miniature, self-contained world of wire, movement, and… Read more
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Untitled 1 & 2 (Vieira da Silva) (2026)
I love Vieira da Silva’s paintings—our muse for The Kick-About No.163—they have the quality of care-worn tapestries or bedcovers faded with use. Such rich surfaces and terrains. I got some 12″ x 12″ artist boards… Read more
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