#kent ohio

[arron-foster-studio]

…….

Rooted.

Flag book with cyanotype

6”x6” (closed)

2023

Unique.

An interactive book filled with Northeast Ohio plant forms.

#artistbook

#bookarts

#flagbook

#art

#contemporaryart

#artistoninstagram

#cyanotype

#alternativeprocessphotography

#photogpraphy

#plants

#landscapephotography

#ohio

#ohioartist

#kentohio

#arron foster #artists on tumblr #kent ohio #printmaking #people of print #ohioartist #art #contemporary art #alternative photography #analog photography #landscape photography #landscape #plants #cyanotype #book arts #artist book #flag book

[drewbadger68]

Devo in front of Akron's 'Chili Dog Mac' in 1978.

#Devo #70s aesthetic #kent ohio #80s new wave #whip it #saturday night live #post punk

[middleland]

Flowers from Kent, Ohio by ghostlyfour2

Via Flickr:

These flowers were taken around my apartment complex.     

#kent ohio #portage county #looking at flowers

[hindakatie]

Lonely 😢❤️😊🌹

#kent ohio #cleveland ohio

[rain-diary]

#خواطري #تصويري #rain diaries مذكراتـ المطر #بوح النسرين #قهوة السابعة #مذكرات المطر #كتابات عربيه #كتاباتي #خواطر راقيه #حديثُ النسرين #summer 2023 #kent ohio

[transmissionsfromthebattlefield]

Versus Ohio

Over the weekend, I got my first true taste at college life. Kent State freshman orientation. Verdict: not too shabby. It was the fourth time I’d been to Kent, and it might have been the most satisfying visit there yet. Today actually marks one year since I first stepped foot in the college town, which I still find hard to believe. When four nebulous years lie ahead of me, it feels even more surreal. But that strangeness has never felt negative.

We rolled into town last Thursday afternoon, with my orientation beginning the next morning. I got to visit North Water Street, an old part of town I had never been to before. It’s the site of the old JB’s club, a regionally legendary venue that hosted the likes of 15-60-75 (The Numbers Band) and DEVO. It’s called the Brew Down now, but the outlines of its sign and door awning remain the same, albeit in a more garish KSU blue and gold. The buildings beside it, featured in DEVO’s pioneering 1976 short film The Truth About De-Evolution, are worn and boarded up, and one has been demolished. It was interesting to see that not all of the city has succumbed to the cutesy college town ‘vibes’ that seemingly define the ideal 2020s campus.

They also sell Numbers Band shirts at one of the local school shirt shops, which are sick, though I kept myself from buying one due to my current unfamiliarity with their material. I ain’t no poser, yuh see.

In seeing the campus itself across the three days I was in town, it was probably the most gorgeous I’d ever seen it. The weather was pristine the entire weekend, and the campus was seemingly made for sunsets. Buildings such as Franklin Hall, which I’ll be spending some time in as a journalism major, looked more dignified than ever. Spring in Kent is incredible for more reasons than just the history, even as it was rolling into a sweltering summer.

The orientation itself went down easily. There was quite a bit of sitting through informational presentations that could have just been read online, but the rest of the time let me connect with and adapt to my new surroundings and traditions hands-on. The process felt effortless. I stayed overnight in a dorm for the first time, and while honors college housing will be supplying me with much more living space than I experienced Friday night, I thought my room’s compactness was pretty charming. As long as I don’t have to bunk my bed, I’m good. The communal bathroom situation went easier than I expected, and the dining hall food wasn’t too shabby. I also did the Electric Slide for the first time. I wish I regretted doing that.

The climax of the event was working out my fall semester schedule, which went very smoothly. Afterwards I had over an hour until my next scheduled activity, so I took the opportunity to wander around campus some more, figuring out how much time I would need to get between classes. I revisited the site of the May 4 shootings, my first time as an official student. And in knowing that my choice was official, that I had successfully taken my life into my own hands in some way, that I had my own footsteps to make both following in and alongside those who came before me—I felt more secure than I ever had before standing on those hallowed grounds.

I got my university ID card shortly afterwards in the student center, which was satisfying to say the least, even though I almost lost it by letting it fall onto the floor minutes after receiving it. I left high school with a doi; I entered college with one. Some things never change. But I expect better behavior from myself during my tenure at Kent.

Watch out, O-HI-O.

#blog #blogging #blogger #blogosphere #photos #Kent State #Kent State University #KSU #Kent Ohio #Ohio #JB's #college #college campus #Canon PowerShot SX620HS #Canon Powershot #Destination Kent State #freshman orientation

[darkwebmarket1]

#alabama #ohio #columbus ohio #marysville ohio #cincinnati ohio #ohio real estate #cleveland ohio #somewhere in ohio #ohio news #kent ohio

[bellsofdoomtoll]

#the 3rd pyramid band #hell is here hcpunk #Jon Finley #bar Lucci Kent #kent ohio

[makingdonalddrumpfagain]

#kent state #ohio

[arron-foster-studio]

……….

Out _The Laundromat Edition

Digital output on 80# text weight paper.

20 pages

Saddle Stitch

2023/24

All original photographs and scans with the exception of an original image of lye soap created by Teresa Foster.

#zine #photozines #artistoninstagram #place #senseofplace #geniusloci #ohio #ohioartist #kentohio #laundromat #northeastohio #photography #scanography #art #zine #contemporaryart

#arron foster #artists on tumblr #kent ohio #ohioartist #art #contemporary art #zines #photozine #sense of place #place #genius loci #photography #digital photography

[nationcats]

NationCats Flag Cards - Kent, Ohio

#nationcats #nationcat #flags #flag #vexillology #america #ohio #city #kent

[middleland]

Winter in Kent. Dec. 23, 2022. by Asha Blake

#kent ohio #portage county #the cold #the writing on the wall

[donkeysanddug]

Today marks the 53rd anniversary of the shootings at Kent State University.  On May 4th, 1970, the Ohio National Guard randomly fired into a group of students protesting the Nixon Administration’s bombing of Cambodia (which was technically a neutral country in the Vietnam War).  Thirteen students were struck by bullets and four were killed.  

Of the four killed, two were not even participating in the protest.  The guard simply became frustrated and fired on unarmed college students.  People have claimed all sorts of things about the demonstration to justify the shootings but the reality is there is no evidence to support any of the claims.  They just turned, in unison, and fired into a crowd.  

Donkeysanddug supports freedom of speech, the right to assembly, and student activism.  

#kentstate #mayfourth #tinsoldiers #ohio #kentstateshootings #student activisim #kent state #nixon #freedom of speech #kent state shootings #may 4th #may 4th 1970 #may 4th coalition

[transmissionsfromthebattlefield]

Back on attack for semester number two. Look at this mocktail.

#mocktail #blackberry #shocking pink #aqua #aesthetically satisfying #Kent Ohio #Taco Tontos should be open on Sundays #but Barrio was alright #great tabletops

[stolenholiday]

THE BREATHING SALAMI

#he searched the 4 corners of kent ohio for this #sifl n olly #sifl and olly #mtv #s2e11