Paul D. Miller (aka DJ Spooky) discussing his latest book The Imaginary App at the inaugural Gwarlingo Salon in Dublin, New Hampshire (Photo by Michelle Aldredge) On August 5, 2008 a new app called I Am Rich appeared in Apple's App Store. The app, [...]
The 1819 Edition of Grimm's Fairy Tales (Photo: Andreas Berthel © Stadt Kassel / Kulturamt) Murder. Infanticide. Mutilation. Incest. While true love intermittently raises its pretty head, Grimm's fairy tales are far darker than the Disneyfied versions so many of us know. [...]
(Photo taken in Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, DK. by Zephyrance via Flickr Commons) You're curious. Open-minded. Creative. You're an artist or arts lover who isn't afraid to be challenged. Gwarlingo, like the arts in general, is about seeing the world in a way we've never seen before. Whether it's [...]
I'll never forget the first time I saw James McNeill Whistler's Nocturne in Black and Gold. I was still in high school when I stumbled across the painting in an art history book and was immediately stunned. I had never seen night captured so perfectly in an artwork [...]
A big thanks to Virginia Prescott, Taylor Quimby, and Rebecca Lavoie Flynn for another fun visit to the NHPR studios. Today's on-air discussion covered everything from Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom, the Barnes Museum controversy, Japanese manhole cover designs, the Copenhagen Philharmonic's flashmob, and more. If you missed the segment you can [...]
On Thursday, June 21st, I'll be appearing on NHPR's Word of Mouth with host Virginia Prescott. We'll be discussing a number of arts-related topics, so I hope you'll tune in. The show runs from 12-1 p.m. EST; I'll be appearing in the 12:30-1:00 time slot. If you can't listen [...]
When I was a girl, I was fearless. I was always falling out of trees, off of speeding bicycles, into muddy creeks. Once, I was bitten by an angry goose. I was knocked on the head accidentally with a baseball. A rock. And a basketball. On one hot [...]
Virginia Prescott, Taylor Quimby, and Rebecca Lavoie at NHPR's Word of Mouth made my first live radio interview a blast. If only we had had more time to discuss those Japanese manhole covers, which are still flying around the "inter-web." If you missed today's show on New Hampshire Public [...]
Writer Nova Ren Suma has just published a new essay of mine over at "Distraction No. 99." Although the assigned topic was "inspiration," my piece covers a range of subjects, from library book censorship to the financial stresses of being an artist. But the central theme concerns the value [...]
My name is Michelle Aldredge. I am a writer, photographer, and the creator of Gwarlingo. Gwarlingo is an online community where artists and curious individuals can follow great visual art, music, film, performance, writing, and design, as well as discuss the rewards and challenges of the creative life. Its aim is [...]