About

The Translinguistic Other is the ineffable and mysterious source of experience itself.  It is that which eludes our ability to codify it in language, yet reveals itself in all sorts of places, depending on who we are and how we look for it.

This blog is written and maintained by Emily Pothast, who makes no claims at being any sort of expert on the ineffable but is nonetheless a huge fan.  Topics center on the overlapping domains of creativity, community, spirituality and science, with an emphasis on documenting, discussing and promoting art that addresses these issues.

Emily is a visual artist, musician, and essayist based in Seattle, WA. She worked as a math tutor and studied psychology, philosophy, and art in Texas before receiving a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Washington in 2005.  As a vocalist, she has been involved in various projects within Seattle’s experimental music scene and is a singer/songwriter with the band Midday Veil.

Website:  www.emilypothast.com

Twitter:  twitter.com/emilypothast

More info: Read an interview with Emily by Joey Veltkamp on his blog, Best Of.

Press for Translinguistic Other:

I love Emily Pothast’s new art blog, titled Translinguistic Other and subtitled, “harmonies. hierophanies. beatific visions.” … Verbally polyglot and thriving at the margins, she’s impossible to sum up but a pleasure to read.

– Seattle P-I art critic Regina Hackett, on her blog Art to Go.

strikingly intelligent … Bookmark this woman!

– The Stranger art critic Jen Graves, on the Slog.

a really bizarre blog…

– Julie Sadler, Collage Clearinghouse.