I’m sorry for how late this post is. I’ll blame it on jetlag.
This episode of WOA was brought to you by Fiat. I don’t know about you, but I’m getting mighty annoyed with all the product sponsorships on this show. And my ire is not necessarily with having an episode sponsor per se but with having the challenges be so product driven.
The motivations were different. Circumstances this year required a reevaluation of prior Thanksgiving traditions. And trips are different when you are going to see loved ones rather than a place. I mostly needed a change of scenery, and, in that sense, my trip succeeded. But I can’t shake the sense that the trip lacked something. It’s an unfamiliar feeling. Continue reading
Almost everyone says the same thing after a trip: it’s good to be home. I’m now on my flight back to San Francisco and started missing home about two days ago. Continue reading
Greetings from Prague! I have to tell you that I’ve rarely been colder, but I’m enjoying this beautiful and picturesque city. After a nice breakfast at my hotel, I set out to get in a museum this morning: The Czech Cubism Museum. Continue reading
On my first trip to Germany in 2006, I didn’t have the time to do a wine country trip. This time, I knew that I would have adequate time to visit at least one winery, which is what we did on Sunday. We traveled by train from Frankfurt to Geisenheim (about an hour) and then by taxi the remaining kilometers to the winery. Continue reading
I am now in my third full day in Frankfurt where I am visiting my dear friend, Jesse, and his boyfriend, Tim. The weather has been sunny and crisp. And Frankfurt has turned out to be much more quaint, and compact, than I anticipated. Continue reading
This week brought us our second team challenge. The eight remaining contestants were arranged in teams of two and charged with creating a large-scale piece of street art. The judging was respectable with another artist on the panel, which always makes me happy, and I found agreement this week with the judges’ decision regarding top and bottom. Continue reading
On Thursday, I’m off to Germany for a couple of weeks (with a side trip to Prague). I’m planning to do a few entries while I’m gone (including some video entries), so stay tuned for that. Since this is my first time blogging a trip, please be patient. Continue reading
This week the artists were challenged to create a piece inspired by a pretty broad source: a New York Times’ newspaper headline. The prize was $20,000 and the opportunity to have the winner’s piece on display at the NYT headquarters. Unlike the Entertainment Weekly challenge, no one from NYT appeared on the panel but I sensed their influence nonetheless. Continue reading
So far we’ve had two challenges that were fairly broad – do something related to motion and make a piece of Pop art – and two based on another piece of art work – the kitsch challenge and this week’s kid’s art challenge. Continue reading