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A recent collaborative effort. I’m reasonably satisfied with it. 

New project

 

Primed my 1998 corolla for a sunset mural

AI Malaise

 I am so soooo sick of hearing about AI. I think AI is a bad thing, at best boring and lazy, at worst disastrous. In general, I think the 21st century is disappointing, but AI is repulsive. Somehow, I don’t think the AI revolution is going to mean more leisure time for me. 

Late summer 2023

 Finished August 2023 “Me and the Guys”

Midsummer 2023

 If you really want to know what’s going on in my life, check my Goodreads.

An unfinished life

 Lots of plates spinning, some finished, much unfinished. 

Food for thought

 I was aware of the crossbar theory. I mean, it seems practical and obvious that victims of crucifixion wouldn’t actually carry the whole cross and that the authorities wouldn’t dig up the post every time there was an execution when they could leave it in the ground as a constant reminder of the cost of transgression. I was unaware of the whole nailing laterally through the heel bit. Worth the read: Biblical archaeology review article on historical Roman crucifixion methods. Happy Lent.

Follow up question: Knowing that the crossbar was likely carried alone, does the imagery of Christ carrying the full cross continue to have merit outside of historicity, or should there be an emphasis on factual representations in the stations of the cross? My answer is to stick with the full cross. The personal meaning outweighs the necessity of accuracy. We are not changing minds here, people. The audience would be confused.