{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Paul DeFazio","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/PaulDeFazio","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1883546","username":"PaulDeFazio","bio":"Legally blind artist and architect currently based in Boston. Kind of a sketchbook... you can follow along if you want :-) \n\n[Profile ID: an image of a yellow and red moon in a night sky over someone having a fitful dream.]","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":5,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2026/21/1883546.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"92705328","content_html":"<p>Months after listening I am still thinking about <a href=\"https://shows.acast.com/scaffold/episodes/kenneth-frampton\">this interview with Kenneth Frampton</a>. I’ve never heard him mention disability, but I think like it contains all the pieces needed to move from an architecture that merely comes from blindness to a politicized blind architecture.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/06/22/months-after-listening-i-am.html","date_published":"2026-06-23T02:59:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"02:59","date_timestamp":1782183590,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92704443","content_html":"<p>This week’s <a href=\"https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O6vmsZJV7nMNhtJUkPtbscqcvWm7UVcbZF9AJ7DZaiI/edit?usp=sharing\">notes </a>on the conceptual framwork for the house</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/06/22/this-weeks-notes-on-the.html","date_published":"2026-06-23T02:34:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"02:34","date_timestamp":1782182072,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92701851","content_html":"<p>Charlotte’s two drawings for a house at Perkins. Still some guts and service missing and some changes coming but we are very feeling a lot of excitement and momentum, which is great. So appreciate her as a collaborator  :-)</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F062226-plan-1.png\" width=\"463\" height=\"600\" alt=\"A floor plan of the house at Perkins. It has a straight interior hallway that leads past a guest bedroom, studio, kitchen, living space, and bathroom. Throughout the house are different types of windows that filter light and sound. \" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F062226-diagram.png\" width=\"463\" height=\"600\" alt=\"A diagram overlaid on the plan showing the sound of the dam and the sun. \" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/06/22/charlottes-two-drawings-for-a.html","date_published":"2026-06-23T01:24:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"01:24","date_timestamp":1782177845,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92620382","content_html":"<p>Two exterior wall sections for a house near Perkins</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Ftest4.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"268\" alt=\"Two wall sections. Not sure how to describe them, maybe this descriptoin of the overall house will help: To design the house, we created the following “kit-of-parts.” It may be useful to think of the house in two categories of elements: First, the normal enclosure, which keep a New England house warm, dry, airtight, and durable. And second are what can broadly be called “sensory aperture elements” or things that selectively let in sound, filtered light, vibration, weather information, and external presence. These apertures effectively produce a “listening house” which can be tuned by the inhabitant. \" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/06/21/two-exterior-wall-sections-for.html","date_published":"2026-06-21T22:18:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-21 22:18","date_timestamp":1782080304,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92606797","content_html":"<p>Quick diagram of metric (top) vs. imperial (bottom) standard architectural scales. Was interested in understanding how these scales are determined in order to develop an architectural scale set for tactile plans, which in my experience need to be much bigger to be legible with the same level of detail.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Ftest8.jpg\" width=\"517\" height=\"600\" alt='Two white rendered chairs are being scaled down in metric and imperial units, showing the different stopping points these \"standard\" scales use. ' loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/06/21/quick-diagram-of-metric-top.html","date_published":"2026-06-21T15:06:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-21 15:06","date_timestamp":1782054378,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92457104","content_html":"<p>Old drawing from 2016, and some <a href=\"https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kc1Z1MVtHZkOL4FOGp6mN1TNJV9zjhyKz3cHnFxbmGE/edit?usp=sharing\">notes on it</a></p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fbirdtown.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"460\" alt=\"This is an old drawing I did called &quot;Bird Town&quot; which is basicallly a chaotic town with a lot of birds. For your sanity and mine I'm not going to describe all of it. It's a very complex image. But suffice to say, it is a very compplicated image with a lot of birds doing a lot of different things. \" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fbirdtown-detail-1.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Detail from the image which depicts a bird and a balloon and lots of lines that are hard to understand. They read kind of like marks on a page more than drawings of anything in particular when you are this zoomed in\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fbirdtown-detail-2.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"299\" alt=\"This is another detail shot and shows some of the birds on the ground\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/06/18/old-drawing-from-and-some.html","date_published":"2026-06-18T21:28:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-18 21:28","date_timestamp":1781818122,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92397181","content_html":"<p>And then also connecting to artists like SOPHIE, (if you’re not familiar, a trans artist who used a synthetic hyper edited voice with great expressive range.) <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdLvp630plc\">Link1</a>, <a href=\"https://music.apple.com/ua/music-video/its-okay-to-cry/1373190602\">Link2</a>, <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ6ppVyWgCI\">Link3 </a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/06/17/and-then-also-connecting-to.html","date_published":"2026-06-18T00:21:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-18 00:21","date_timestamp":1781742095,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92396869","content_html":"<p>I’m still so obsessed with the synthetic speech and gregorian chant in Toshi Ishiyanagi’s <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L5Ek8Ea2wg\">Music for Living Space</a>, and its implications for the artful use of screen readers and synthetic speech.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/06/17/im-still-so-obsessed-with.html","date_published":"2026-06-18T00:16:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-18 00:16","date_timestamp":1781741775,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92286969","content_html":"<p>A list of a few things that I’ve been interested in recently.</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Met Marco Salsiccia and found his BlindSVG generator and lots of other cool materials on <a href=\"https://marconius.com/\">his website</a>\n</li>\n<li>Andrew Stone showed me KnowHow Shop’s ceramics studio for the blind ceramicist Don Katz, which used 1:1 prototypes of construction details as the...</li>\n</ul> <a href=\"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/06/16/a-list-of-a-few.html\">pauldefazio.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/06/16/a-list-of-a-few.html","date_published":"2026-06-16T13:35:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-16 13:35","date_timestamp":1781616910,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92254837","content_html":"<p>Origami sailboat from a blindfolded origami workshop. My table neighbor said the backside of the paper felt shiny. To me it also felt waxy, like there was sealant on the boat, vs the rough papery sails.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-5636.jpg\" width=\"485\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Four fingers touching a paper origami sailboat made with origami paper that has a red glossy coating on one side and nothing on the other, creating very different textures between the front and back. \" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/06/15/origami-sailboat-from-a-blindfolded.html","date_published":"2026-06-16T00:29:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-16 00:29","date_timestamp":1781569762,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92017102","content_html":"<p>Bead architecture plan</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F5727ddb0d5.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"A tactile board with black pegs, featuring red and yellow pieces arranged in an architectural plan \" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/06/11/bead-architecture-plan.html","date_published":"2026-06-12T03:38:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 03:38","date_timestamp":1781235483,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92008318","content_html":"<p>First totally blind isometric drawing</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimage.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"A geometric drawing on brown paper depicts a 3D cube outline formed by intersecting straight lines. It is drawn on a sensational blackboard \" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/06/11/first-totally-blind-isometric-drawing.html","date_published":"2026-06-11T23:33:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-11 23:33","date_timestamp":1781220809,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91834967","content_html":"<p>Page from Andrea Deplazes</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F370464b85b.jpg\" width=\"488\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/06/09/page-from-andrea-deplazes.html","date_published":"2026-06-09T14:59:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-09 14:59","date_timestamp":1781017172,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91797616","content_html":"<p>As a blind designer, I don’t always feel that there is a clear and direct relationship between tools that provide blind access to design (i.e. tactile drawing) and better buidling for blind people. I wrong about negotiating that in this <a href=\"https://docs.google.com/document/d/15cK2hSlV5uyKDIbJEDIdLdIH6beTdUjyiqvvm0xWJbs/edit?usp=sharing\">journal entry</a>.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/06/08/as-a-blind-designer-i.html","date_published":"2026-06-09T00:57:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-09 00:57","date_timestamp":1780966639,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91755597","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/bradleyandroos\">@bradleyandroos</a> :-)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/PaulDeFazio/91755597","date_published":"2026-06-08T13:35:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-08 13:35","date_timestamp":1780925720,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91734418","content_html":"<p>Roof structure at the Menil Collection</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-1665.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"A modern art gallery features minimalist architecture with high ceilings and a walkway leading to a large window, where a person sits on a couch in the foreground. The buidling is the Menil Collection main building by Renzo Piano. \" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/06/07/roof-structure-at-the-menil.html","date_published":"2026-06-08T03:31:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-08 03:31","date_timestamp":1780889512,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91733994","content_html":"<p>With value + detail</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fwindow3.jpg\" width=\"376\" height=\"600\" alt=\"A window with a curve frame. This time light is passing through the frame, represented by a 5 step value scale\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fdetail2.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"406\" alt=\"A detail of the same drawing, showing the stepping of the value scale more closely\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/06/07/with-value-detail.html","date_published":"2026-06-08T03:11:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-08 03:11","date_timestamp":1780888273,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91726408","content_html":"<p>+Photo of the sundial I took at Jantar Mantar a few years ago</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F8a457843f5.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" alt=\"A large, weathered pillar is surrounded by a series of evenly spaced radial beams in a circular architectural structure. The structure is made of stone. \" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/06/07/photo-of-the-sundial-i.html","date_published":"2026-06-07T23:20:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-07 23:20","date_timestamp":1780874418,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91726090","content_html":"<p>Diagram of two beams of light at different angles bouncing on a semi-reflective surface, and a drawing of a window behind a cylindrical fanning screen</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Flightlossdiagram.jpg\" width=\"590\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Two beams of light bouncing off of a semi-reflective surface. They are at two angles so the one that bounces less is losing less brightness and the one that is bouncing more is losing brightness more quickly.\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fwindowfolly2.jpg\" width=\"376\" height=\"600\" alt=\"A window with a screen in front of it. The screen is a half-cylinder shape and all the pieces are fanning out in front of the window. You can see some light peeking through the screen. \" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/06/07/diagram-of-two-beams-of.html","date_published":"2026-06-07T23:10:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-07 23:10","date_timestamp":1780873800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91619596","content_html":"<p>Thinking about two quotes on color today. The first is from Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon. The second is from Matisse. Both demonstrate ways of talking about color through taste, temperature, and touch.</p>\n<p>“And talking about dark! You think dark is just one color, but it ain’t. There’re five or six kinds of...</p> <a href=\"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/06/05/thinking-about-two-quotes-on.html\">pauldefazio.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/06/05/thinking-about-two-quotes-on.html","date_published":"2026-06-06T02:52:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-06 02:52","date_timestamp":1780714338,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91589982","content_html":"<p>Sharing another interview today, with <a href=\"https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iy8H7ojInQ1bjF32lnK9oH9oY335MLCwaxSh5QLHAxI/edit?usp=sharing\">Hannah Wong</a>. This is a slightly different version than was published on Architectural Writing Workshop a few years ago, as it follows my original edits.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/06/05/sharing-another-interview-today-with.html","date_published":"2026-06-05T15:26:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-05 15:26","date_timestamp":1780673194,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91556763","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/isaacgreene\">@isaacgreene</a> ha, an art in and of itself</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/PaulDeFazio/91556763","date_published":"2026-06-05T02:38:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-05 02:38","date_timestamp":1780627115,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91556756","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/bradleyandroos\">@bradleyandroos</a> :-)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/PaulDeFazio/91556756","date_published":"2026-06-05T02:38:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-05 02:38","date_timestamp":1780627098,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91541009","content_html":"<p>I did this interview with David Gissen a few years ago, with Sarai Huaman as a co-interviewer. it got rejected so we never published it! But I still think it’s a pretty good interview, so I’m sharing it <a href=\"https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cuZzeYRzaUNsu6A7OAa5jPQ1PDpEEn7eIoHiD5lxClM/edit?usp=sharing\">here</a>.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/06/04/i-did-this-interview-with.html","date_published":"2026-06-04T18:22:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-04 18:22","date_timestamp":1780597362,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91430693","content_html":"<p>Yves Alain Bois on the image:</p>\n<p>“The essential gap between Mattisse’s conception of art and that of Renaissance masters had to do with his rejection of any form of projection (and enlargement is perhaps the barest form of projection). Why so? Because projection always implied a clear separation, not to say...</p> <a href=\"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/06/02/yves-alain-bois-on-the.html\">pauldefazio.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/06/02/yves-alain-bois-on-the.html","date_published":"2026-06-02T23:49:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-02 23:49","date_timestamp":1780444187,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91430540","content_html":"<p>An old image of Matisse working.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F485054058-1052629200239113-1639126313157077129-n.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"389\" alt=\"Matisse is standing in his studio drawing a mural with a very long bamboo stick. \" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/06/02/an-old-image-of-matisse.html","date_published":"2026-06-02T23:46:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-02 23:46","date_timestamp":1780443994,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91391809","content_html":"<p>2 photos Charlotte took from around the house, creating a kind of body catalog</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fetoniast-2-of-19.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" alt=\"I'm standing on my bed hanging a sheet over the window to block the light\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fetoniast-17-of-19.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" alt=\"I'm standing next to my spice rack shaking a spice container to hear what it is \" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/06/02/photos-charlotte-took-from-around.html","date_published":"2026-06-02T13:07:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-02 13:07","date_timestamp":1780405625,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91391387","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Nsi7UB1PM_UHsLMqJKd6Lrw4MGbrtQPkBdiRode20bo/edit?usp=sharing\">Discussion questions</a> for a scale figure library</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/06/02/discussion-questions-for-a-scale.html","date_published":"2026-06-02T12:56:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-02 12:56","date_timestamp":1780405007,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91243130","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/ablerism\">@ablerism</a> yes! No strong take really, just find it interesting</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/PaulDeFazio/91243130","date_published":"2026-05-31T02:03:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-31 02:03","date_timestamp":1780192998,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91088288","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/isaacgreene\">@isaacgreene</a> nice!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/PaulDeFazio/91088288","date_published":"2026-05-28T16:46:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-28 16:46","date_timestamp":1779986789,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91088280","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/ablerism\">@ablerism</a> :-)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/PaulDeFazio/91088280","date_published":"2026-05-28T16:46:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-28 16:46","date_timestamp":1779986776,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"85730935","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/ablerism\">@ablerism</a> :-)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/PaulDeFazio/85730935","date_published":"2026-03-07T21:42:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-07 21:42","date_timestamp":1772919721,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}