Controlling the Uncontrollable: Potamophobia and the Writing Process
What was supposed to be a four-day weekend of editing my story, ended up being a basement flooding nightmare.
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"I write to discover what I know."
– Flannery O'Connor
Lavavoth
Jun 7, 20173 min read
Latest Photo Acquisitions: GIs, Bombed-Out German Cities & Panzers
After being haunted by the Brandstätten images in December, I decided to purchase original photographs of WWII bombed out German cities.
Lavavoth
Jun 6, 20173 min read
Transforming a Kriegsmarine Sailor into a Goth with an Aphrodisiacal Mensur Scar
As it frequently tends to happen with my art-making process, I tap into ethereal realms, channeling ghosts and unseen energy, reaching...
Lavavoth
Mar 27, 20173 min read
Avoiding “The Night Porter” Trap (and Website Updates)
Although Blind Love is an edgy and provocative illustrated novel full of “Nazi heartthrobs,” it is actually about the resistance movement.
Lavavoth
Dec 16, 20166 min read
“It Was Great Fun!”: Antique Photo Collection, Hitler Youth Haircut & the Unbearable Thousand-Year Reign of Fascism
I collect these things because they are directly tethered to an unspeakable past, and this helps me to psychically understand the history.
Lavavoth
Dec 15, 20164 min read
From Prussia (and Beyond) with Love: Searching for Hans's Face in the Portraits of Others Leads to Unexpected Photo Collection
Collecting these photos was a spiritual and aesthetic quest to get as close to Hans's doppelgänger as possible.
Lavavoth
Sep 26, 20109 min read
'Magic': The Window Fan and My Spirit Friend
To my horror and dismay, I noticed that the fan was no longer in the window.
Lavavoth
Aug 15, 20102 min read
He intoxicates her: A Love Story Inspired by the Psyche & Eros Myth
Cupid is a dark angel, and he also reminds me of a dark superhero. He wears his heart on his sleeve, just like the artist.
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