A blog full of stories, stunningly good art, and other quotidian mysteries from the mind and hands of a Kansan named Bascom Hogue. I am sure you will like his art, red-work, and become regular follower of the Cottonwood Diner.
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".... Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;..."
I was not yet ten years of age when I witnessed my only brother's murder. ...
untitled, originally uploaded by Bascom Hogue.Why does God allow death? I don't know.
Thank you to Anita Yoder Kehr. She makes me feel better by saying wise things:
The writer of Psalm 90 has it right: The span of our days is fleeting. Each day that...
Here he is sleeping yesterday. This morning he got up and was not feeling well. Two hours later at the veterinarian's office he vomited blood and died. He had an advanced stage of cancer and bleeding in his insides. I loved him very much and I will...
Sock Monkey and Medusa, originally uploaded by Bascom Hogue.
I think that context and scale are important qualities for art. Sock Monkey is always ready to give perspective. You can see because of his perspective, Medusa has no effect on Sock Monkey.
