⚒️ Blacksmiths

• 📜Articles | American topics for History.com

  My American coverage for History.com encompasses a fascinating array of significant events and influential figures.

• 🏠Portfolio | Real Estate

  Here's a glimpse of my latest project, a fully-realized logo and branding for a startup real estate services company. "Our vision was to create a unique identity that speaks to modern homebuyers and sellers."

• ⚽If you want a masterpiece, the artist has to screw up

  Brian Phillips explores the intricate relationship between human error, storytelling, and the aesthetics of soccer, reflecting on the infamous "Hand of God" goal.

• 📚Open Air Library, Magdeburg, Germany

  A thoughtful architectural innovation transforms an unused space into a vibrant community library.

• 🎨City, by Tony Fitzpatrick

  Explore the vibrant and intricate world of Tony Fitzpatrick, a Chicago-based artist whose evocative works combine humor and heartbreak.

• 📚There are no televisions here

  In an exploration of Paju Book City, Edwin Heathcole captures the tension between the fantastical vision of a city dedicated to literature and its stark physical surroundings.

• 🔨Tools = possibilities

  Quoting Kevin Kelly.

• 🎭Parking is such sweet sorrow

  A thought-provoking examination of how infrastructure shapes cultural expectations, particularly in the case of Disney Hall and its parking garage's financial burdens.

• 🏺Why loot when you can fake?

  A fascinating shift in the antiques market is explored, highlighting how eBay's influence changed looting dynamics.

• 🥈They also ran

  Canadian photographer Sandy Nicholson documents the competitors who are forgotten about and under-celebrated — the second-place finishers.

• 🏞️The noisy, crowded past

  Reflecting on the contrasts of solitude and noise throughout human history, Alan Jacobs looks into the complexities of personal space.

• 🏡Try me

  An exploration of the Amish perspective on material culture and technological change, highlighting their unique approach to consumption.

• 🌾Between common and professional

  An insightful exploration of the interplay between tradition and innovation in the shaping of North America's landscape by early European settlers.

• 🎨No. 8 Rue Franklin, Nantes, France

  A reflection on the juxtaposition of beauty and vandalism in Nantes' architectural landscape.

• ⚒️Blacksmith demonstration

  I appreciate the tension between violence and artful precision in this photograph.

• 🔥“Blacksmith Shop”, by Czeslaw Milosz

  A reflection on how childhood can connect us to our life's callings, as illustrated in Czeslaw Milosz's evocative poem, "Blacksmith Shop."

• ⛑️Sandbag challenge

  Researchers examined how professional engineers outperformed volunteers in building effective sandbag dikes, highlighting the importance of expertise in flood prevention.

• 🎶Mix CD | Here Is a Good One

  A captivating mix of hip-hop, indie pop, and eclectic sound clips, inspired by an old advertising card for a roll-top oak desk.