catch-up
perhaps i'll have time to reflect in a couple of weeks.... for now here are my notes to myself:
st. patricks day out with friends - see picture above!
the pre-development meeting
giving an awesome gift to my b-fry
anticipating a fulfilling couple of weeks.... more on that in april.
for now? i'm out for a bit. have fun dallas.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007 @ 12:11 AM proof that i'm a nerd
studio visit
more on kirk in the near future. i think his work is stellar.
Saturday, March 17, 2007 @ 12:04 PM
serious bummer
who knew a '91 volvo was such a hot car to rifle through. this time? instead of the stero getting stolen, it was my cloth bound book of cd's. which, since they were in the car and not in my house on a shelf, it was a set of REALLY good cd's. every day it occurs to me yet another one that was stolen.... here's my list so far:
american analog set
happy bullets
tah-dahs
kings of convinience
elliot smith
lonely dear
bright eyes
flaming lips
regina spektor
wedding present
the new year
beyond bummed. now i just have a bunch on lonely cases left.
Thursday, March 15, 2007 @ 08:10 AM proof that i'm a nerd
good times at good records
good times. happy bullets at good records. tons of kids and friends.... tell me how anything can top that?
Friday, March 09, 2007 @ 09:15 PM
it's not done yet. but here's a taste of where i'm going
Thursday, March 08, 2007 @ 04:54 PM proof that i'm a nerd
lonely dear
omg, i have a new favorite band, she says gushing. think belle and sebastian meets bright eyes with a generous slow motion dusting of bee-gees and sufjan stevens.
loney dear.
thank you to ryan lamountain for a lovely low-brow lunch, good conversation and the cd.
Thursday, March 08, 2007 @ 11:48 AM finds
lions
lions out of austin will kick your a&$. the belt buckles, the mustaches, the hair, the megaphone... think rage against the machine meets deep purple meets metallica. and dripping with sarcasm. but not. totally dead serious and dead on. that was the best live show i've seen in ages at the doublewide. i mean, the sheer theatre of the bass player alone made my night. pictures? oh yeah, those. i shot a wedding earlier in the evening and i had no memory left on my card. i'm fairly devastated because those guys put on a stellar performance. i'd never buy the cd and listen for fun, but rest assured, i'll be at the show next time they're in dallas. with a camera.
Sunday, March 04, 2007 @ 10:48 AM
process
so there's this series of collages i'm working on. as i pick the dried up adhesive and cat hair off all my fingers, i wonder what the hell the point is. they're way too personal to show. to sell. to DO anything with. they'll never see the light of day, most likely. too many secrets revealed. too many dark cobwebby corners of my brain getting a little sunlight. too many opportunities for mis-interpretation. and that's probably why i love them.
i kinda turned a corner last night. although i'm only on the second collage of a eight part collage series, i got stuck in trying to make it make sense and felt the frustration building. so i just chopped up all the elements and put them back together again... but in the most absurd way ever. my subconscious made it make sense finally. and i love the finished artifact now. and i love it when that happens.
the first one i made last week? there was this one part on it i loathed. and i thought the whole piece was ruined. but i sat on it a week and ripped off the top layer last night. i then put a whole new layer on the top and adhered 'chalk outlines' of these two figures. it's now so perfect i can't see straight. what a worthwhile re-visit.
so what was the point? oh yeah. i'm actually making stuff again. it's slow going because i'm really busy with other obligations but there's a bit of joy to be experienced when messing around with caustic spray adhesive and rubber cement and phototgraphs and oil sticks. for that, i'm grateful to be cycling into 'it' again, after being stagnant for so long. yay!
Saturday, March 03, 2007 @ 11:14 AM proof that i'm a nerd
check out robert's short!
robert did a lot of behind the scenes filming at art con II. i haven't seen any footage yet, but i'm sure it's good, where ever it is... i got this email from him today. check it out:
"So there is this new reality show from Steven Speiberg
and Mark Burnett (the creator of Survior). They will
pick 16 film makers and winnow it down to one winner,
like a Project Runway for film. And I am submitting.
My intro piece and a short film are online at the link
below. Check it out if you have a sec. Even better
if you want to sign up (free) and rate it! And if you
can, leave a comment. The more comments it has, the
more it will get viewed.
THANKS!
Robert McCollum
http://films.thelot.com/films/19808"
