Two Drawings by Jae-Uk Hwang
posted by Horace Jeffery Hodges @ 9:14 AM
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Gypsy Scholar
Brainstorming about history, politics, literature, religion, and other topics from a 'gypsy' scholar on a wagon hitched to a star.
Saturday, February 10, 2018
About Me
- Name: Horace Jeffery Hodges
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
I am a retired professor. I last taught at Ewha Womans University, mostly composition, research writing, and cultural issues, but also the occasional graduate seminar on Gnosticism and Johannine theology and the occasional undergraduate course on European history. My doctorate is in history (U.C. Berkeley), with emphasis on religion and science. My thesis is on John's gospel and Gnosticism. I'm also an award-winning writer, and I recommend my novella, The Bottomless Bottle of Beer, to anyone interested. I'm originally from the Arkansas Ozarks, but my academic career -- funded through doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships (e.g., Fulbright, Naumann, Lady Davis) -- has taken me through Texas, California, Switzerland, Germany, Australia, and Israel and has landed me in Seoul, South Korea. I've also traveled to Mexico, visited much of Europe, including Moscow, and touched down briefly in a few East Asian countries. Hence: "Gypsy Scholar."
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6 Comments:
They're great! I love minimalism.
I also think these could be made into lovely neon signs if you were able to find a bespoke sign-maker. (But would you add "OPEN" and "CLOSED" to the image...?)
"Open" and "Closed"? What context?
Jeffery Hodges
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Many neon signs that hang in windows are usually for establishments like bars or restaurants, so they're often created to display "OPEN" and "CLOSED" as a message to passersby. Obviously, those words aren't necessary for neon signs in residences, but they might add a touch of whimsy all the same.
My kids come in about the time I get up, so we need just one sign: "Always Open!"
Jeffery Hodges
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Well, there you go!
Or we could just leave the "OPEN" sign on all the time . . .
Jeffery Hodges
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