Saturday, January 26, 2013

challenge your vision brain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD7BHl5W86Q



Xu Bing at the British Museum, using discarded material to create a traditional Chinese "Ink" scroll painting. I've been thinking about perception and vision and that what we see is so much a function of our brain's history and capacity. I've been thinking that it would be great if viewers could be open and challenged, curious, and part of a conversation. I've been thinking that it's interesting that people need to see what they want to see. But we can change that conversation with focus.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

oh, horoscopes.


TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The United States Congress spends an
inordinate amount of time on trivial matters. For example, 16 percent of
all the laws it passed in the last two years were devoted to renaming post
offices. That's down from the average of the previous eight years, during
which time almost 20 percent of its laws had the sole purpose of
renaming post offices. In my astrological opinion, you Tauruses can't
afford to indulge in anything close to that level of nonsense during the
next four weeks. I urge you to keep time-wasting activities down to less
than five percent of your total. Focus on getting a lot of important stuff
done. Be extra thoughtful and responsible as you craft the impact you're
having on the world.

Monday, January 21, 2013

website workings......


studio work this month and ideas.....
  • through the looking glass; perceptions of children and childhood memories
  • when giants fall; legacies, loss, and memory
  • winter collage; photo collage with soundtrack of winter
back to work!


Tuesday, January 15, 2013

another great horoscope!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): If you learn a novel idea or a crucial new
lesson while you are tipsy or outright blitzed, you will probably forget it
when you sober up. And it will remain forgotten as long as you abstain.
But there's a good chance you will recall the vanished information the
next time you get loopy. I'm telling you this, Taurus, because even if you
haven't been inebriated lately, you have definitely been in an altered and
expanded state of consciousness. I'm afraid that when you come back
down to earth in a few days, you might lose some of the luminous
insights you've been adding to your repertoire. Is there anything you can
do to ensure you will retain these treasures? It would be a shame to lose
track of them until the next time your mind gets thoroughly blown open.

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

back in the studio for days now.....

blue skies, smiling at me.....and it's back to work working. This month will give me time to create without the academic buzz, and so no distractions of time taken away from the make of making. I am still thinking about mirror covers, and stories, and am creating pieces that "reflect" (get it?) that interest. Mirrors; identity, yet mystery. How does that image get in there? What does it mean that I don't see what others see? What about Through the Looking Glass? Uncovering the mirror is about discovery, of self, but also of what is around you, as when you look in the mirror you see your surroundings as well. You can look someone in the eye in a mirror and they will see you.Life is like a mirror, we get the best results when we smile at it.

Alligator Teeth

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Chickens and alligators share a common
ancestor. Seventy million years ago, they were both archosaurs. That's
why chickens possess a gene that has the ability to grow teeth. A few
years ago, a biological researcher at the University of Wisconsin managed
to activate this capacity, inducing a few mutant chickens to sprout
alligator teeth. I predict there will be a metaphorically comparable event
happening for you in 2013, Taurus. The "chicken" part of you will acquire
some of the gravitas of an alligator.