the dissolve

Image taken from one of my epic walks to the Tesco in Brati... it's good motivation

 Getting ready for an epic trip further west for Site Sante Fe's eight international biennial. I've never been to Santa Fe before, and I am really looking forward to the theme of this years exhibition aptly titled The Dissolve. Artists include my current girl crush Martha Colburn, Hiraki Sawa, Joshua Mosley, Oscar Muñoz, Jacco Olivier, Raymond Pettibon, and many other artists working in installation and new media. I'm super excited to be getting out of Tucson however, I have to give an artists presentation which, for those of you who know me, is my least favorite thing to do. I would much rather have someone speak for me... in a luchador mask... while I play nintendo ds in the corner. Wax poetic all you want about professional development and blah blah blah... I just want to observe from the side.

The gambler

Photo of my grandfather taken by my grandmother 1949

The miniature/ The gigantic

Things I'm missing today, a list:
the farm
kittens
grass
cool weather
garden kale
francis

days turn into different days

to do:
lighting design
wall text
celebration

done:
thesis review
install

le sigh

In lieu of the MASSIVE day I have looming tomorrow, and the equally draining week I've had, all I want to do is color correct Guitars music video....

and then this happened

Screen shot of new work in progress...

one million hours later

 After a 9 hour day I simply can't wait to nest in something like this... Taken in Karin's delicious living room this summer. To bad this is in Portland, and that Karin has moved to Detroit.

Got through my entire class for the first critique of the semester. I was hesitant at first with this group of ruffians, but to my surprise, they have started to set the bar higher for themselves... for the most part. Although teaching is great and all, I still can't help but revert to adolescent insecurity when I'm stuck in front of a group of 18 or somethings for 3 hours. (I could have sword that they were talking about my short pants and frizzy hair for the first fifteen minutes)

My voice is hoarse, I'm hungry, I've got loads of work to do, but I'm content....

Blam!

Press release for AY-yah-fyah-lah-YOH-kull! It's pretty small, but I think if you click on the image you can see it bigger in a separate window. Getting prepared to install in about a week!! Exciting times ahead...

Crush

 Video still from Don't Kill the Weatherman

Martha Colburn - American artist, musician, filmmaker, and all around bad ass. I like her... What I like about Colburn, is her general attitude towards art practice. Having been introduced to her video work through my installation seminar, I feel as though she encapsulates an energy that is lost so often in contemporary installation practices. The work is colorful, violent, dirty, and punctuated with whimsy. I kinda want to have lunch with her and Debroah Stratman one day.

 Still from Debroah Stratman's From Hetty to Nancy, 1997