VisuaLingual Home Sneak Peek: Part 2

As promised, here is the second installment of what you might call “cool crap in our home” — things with which we live, which have also appeared on this humble blog over the past three years. Our Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati apartment is filled with treasures we’ve collected over the past decade, including tons of work by [...]

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Elsewhere

Harper……Hermes……..Hallelujah!: Cincinnati Modern shares vintages photos of the Charley Harper house, plus info about Rudy Hermes, the architect. Atelier 2011: “The goal of the atelier is to provide a schematic design for the historic church on Race St.and 15th in Over-the-Rhine.” Garden Goodies from Etsy: more seed bomb love! Coney Island Boardwalk 8 Lease Deal [...]

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Map Art by Shannon Rankin

Shannon Rankin lives in Rangeley, ME and creates collages, drawings and installations using cut and folded maps. The results might resemble a quilt, a Fibonacci sequence, an anatomical drawing, or a map of an imaginary location.

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New Over-the-Rhine Paintings by Alan Grizzell

I first came across the work of Alan Grizzell a couple of years ago. Like us, he lives and practices in Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati and, in fact, his subjects include some of the same exact neighborhood buildings that inspire our own work. His new paintings are darker and moodier than before, and I’m completely smitten by [...]

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Mosstika Urban Greenery

You don’t have to be a fan of street art to appreciate this… The Hungarian artists Edina Tokodi and Jozsef Valyi-Toth are Mosstika Urban Greenery, a Brooklyn-based collaborative that installs bits of moss graffiti in urban settings. I wonder how long these installations last.

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House: A Community Project by Tony Becker

The exhibit House is the result of a long-term community project by artist Tony Becker working with children and adults, and together investigating the myriad meanings of the word “house” by embellishing paper houses. The simple paper structure became a container for each maker’s imagination. The work is on display at the Prairie Gallery in [...]

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Elsewhere

Fish Out of Water: City Kin on the changes in Over-the-Rhine. The Daily Pothole: the NYC DOT enhances its accountability and transparency with a frequently updated blog detailing its pothole-filling efforts. Where Did the Korean Greengrocers Go?: deep questions about the disappearance of a common NYC amenity. Matchmaking for Farmers: in the ritzy suburbs, bringing [...]

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Smitty’s: Coming Soon

Good news for Cincinnati-based lovers of vernacular typography, seekers of fashion jeans and dress slacks, and connoisseurs of check-cashing services — after a fire almost a year ago, Smitty’s is reopening on the Northwest corner of 15th and Vine Sts. in Over-the-Rhine, just up the street from its previous location.

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The Metropolitan Building by Weston & Ellington

I took very few photos on my latest trip to Detroit. I don’t do ruin porn, so I forced myself to be selective about what I photographed, limiting myself to only one abandoned building. Designed by Weston & Ellington and built in 1925, the Metropolitan Building stands proudly on John R St. in downtown Detroit [...]

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Greenwich Locksmiths’ Insane New Façade

New York City’s own Greenwich Locksmiths, in business since 1968, recently transformed their façade, and the results are unbelievable! The new façade features intricate patterns made out of thousands upon thousands of keys, and even a locksmith throne. It’s crazy but informative!

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