an ending is
a charm for st. peregrine
an earthworm with glowing insides
an erasure poem
a pencil smudge
a valve coated in a thick skin
a modular wall collapsed
a patch: for a large hole
an arresting pink that begs to be untouched
a left footprint, no rights. too many leavings.
a stiff glove standing upright
an omission that admits there's no grip
Grad school is coming to a close; I submitted my thesis yesterday; I've had my head down, immersed in the overwhelm, but now that I'm upright again, I'm reminiscing.
center: "gusset like joists in place"
above: "less blank to fill"
below: "toe-kick (adam's word for baseboard)"
today is the last day to see "rough work, soft touch" in the Ana Mendieta gallery of VAB at University of Iowa. Come by for the closing reception tonight 5-7:30pm!
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every horizontal post must have its vertical counterpart !
1. newish work, titles are important but not in an instagram caption
2. snippet of a performance for sculpture and intermedia workshop (thank u to all the talented artists who made that possible + especially @ajorrico for your time and help molding my loose idea into a form)
3. flux kit of scores by george brecht seen at joan flasch
like a sign that says "coming soon" all crossed out, must have came and went or is here and now
last semester of grad school is going fast and also slow and i'm ready for the end but also not
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sneak peak of the exhibition planning for my upcoming MFA show. it's feeling pretty real! i'm proud of where this work has gone and excited to write my thesis. scared for life post grad. someone give me a job. <3
(a hard life week but a good art one) slide details:
1. the first layer of my full sheet stone made it through its etch and roll up
2. trying some experiments on my half sheet test stone
3. show planning quick install
4. merce cunningham choreography performed at hancher tonight
5. trisha brown choreography + rauschenberg set design
6. tony and maggie playing on the floor of the forest grid at its close today
7. new gloves stacked in the kiln
8. floor of the forest grid from a god’s eye view
9. my contribution to a class print portfolio for the sweet students i’m teaching this semester. it’s called “pep talk,” and it’s a reminder i need right now and it felt appropriate as a final slide.
varied edition of lithos made in Tom’s class. hand colored w wood stain, latex paint, and water soluble drawing materials. two states! counter-etching! acetone transfers! gum stencils! (i love litho until i have to grain my stone……)
a few announcements!
1) If you are in OHIO I have work in a show at Majestic Galleries in Nelsonville going up soon!!! (the second slide is evidence of my incredibly thorough packing)
2) I’m selling some work on my stories to clear up some space in my studio, I’ll save it to a highlight if you want to take a look and get some work for cheap.
3) I have a date for my thesis show. I’m being brave and Trying not to cry!!!!!! I’m gonna miss it here sm. Anyway, save the date: April 5-10, my solo exhibition will be up in the Ana Mendieta Gallery. (((Obviously there will be many more posts on here before that day comes as I’m preparing for the culmination of my grad school thesis work.)))
recreating the same photo 6 years apart. (it’s so fun to remember photo booth exists on my mac like once a year)
20 year old me is sat on my bed that rested against the floor to ceiling window of my studio apartment in tucson.
it’s an internal hug to meet yourself again six and a half years later. to meet yourself anew every morning.
gusset, gusset: the crotch in your jeans and the trusses of our ceiling
some new stretched prints! on canvas, aprons, work shirts, drafting paper, and plywood panels. they'll likely get some "not quite" but "almost" frames soon.
