Open Figure Drawing in the Hudson Valley – date change
the most chill and fun figure drawing session in the hudson valley!
Open Figure Drawing
Happening this fall – date to be determined
The studio: 54 Elizabeth St, Red Hook, NY
$20
solar power
forbidden word project
image: golden buddha © Holly Troy 6.2026
from Whole Hearted Healing Center in Flagstaff, AZ
“It would have hosted a restaurant, walking paths and green space, and even metallic structures resembling flowers that would have collected solar power to generate energy for the park.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
solar energy
forbidden word project
image: crystal blue persuasion at whole hearted healing center © Holly Troy 6.2026
from Whole Hearted Healing Center in Flagstaff, AZ
“The logic is seductive: Launch the data centers into orbit, where solar energy is abundant and land, water and local power grids are no longer constraints.”
From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026
soil pollution
forbidden word project
image: buddha reflecting © Holly Troy 6.2026
from Whole Hearted Healing Center in Flagstaff, AZ
“Soil pollution is definitely something that the cardiologist should worry about.”
from — Münzel, T., Hahad, O., Daiber, A., & Landrigan, P. J. (2022). Soil and water pollution and human health: what should cardiologists worry about? Cardiovascular Research, 119(2), 440–449.
Deja Vu outta Control – more time tripping
Set the Controls for the Heart of Sharon Tate is a haunting mind trip through the carnival ride of obsession, fame, and objectification. A fanboy’s lifelong fixation on his one true love, Sharon Tate, brings him face-to-face with the horror and madness that drives a person to murder. Hilarious, twisted, terrifying, and tragic – Gary Lippman shatters cultural compulsion with celebrity by flipping the polarity of innocent infatuation to full-blown alienation and dehumanization. What a freak show!
Read Moresocioeconomic status
forbidden word project
image: canadian fire sky in new england © Holly Troy 7.2026
“Among the most interesting revelations in the data is the correlation between a baby’s name and the parents’ socioeconomic status.”
From “Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything” by Steven D. Levitt
Daughter Muse and Time Slipping (with Richard Butler)
image of Richard Butler from rbutlerstudio.com
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