by Jim Stitzel | Dec 12, 2006 | Writing
I’ve had a writing project on the back-burner for a while now. Essentially, I’ve been trying to write a fun little fantasy novel for my wife. A major part of this process, though, is in creating the world her story is set in, including the geographic...
by Jim Stitzel | Aug 21, 2006 | Writing
Once upon a time, I liked to draw. Actually, I still do. I’m just not very good at it, so I don’t draw very often anymore. I used to have two or three drawing tablets and a fistful of #2 pencils. I even used to have a drawing kit, complete with the...
by Jim Stitzel | Feb 28, 2006 | General
Purdue’s campus has quite a bit of sculpture on display. Most of it is pretty nice; it dresses the campus up very well, giving it a bit more character and personality. But I must admit – sculpture is one of those artistic mediums that I don’t fully...
by Jim Stitzel | Feb 16, 2006 | General
Y’know, I think I resent the implication in our culture today that an artistic man must be, at the very least, a closet homosexual. For whatever reason people can’t seem to grasp the notion that even the most masculine men can still be in touch with those...
by Jim Stitzel | Nov 21, 2005 | General
The Indianapolis Star announced this past Tuesday the installation of a new work of public art — an image of an open hand to be displayed at various locations around the city. The Indianapolis Museum of Art, in conjuction with the Arts Council of Indianapolis,...
