Andy Goldsworthy
Hanging hole. Holbeck, Leeds. May 1986.
my own slice of magic, forever and always.
spring
3.10.16
the ocean is full of verbs.
3.6.16
tiny marks
detail detail
DOTS
circles make me feel whole, a hole that always connects.
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is it normal for your art to give you a migraine?
outside.
i'm starting to realize my work doesn't belong in galleries.
it belongs outside.
i didn't make it for some rich guy to glance at as he adjusts his tie and goes for another glass of wine.
"i'll take the red."
no.
take your shoes off, come see my work where it was made. watch your head, don't step there. see it. feel it. embrace it the way the surrounding trees have.
it's raining now, but who cares? that man in the tie would. good thing i'm not making art for him.
what a prick.
2.8.16
Takpekpe (Conference). 2006. Metal tops of liquor bottles and evaporated milk cans, aluminum and copper wire.
El Anatsui
"About irregular edges, he comments: We are collectively conditioned by the many centuries of seeing paintings on framed rectangular canvases. We even have lost sight of the earliest paintings in caves, which were not on flat surfaces but followed the contours and have the 3D feel of sculpture."
(seen at the seattle art museum)
2.8.16
SO GOOD IT COULD HAVE BEEN. 2012. Silkscreen on paper.
Daft Kuntz, collaboration between Victoria Haven and Dawn Cerny
"This comment by a male colleague prompted the artists to frame the remark without commentary of their own: Should we interpret it as an underhanded compliment or a reminder that artistic and intellectual achievement is still measured by male accomplishments?"
(seen at the seattle art museum)
2.5.16
if you tipped a thought bubble upside down would all your ideas spill into the sky?
just a thought.
chihuly garden and glass
the sun came out and the day was magical.
portland art museum with this lovely lady. goats on the west coast - being all artsy.
portland adventures
gregory alan isakov & the portland symphony - a night of the most relaxing new lullabies.
that moment when you color coordinate with the art.
turns out it rains a lot, who knew?! everything is covered in awesome, spongy moss.
so many plant friends, hidden in every shop.
nancy drew: all day every day. hey karen, shall we use our new dance moves on the deck?
magic shops full of magic.
st. john's bridge / cathedral park
bubbles, a rolleiflex, and this guy.
overall, portland is really weird, and i love it.