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Named scribbles are a developmental stage of art, where meaning is verbalized following what initially may have seemed like random expressive mark making on the page. (If you want to nerd out about it, look up Lowenfeld) As a music project, Named Scribbles takes a similar approach but with songwriting - of initial expression, with meaning and order to follow. Demo up over on Bandcamp, link in bio

sounds from a former life, from one of the first songwriters I really loved, in my soon to be former home, wishing I had enough industry and diligence to have already finished packing

🎶 “we’re not robots, inside a grid”

Have been putting my creative energies elsewhere lately, but am remembering this night with @sarahgulishmusic and @racheldemarasensenig at @the.silver.age.hq as their next coffeehouse is coming up

🎶 “wash away the stuff that doesn’t come to life”

Fun House issue 33 featuring @cjcoward and @named_scribbles is out on our website thesilverage.com/funhouse. Audio interviews coming to The Silver Vault very shortly

Recap of @the.silver.age.hq November Coffeehouse show, such a lovely evening!

1. one of the many (slightly blurry) smiley moments during our set
2. excerpt from Moth to Flame - @sarahgulishmusic and @racheldemarasensenig killing it!
3. some doodles and named scribbles from our listeners
4. excerpt from our Wilco cover
5. delicious doughnuts!
6. @the.silver.age.hq
7. sidewalk chalk
8. our turn to shine on the timeline
9. @cjcoward - great to share the bill!
10. one more (less blurry, more serious) pic

Recap of @the.silver.age.hq November Coffeehouse show, such a lovely evening!

1. one of the many (slightly blurry) smiley moments during our set
2. excerpt from Moth to Flame - @sarahgulishmusic and @racheldemarasensenig killing it!
3. some doodles and named scribbles from our listeners
4. excerpt from our Wilco cover
5. delicious doughnuts!
6. @the.silver.age.hq
7. sidewalk chalk
8. our turn to shine on the timeline
9. @cjcoward - great to share the bill!
10. one more (less blurry, more serious) pic

Recap of @the.silver.age.hq November Coffeehouse show, such a lovely evening!

1. one of the many (slightly blurry) smiley moments during our set
2. excerpt from Moth to Flame - @sarahgulishmusic and @racheldemarasensenig killing it!
3. some doodles and named scribbles from our listeners
4. excerpt from our Wilco cover
5. delicious doughnuts!
6. @the.silver.age.hq
7. sidewalk chalk
8. our turn to shine on the timeline
9. @cjcoward - great to share the bill!
10. one more (less blurry, more serious) pic

Recap of @the.silver.age.hq November Coffeehouse show, such a lovely evening!

1. one of the many (slightly blurry) smiley moments during our set
2. excerpt from Moth to Flame - @sarahgulishmusic and @racheldemarasensenig killing it!
3. some doodles and named scribbles from our listeners
4. excerpt from our Wilco cover
5. delicious doughnuts!
6. @the.silver.age.hq
7. sidewalk chalk
8. our turn to shine on the timeline
9. @cjcoward - great to share the bill!
10. one more (less blurry, more serious) pic

Recap of @the.silver.age.hq November Coffeehouse show, such a lovely evening!

1. one of the many (slightly blurry) smiley moments during our set
2. excerpt from Moth to Flame - @sarahgulishmusic and @racheldemarasensenig killing it!
3. some doodles and named scribbles from our listeners
4. excerpt from our Wilco cover
5. delicious doughnuts!
6. @the.silver.age.hq
7. sidewalk chalk
8. our turn to shine on the timeline
9. @cjcoward - great to share the bill!
10. one more (less blurry, more serious) pic

Recap of @the.silver.age.hq November Coffeehouse show, such a lovely evening!

1. one of the many (slightly blurry) smiley moments during our set
2. excerpt from Moth to Flame - @sarahgulishmusic and @racheldemarasensenig killing it!
3. some doodles and named scribbles from our listeners
4. excerpt from our Wilco cover
5. delicious doughnuts!
6. @the.silver.age.hq
7. sidewalk chalk
8. our turn to shine on the timeline
9. @cjcoward - great to share the bill!
10. one more (less blurry, more serious) pic

Recap of @the.silver.age.hq November Coffeehouse show, such a lovely evening!

1. one of the many (slightly blurry) smiley moments during our set
2. excerpt from Moth to Flame - @sarahgulishmusic and @racheldemarasensenig killing it!
3. some doodles and named scribbles from our listeners
4. excerpt from our Wilco cover
5. delicious doughnuts!
6. @the.silver.age.hq
7. sidewalk chalk
8. our turn to shine on the timeline
9. @cjcoward - great to share the bill!
10. one more (less blurry, more serious) pic

Recap of @the.silver.age.hq November Coffeehouse show, such a lovely evening!

1. one of the many (slightly blurry) smiley moments during our set
2. excerpt from Moth to Flame - @sarahgulishmusic and @racheldemarasensenig killing it!
3. some doodles and named scribbles from our listeners
4. excerpt from our Wilco cover
5. delicious doughnuts!
6. @the.silver.age.hq
7. sidewalk chalk
8. our turn to shine on the timeline
9. @cjcoward - great to share the bill!
10. one more (less blurry, more serious) pic

Recap of @the.silver.age.hq November Coffeehouse show, such a lovely evening!

1. one of the many (slightly blurry) smiley moments during our set
2. excerpt from Moth to Flame - @sarahgulishmusic and @racheldemarasensenig killing it!
3. some doodles and named scribbles from our listeners
4. excerpt from our Wilco cover
5. delicious doughnuts!
6. @the.silver.age.hq
7. sidewalk chalk
8. our turn to shine on the timeline
9. @cjcoward - great to share the bill!
10. one more (less blurry, more serious) pic

Recap of @the.silver.age.hq November Coffeehouse show, such a lovely evening!

1. one of the many (slightly blurry) smiley moments during our set
2. excerpt from Moth to Flame - @sarahgulishmusic and @racheldemarasensenig killing it!
3. some doodles and named scribbles from our listeners
4. excerpt from our Wilco cover
5. delicious doughnuts!
6. @the.silver.age.hq
7. sidewalk chalk
8. our turn to shine on the timeline
9. @cjcoward - great to share the bill!
10. one more (less blurry, more serious) pic

Coffeehouse: November 5th with @cjcoward and @named_scribbles. Doors at 7. Music at 8. Coffee, tea, cookies, donuts. $10 recommended donation. DM for address. Bring your own mug!

Next Saturday! @named_scribbles (with guest musicians @shuttertostandstill @racheldemarasensenig) will be at @roxyunkporchfest at the Gates Street block party! It’s gonna be a full day with a great roster of music, food, games, fire, and ice cream. Come on through!

Here’s an original from our set at yesterday’s LO-FI Lunch. Always so grateful to share the stage with friends! Thank you to @sarahgulishmusic @racheldemarasensenig and @bequietmikeissleeping for the beautiful layers you added to my songs 🎶🥁🎤🎹🎻

getting ready for LO-FI Lunch! It’s coming up this Sunday 9/7, and these lovely friends @racheldemarasensenig and @sarahgulishmusic will be joining me along with @bequietmikeissleeping

getting ready for LO-FI Lunch! It’s coming up this Sunday 9/7, and these lovely friends @racheldemarasensenig and @sarahgulishmusic will be joining me along with @bequietmikeissleeping

PRECISION. If you’ve ever carved and printed your own linoleum blocks you might relate to the pressure for perfectionism. You’ve got to plan your design in reverse, and then each piece you carve is removed and swept away for good. It’s a reductive process. No eraser or covering over like in some other 2D mediums. No command/ctrl+Z like in digital creating. There’s much more flexibility and variety in how you choose to ink it, though you’ll know when you hear that distinct sound of the brayer in the perfect amount of ink. Ultimately, seeing the handmade process in the finished product is a big part of the appeal and charm. And in the age of mindless AI “art” being churned out, UArts (RIP) got it, with their tagline of “advancing human creativity”