it was an honor to have Alexsa Durrans @alexsadurrans and Robyn Nisbet @eniplacepodcast show their work at ALL PURPOSE for Holey Body #1 of 3 on April 19, 2026!
File Gumbo was directed by Robyn Nisbet in collaboration with Joanne Coldsteel @joanne_coldsteel and Elizabeth Claire Herring @elizabethpostingstuff (just 3 girls who grew up in Ojai.....!!!)
Preliminary Materials for the theory of [Redacted] by Alexsa Durrans with metal sculptures by Nikki Ochoa @vomitchild
I laughed so much my mouth was sore, was blown away and completely captivated by the finely tuned control of materials (performance / theory / body / sculptures) in both works (in process / progress).
we made a @eniplacepodcast podcast too. will be out sometime. Holey Bodies coming up —
May 17, 3pm work by @briskells & @royacarreras
June 21, 3pm work by @wingedviolet & myself
a 2022-2026 situation 💿 🥀
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junked metal parts
a bra strap
a rose
a cd (bob marley)
a little sign (what would you do if you weren’t afraid?)
screen shots (printed)
pictures collaged from a book and a box
ceramic tooth
underwear
missing cat poster
photograph
crochet butterfly
earring
purse hook
frame
my watercolor painting
paper mâché rose
nylon rope
slice of a kansas osage orange tree fence post
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I started playing around with these photo/flower/floral arrangements memorializing the small things that are decaying no longer in their fullest form when Robyn @eniplacepodcast came for a studio visit.
We talked about making work about photography without taking photos, sentimental material, and touched on their anonymous histories.
I wanted to share these in the context of that interview and shout out some people who came up during our convo including
Teddy and Matt @thebasicpremise
Jack Forinash @blueskycenter (karaoke!)
@madeveart ’s Paint Rag publication
and @oja.initiative 🌟
Episode 8. What Your Eye Color Says About Your Personality. Broadcasting on all major platforms including OJAI COMMUNITY RADIO. Links in bio. edit and mix by Finn Forest Green
Finished documenting my work from last month’s residency @khncenter . So grateful for the quiet and focused time to put into these ideas that have been brewing ☕️🍵☕️🍵
Meridians
Silver gelatin 11x14” prints/tests and Marshall’s oils
(Me and Coco for scale)
Map markers
Qi channels
A high point of prosperity
The hour of noon
Languages of time, scale, nostalgia
Land + direction
gotta s/o fellow Ojai girl @isabella__manfredi ❤️🔥for making the things i wear the most
three twigs
together, 17x18x28”
2025 in my studio
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…. The computer
and the butterflies
loved each other so much
and they were lovers
together with Poppy and Rose.
… The oyster used her pink hands
to moisten her back
and closed her eyes
and her eyelids
we’re like the skies.
…The Butterflies
and the computer
continued their romance
and the oyster was a turtle
and pearls were her little feet
and she was happy
feeding on the China rose
that the butterflies brought down to her
from the plant.
…
Excerpts from Friends by Fernanda Laguna @fernanda_laguna55 translated by Stuart Krimko 💘
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