2 naked walls meet >>
[quiet corner | length of string | pushpins | light source]
20120903
20120901
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20120807
lightbulb is Happiness.
it pulsated and
seemed to grow in speed :
two noises in the room
the fly
buzzing and
the fly
relentlessly hitting the lightbulb.
this is maddening.
"Yes, it is" said the dresser.
stupid fly
Absurd—
just hitting and
hitting and
hitting
then.
that stupid fly stopped sounding
where are you?
then.
"Here i am" he buzzed and
hit faster and faster and faster
having learnt nothing.
seemed to grow in speed :
two noises in the room
the fly
buzzing and
the fly
relentlessly hitting the lightbulb.
this is maddening.
"Yes, it is" said the dresser.
stupid fly
Absurd—
just hitting and
hitting and
hitting
then.
that stupid fly stopped sounding
where are you?
then.
"Here i am" he buzzed and
hit faster and faster and faster
having learnt nothing.
20120806
The food here is terrible
...and such small portions!
draft of a poster advertising one of my grandest ideas : woody allen marathon.
20120804
Planes of an apple tree: a conclusion
and on the seventh day, She rested.
I will say this project is done,
not so much based on the results, but my desire to continue.
I have created thee, now Grow . . .
[fabric, embroidery thread, oil and watercolor]
20120802
You've Got Mail
literary gold gleaming inside your head?
best friend move to Yemen?
If so,
Postcards may be for you!
Postcards may be for you!
20120731
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20120725
A room with a view
Moving is a bittersweet transition . . . even when your window faces a brick wall.
As I gather the last of my portable attachments,
a romantic recollection of my most recent refuge [alliteration!!]
Inca bebe: an invitation
created for one friend [Edith] in collaboration with another [Erin]
Desire:
Mom is proud of her Inca ancestry, and inspired by belly henna.
She also likes the color teal.
Issue:
The blunt geometry of Inca design doesn’t exactly lend itself to the delicate henna aesthetic . . . leaving little in common besides their use of repetition and symbolic patterns.
Solution:
Integrating these concepts tested more than my illustration skills . . .
I liked the idea of a peacock [often found in henna design, a bird which the Inca likely knew nothing of]. It has since ancient times represented beauty and renewal [birds in general being messengers between Earth and a higher plane]. I stylized using Inca principles, with a Chakana [Inca tree of life] in the womb. The tail houses a poem chosen by the expecting mother.
Erin swooped in and saved the day with some lovely type and color treatments, softening up the harsh edges of the existing design – and bringing it all together.
[lotus-belly alternative]
Mom is proud of her Inca ancestry, and inspired by belly henna.
She also likes the color teal.
Issue:
The blunt geometry of Inca design doesn’t exactly lend itself to the delicate henna aesthetic . . . leaving little in common besides their use of repetition and symbolic patterns.
Solution:
Integrating these concepts tested more than my illustration skills . . .
I liked the idea of a peacock [often found in henna design, a bird which the Inca likely knew nothing of]. It has since ancient times represented beauty and renewal [birds in general being messengers between Earth and a higher plane]. I stylized using Inca principles, with a Chakana [Inca tree of life] in the womb. The tail houses a poem chosen by the expecting mother.
Erin swooped in and saved the day with some lovely type and color treatments, softening up the harsh edges of the existing design – and bringing it all together.
[lotus-belly alternative]
20120723
Melody medley: finito?
+ 1 canvas(3 watercolors)
+ 1 grimy sheet of music(impulse to pick things off the ground)
+ 7 quilter's pins
+ 1 blue string
+ 1 sunshiny day
+ desire to combine
this:
happy accidents
once String got involved, the arrangement of pins formed a charming constellation,
which parallels (and supports) its toppling musical counterpart —
the juxtaposition complements this "cosmic harmony". . . which i like
+ some little ditties composed with my camera:
[1]
20120721
Melody medley: a work in progress collage
+ 1 canvas(3 watercolors)
+ 1 grimy sheet of music(impulse to pick things off the ground)
+ desire to combine
?????
+ 1 grimy sheet of music(impulse to pick things off the ground)
+ desire to combine
?????
20120718
20120621
Watercolor: a continuation
What better to do with an abundance of embroidery hoops
2 polarities: Chaos, meet Structure.
How do you do?
[String wants in]
20120617
Planes of an apple tree: a start
I fancied an apple tree, in another dimension [between here and there]
let the medium mixing begin . . .
20120530
I drew a bit of all of us in him
the man on the train
regarding no thing in particular
but with a melancholy air
and noticing he couldn't see me — or didn't
i sketched him
beneath a heavy brow, which he couldn't fully know
some light.
we bid adieu
regarding no thing in particular
but with a melancholy air
and noticing he couldn't see me — or didn't
i sketched him
beneath a heavy brow, which he couldn't fully know
some light.
we bid adieu
20120524
Watercolor: soaking the senses
20120429
Limed: fermented, not forgotten
I had a couple of aesthetic experiences with limes recently,
the first having spent a good amount of time in a fridge, the second in Sangria.
below, in their distinct graces . . .
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