Does anyone hear bells ringing?

"Achill Island Cowherd"
digital collage by Mick Mather
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"... all the really great ideas I ever had
came to me while I was milking a cow ..."
- Grant Wood

You can't miss it -

"The Hand-drawn Map"
digital drawing & collage by Mick Mather

"... the map is not the territory ..."
- Alfred Korzybski

Star light, star bright -

"Mapping the Stars"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... days continue to pass,
stars continue to shine;
why do I have tears
in my eyes today
when she was never mine ..."
- Unknown

Analog locative technology -

"Ritual Patterns of Spring"
digital collage by Mick Mather

Today's post sat around for a while as I considered how I might finish it. As regulars have already realized, I'm afflicted with "Spring Fever" and my thoughts revolve around expressions of renewal and hope for my favorite season. While doing research on locative media projects that involve more new technology than I have a budget for, I regressed to an old analog solution. Laying a dress pattern over a mapped grid seemed to work nicely here ... evidently the ladies agree, they're already walking the route!