Dear Drivers,
We strive here at the Dodo plant to bring you the best of what there is in the world, and a recent correspondent sent me an article on artist Peggy Noland. One thing she makes are Art Cars; a fabulous curiosity that anyone can have and make and drive.
I met an art car owner/creator once and she invited anyone to make additions to her work/car. It was like a kitsch museum turned inside out; with lots of little tacky objects glued to it. It was great, because of the freedom it expressed, not because it was a beautiful object, or because it had been transformed from humble vehicle to something grander. The Art Car isn't necessarily grand, it's more of a mobile folk art site, which is what the world needs now.
Watching Ms. Noland's Cartoon Up videos brought me another treat; a concept and phrase new to me: ASMR. I never even knew there was a name for that feeling, and I adore anything that "may overlap with frisson."
If you can spare a little more time for beautiful sentiments and ideas, try this. If you want a little more Jackie DeShannon, here it is. If that doesn't give you ASMR, try this song.
