[1] What is this site all about? Why isn’t this on your ‘About’ page?

Okay, the ‘About’ page is all about setting a mood. I don’t want my audience getting the idea that they’re at an educational site, even if Curio + Musings is one. Curio + Musings is a place where you can check out games and gadgets which fall under different topics under the humanities and social sciences. It’s not about simulating concepts but about the exploration of ideas, experimentation, and comprehension. The site itself is new, born during the time of COVID-19. I decided it was probably time for me to start running my own site which would contain my projects from past to present, some of the more recent ones are intended as materials to include in facilitating topics. You’ll find that my stuff can get pretty specific from time to time.

[2] What motivated you to create this site?

I always wanted to make something like this, but back then I didn’t have the time to pursue it, I didn’t have any funds to start out with to be able to keep a place like this up and running, and I was hoping for a collaboration with people who wanted to work with me. I was always into educational entertainment, especially the kind where you get to interact with your stuff. This is a personal and independent project and I’m not earning money from this site in any way at all, it really is just a space for me to pursue my creativity and have fun with ideas.

[3] Are you free for speaking engagements? What about requests for interview? What address can we contact you at?

Sure! I can be emailed at curiomusings@gmail.com

[4] Are you still willing to collaborate if ever people would like to work with you to develop a concept? How can you be reached?

Definitely! I can be emailed at curiomusings@gmail.com

[5] Can you talk about the aesthetics of your site for a bit?

It felt right to go old-school to some degree. At the time I was putting the idea together, I really liked the thought of losing hours upon hours in an attic, a grandma’s room, or some room which was converted into a storage space; any or all of these as fixtures in an ancestral house. The inspiration was in the thought of rummaging through stuff, finding all kinds of antiques and ‘curios’ and having the time to appreciate them in a different light, with new senses. It reflects the attitude I wanted to project about ‘thinking’. Grandmother(s) are figures comfortable to be around compared to the traditional authority of the Parent(s), the thought of them and things associated with them also invoke an aesthetic of nostalgia and memory — it’s all about building up a comfortable space for insights.

Quilt Image Reference: Easy and Fun Free-Motion Quilting Eva A. Larkin [2012]

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