no title
the first of all my dreams was of
a lover and his only love,
strolling slowly(mind in mind)
through some green mysterious land
until my second dream begins -
the sky is wild with leaves;which dance
and dancing swoop(and swooping whirl
over a frightened boy and girl)
but that mere fury soon became
silence:in huger always whom
two tiny selves sleep(doll by doll)
motionless under magical
forever falling snow.
And quickly this dreamer wept:and so
she quickly dreamed a dream of spring
- how you and i are blossoming
ee cummings
Wednesday, June 30, 2004 @ 08:59 PM | comments > 0
look what i found
amazing stuff. i can't decide if i like the husband's work or the wife's work better. i would love to meet these people. i just realized i'm assuming they're married. maybe they're twins or cousins or something.
Tuesday, June 29, 2004 @ 01:13 PM finds | comments > 0
high five
so leslie burns just left my house a little while ago. homegirl has been chronicling the high-five-interchange-a-ma-thingie since it broke ground a few years ago. she's up next at the magnolia bar gallery to show some of this photography. we set the date for her to come over a week or so ago. i said, 'yeah, so bring like 30 of your favorites and i'll help you sift through them.' omg, she brought a TON, more like 300! the crazy part is, those that she brought are a mere smattering of what all she actually has. there are some superb shots and i had a very difficult time choosing. this is one show i can't wait to see hanging. she has a vision of putting all of these into a book somehow, someday. i can't imagine being the one to ruffle through all the pictures to make that happen.
anyway, distant future here, but the show goes up july 29 with a reception july 30. i had a great time today putting in my two cents on someone else's obsession.
Monday, June 28, 2004 @ 04:53 PM | comments > 0
there's a hairstylist screamin' to get out
i cut miss mimms' hair all off! it's a cryin' shame i don't have a digital camera. i kept saying, 'are you sure?' and she said 'yes, yes, yes!' so i did it. she looks so tough! the funny thing is, i managed a hair salon (a really high-end-type place) when i was pregnant with her. i sat for hours watching folks get their hair cut. HOURS! and this is the hair cut i had when she was born. it's like i have a mini-me. i love it.
Sunday, June 27, 2004 @ 08:30 PM my family | comments > 0
great show last night
last night's show went well. sold only one, but that's cool. lots of people came in my support and even my brother showed up. afters, several of us went to tomtom. why do we keep going there? maybe because that snap-pea stirfry dish is divine. oh! i remember why! those blackberry mojitos. it's all coming back to me now.
regardless, good times. i have great friends and amazing people in my life.
Saturday, June 26, 2004 @ 01:50 PM | comments > 1
show tonight on trampoline
tonight. 7-11p. west village. next to polo. i have a tiny little area in the space, to the right, just as you walk in the front door. dianne's paintings are really cool too, as you can see above.
Friday, June 25, 2004 @ 07:53 AM gallery events | comments > 0
shirley ann
so i met shirley ann last night. 'bout midnight or so. she's lost more and more teeth over the years. i always see her, no, that's not true, there's about four folks who rotate on that corner. she's been around though for about 3 years or so. anyone who is a northern-cliff-dweller has seen her.
she has kids, but they live in new orleans. her parents are dead. she has a seizure disorder. if she gets enough money, she'll 'go to the motel.' jack came up and told me to be careful, 'they'll haul you off too.' scared? no, i wasn't scared.
shirley ann was embarassed about her shirt. i said, 'yeah that's a new one, haven't seen you wear it.' it was black and had big sequined letters on it that said 'SPOILED' and the 'L' was starting to come off and she was ashamed of that. 'but this was the only shirt i had that went with my skirt.' then we hugged and i said 'good-night.'
Thursday, June 24, 2004 @ 08:25 AM | comments > 0
eva mimmsical
that's my baby girl at the lake.
Wednesday, June 23, 2004 @ 08:05 AM my family | comments > 0
saturn return
is this what a saturn return is like? geez louise. on the brink of craziness. but craziness that makes complete sense. i feel like i am at the fork in the road.... one way is sure-fire upset, yet "security". the other is uncharted, unkown, and super scary, but lots more fun. the fact that i am remaining calm and handling the situation(s) is a good thing and i am reassured that this is the right direction for me. it's time. i know in my heart it is.
Tuesday, June 22, 2004 @ 08:20 AM | comments > 0
short notice, i know
this friday. a store front in the west village. exact address coming soon. dj, grown-up drinks, good times, and a ton of fresh work. i'll be showing with the accomplished Dianne Vorheier from 7-11p for a one night only show. i'll be sending out more info soon for folks on my e-mailing list. sign up if you haven't already.
groovalicious.
oh yeah! also, i have a piece in the membership show at the contemporary. that reception is friday eve as well. hmmm. now how's that gonna' work?? maybe i can get my sar'jane robot out and send her.
Monday, June 21, 2004 @ 03:29 PM gallery events | comments > 0
magnolia reception
tonight.
artist Jill Chapin. Collection of recent oils and watercolors entitled "cocktail clutter."
Magnolia Theatre in the West Village 6-8PM.
we hung the show yesterday and it looks amazing.
Friday, June 18, 2004 @ 07:46 AM gallery events | comments > 1
blessed
i realize more and more, every day, hell, every hour how blessed i am. the elusive 'dream' is happening and in ways i never thought it would. beauty and generosity abound in my life and i am inspired each day by people i run across, other artists, folks on DART (i ride every day), my family....
it's amazing how, when you 'put it out there', whatever the 'it' is, 'it' really does start to happen. 'it' is happening in my life. and with ease and grace that befuddles me.
on that note, last night after yoga class i printed. played 'catch up' in the darkroom. a PILE of contact sheets, some from 2000 or so, just personal work, never printed. i had always been putting this off, waiting until i had time. but, the overwhelming need to complete and make room for fresh work coming in won over and i have a clean-slate-darkroom before me.
Thursday, June 17, 2004 @ 09:02 AM | comments > 0
whim
so if i had money to blow, this is what i'd spend it on. and i'm not kidding. although i'm not a huge fan, i'd have to have one because it's so bizarre.
Wednesday, June 16, 2004 @ 09:23 AM | comments > 0
eva mimms
eva and i are going to the lake house this weekend for movie-watching, staying up late and sleeping in. she's 5. it's so cool she's getting old enough to do stuff like this with her mama. we'll both take our cameras, of course. in many ways her photographs are far more revealing than mine. she's got a great eye. when you ask her what she wants to be when she grows up, she'll say, "a mama. i'm already a photogwafer."
Tuesday, June 15, 2004 @ 08:22 AM my family | comments > 0
whew!
not to dwell so much, but i had a blast last night. learned a lot about myself and took some fantastic pictures. glad to be going home. good times.
Sunday, June 13, 2004 @ 09:24 AM | comments > 0
twilight zone
it's odd i even came. but good. i keep feeling myself fall into the same old patterns with the same old people. and i see everyone else doing it. it's almost like 10 years of amazing achievements like: backpacking europe, living in a tent in yosemite, getting a degree in chemistry at an uber academic university, eloping with a rock star, giving birth to two beautiful children (one at home), and pursuing art with a supernatural vigor just don't matter. it's a visit to a time in my life where i didn't fit in. (isn't that why i left?) some of those folk never knew me and never will. some, like a.t., j.g., t.a., c.c., a.j., p.s. really are happy to see me and i am glad to see they are moving on in life, taking care of business and being authentic in their pursuit of whatever. that gives me joy.
Saturday, June 12, 2004 @ 05:16 PM | comments > 0
good laugh
every time i get on this website i laugh until i'm falling out of the chair.
cockeyed.com
the guy is actually an amazing photographer. he manages to communicate his kind-of-nutty-yet-brilliant experiments with a series of images. i am a huge fan of rob cockerham.
Friday, June 11, 2004 @ 10:46 AM | comments > 0
aw yeah
tonight. gypsy tea room. the new year.
i'm getting out a lot these days. i'll be there with my camera, as usual.
Thursday, June 10, 2004 @ 11:20 AM | comments > 0
agreements
1. Be immpeccable with your word.
2. Don't take anything personally.
3. Don't make assumptions.
4. Always do your best.
these i gotta remember on days like today.
*hiss*
Wednesday, June 09, 2004 @ 02:01 PM | comments > 0
drumroll....
my scanner isn't big enough to accomodate the whole piece, but you get the idea.
Tuesday, June 08, 2004 @ 08:16 AM | comments > 4
pencil sharpening
now. yes right now, at this very moment, i am doing the equivalent of pencil sharpening. and organizing the closet. and perhaps more accurately, cleaning out the little holes at the top of the ajax bottle. cleaning... thoroughly cleaning those little holes with a little tiny pristine mascara brush. a mascara brush that i just meticulously washed and dried.
there's this piece i have to paint and i'm concerned i didn't use the right paper. ack. i used my favorite paper, but probably not the best choice of paper. it's the watercolor finish. i just know the oil paint will spread all up into the fibers, just the way I don't want them to. so i'm practicing rolling tight little cotton-tipped swaps in my head. the kind that won't unravel.
procrastination. cleaning the holes in the ajax bottle. organizing the closet. pencil sharpening.
ok. i can paint now.
Monday, June 07, 2004 @ 08:42 PM | comments > 0
music
three words: yo la tengo
tonight. gypsy tearoom. i'll be there with my camera to be sure.
Sunday, June 06, 2004 @ 12:59 PM | comments > 0
printing
just printed. the piece i will be showing at the dallas center for contemporaryart for the membership show. (june 25-august 14, reception june 25 6pm) it's cool. also printed a few bits a pieces i promised some folks: a close up of jiri's face, a wedding shot of a good friend of mine, some contacts.
it's strange how i lose track of time completely. i try to think back about what i must've been thinking while standing and printing in complete silence for two hours, but i can't. i think my mind goes blank. nadine calls it a trance. i guess that's what it is. i feel refreshed and yet somehow drained all at the same time. it's a good thing madtv is on.
Saturday, June 05, 2004 @ 10:18 PM | comments > 0
first entry
so this is my first entry into something that is potentialy read by, gosh, whomever.... uncharted territory for me. usually this type-thing (for me anyway) is reserved for personal rants or explitives, never to be seen by human eyes. (or something like that.) whatever. point is, this may morph into something i don't want it to or something quite unexpected. don't know yet.
had a good night tonight. magnolia reception went well. several friends and friends of friends showed in my support. always nice. the art looked good. i felt ok. went out afters for an experience at tom-tom noodle house. so-so. then art bar for a new exhibit opening tonight. again, so-so. then off to cosmo's for an ENLIGHTENING discussion about art with my friend alex. my question is, "so because it is there for me, should i pursue it?" he thinks no, not necessarily, some things are just not worth pursuing. but what regrets will i have when i'm 85 that i didn't try to photograph something that was in my head when i was 28? something to think about.
i have a high school reunion in a week that i am not really freaking out about, but viewing with a wee bit of trepidation. i didn't really hang out with but about 5 people in high school. everyone else was much older. am i driving by car for 6 hours to see 5 people or driving by car 6 hours to show-off? either way, what am i thinking? it all works out.
