Leah Virsik » Artists http://leahvirsik.com Mixed-Media :: Painting :: Book Arts Sat, 21 Aug 2010 05:35:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Photographing houses and other things http://leahvirsik.com/index.php/2009/04/photographing-houses-and-other-things/ http://leahvirsik.com/index.php/2009/04/photographing-houses-and-other-things/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:42:47 +0000 Leah http://leahvirsik.com/blog/?p=104 We told Allison Tungseth we had 40 pigs on our mantle when it reality it turns we have 34 pigs with some elephants and cats thrown in. We were discussing the possibility of her photographing our house. We’ve met her before through Wendy and John, but this weekend Tom and I saw her deeply revealing photographs at her SFSU MFA Exhibition. I mentioned that our house is not quite ready to be photographed and she said many people tell her that. I imagine it’s a protective quality, I’d like to fix up the place, not expose too much of myself. Oh, well, the vulnerable parts, that’s what’s most interesting, now isn’t it?

Speaking of pigs, Tom sent me a great video on just the subject: A Wolf Loves Pig. Very cool!

We ended our San Francisco excursion Saturday with a trip to Kiss Seafood. What a treat. Our first time and we’ll definitely be back for their egg custard soup and other incredible Japanese delights.

Seth Godin’s blog makes my must-read list. This post inspired me today. I’m halfway through reading Chris Guillebeau’s article.

A painting at Nest on Fillmore this weekend caught my eye. Turns out it was created by Nicole Buffet. Ignorance is bliss. I had no idea who she was or who she might even be related to. But this piece definitely spoke to me.

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