ASCII Art Master Paul Smith

posted in Home Jabber on April 23, 2008

I remember seeing Paul Smith's typewriter art pieces up on the wall at the old folks' home where my great grandmother resided in Roseburg, OR. They were poorly framed and stained, and the placed reeked of urine and entropy. This aged yellow YouTube clip from 1976 captures that pretty well:

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3 comments on this entry

thank you soooo much for sharing this; brought back old memories! I wonder where his pieces are now.

mom Apr24
 

i really wish this was better quality video

alex Apr28
 

Remember coming across Paul Smith's stuff a few years ago— totally blew me away. The video manages to be both inspirational and depressing.

Joseph May01