The free online series is better than most mainstream titles
This week I shall explore arguably the most underappreciated medium of modern gaming: free online games. If you don’t know, there are literally thousands of simple games available for free. All they take is a Google search. For free online games, I recommend ArmorGames.com. Funnily enough, game developers have managed to swindle people into paying to have them on their smart phones (guilty). Example: the casual gaming phenomenon known Angry Birds, which to date has grossed over $1 billion in games and merchandise, is a simple palette swap of any of the hundreds of tower destruction-type games that are available online for free and had been for years before Angry Birds was first released. So, with that in mind, let’s talk about my …
See her work in building 10, studio 1009 at Lorton's Workhouse Arts Center
It’s not just Susan Tilt’s infectious laugh that creates an aura of happiness in her studio. The former Navy wife turned mixed media artist creates colorful fiber and oil paintings full of vibrancy, whimsy - and the Holy Spirit. “I’m not the only one to say this, but sometimes I don’t think that I work alone,” said Susan. “You can call it anything you want, but there is something there that is beyond me. There’s a Holy Spirit thing going on. I can get so lost in my work that sometimes I return to it and think ‘I don’t quite remember doing it that way.’ And that’s a wonderful thing.” Susan’s contemporary liturgical fiber art (also called “textile art”) is mostly commissioned as vestments for local churches. But it didn’t start out that way…
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Ellie Warren
10:26 am on Saturday, August 13, 2011
Susan is Susie to me because we grew up in the same house. She is my "big" sister who was almost two-and -a-half years old when I was born. We both gained a love of color and texture due in part to the fact that our mother sewed most of our clothing while we were growing up, giving much consideration to pattern and fabric choices. My sister has always inspired me, and I give her a lot of credit … more ›