updates are nice
a few weeks ago, we had a board retreat for la reunion. when asked why i was there and what i brought to the table, i stumbled and stuttered - a bit like miss south carolina. it was a loaded question, kindof like asking why i love my kids or something. not an easy answer and yet 1000 easy answers at the same time. whatever. it's been on my mind lately.
the countdown to the marfa roadtrip is on. 8 women in two cars heading west for 5 days has the makings of a cheesy movie, we know. but my gosh, it's an amazing opportunity. the lovely cari has initiated a marfa-mix-cd-challenge. a fabulous prize offered to the winner - we promise! we'll judge the compilations during the 9 hours out or the 9 hours back. email me for more info and i'll get ya'll in touch. i'm not real sure how it gets any better than big sky, massive ranch lands, and art. lots more when we get back. boy oh boy.
i freakin love fall. as cliche as it sounds, fall is my spring - oh and the mere prospect of wearing a fabulous scarf makes me giddy. i ordered a slew of used books on amazon - marking my desire to continue to grow during this time. all this awesome reading coupled with a bit of really intense lucid dreaming and new-found health with bikram yoga.... um, stuff is really different in my life.
no more updates for the sarah-jane-land blog. this is kinda lame, upon re-reading. pictures soon. other stuff's been going on with accompanying photographs.
Sunday, September 30, 2007 @ 08:41 AM
trees
wow. yesterday i met with a couple of local artists named kevin obregon and brad ford smith who are going to spearhead the tree carving at the la reunion land later this winter. that's where unhealthy and non-native trees have been tagged by preservation tree and approved by the city of dallas for banding - a technique where the bark is hacked off one handswidth around the trunk of the tree, thus inhibiting growth and slowly killing the tree from the inside out. the dying tree becomes a feast for insects and birds and restores a more balanced ecosystem.
we trekked around a bit and talked about various artistic visions. the most final version we have will most likely be altered somewhat before we execute the idea in january, but i'm already really, really excited. it's going to take a couple of clean-up days in advance to get the site ready, but once artists are lined up and we pick a date - wow-oh-wow. you'll want to be there to check it out.
Sunday, September 23, 2007 @ 09:20 AM La Reunion
i have fun with my friend yvonne
let me just say i jumped on trammell's trampoline last night. good times.
Friday, September 21, 2007 @ 10:30 AM
little guy
my little guy woke up this morning in the same bed he was born in and said to me "it's my birthday mama!". he's 6. sigh.
Sunday, September 16, 2007 @ 06:14 PM my family
breath taking
Thursday, September 13, 2007 @ 09:42 PM my family
yoga
for years i took iyengar yoga classes with ally. before all the intimate concerts and when she was at the now-defunct dyer street yoga - easily 6 years ago. i followed her to swiss avenue and then to the mckinney avenue space. when she quit teaching regularly, i quit going and i sat on the sidelines for a good two years. i had my excuses. ally's not teaching. i don't have time. i can't afford it. i'm too busy. i don't want to. it's too hard. nobody teaches like her... etc etc. i loved her classes and hope she's inspiring other to take up a practice in austin.
well. i thrive on yoga and a lot of people would if they took it up. i function better and have a clearer mind when i have a regular practice. after yoga-hopping, i've found my home for now in bikram classes. not the knock-offs, but the real-deal. 105 degrees. 70% humidity. 90 minutes long. same series every class. like raw spaghetti going into hot water, i'm able to go deeper into poses i never thought possible for me. every class is different and something new comes up everytime i walk into that hot, hot room. sweat pouring out of my ankles, toes, forearms is cleansing and my body has never thanked me so much. maintaining my breath and letting my mind be present - even under excrutiating conditions - now that's yoga, folks. funny how training the breath and mind like that translates to real-life.
the weirdest part is paul has taken it up. he's lost a ton of weight and is some days way more focused than me. he's turning into a regular over-achiever, that paul. this has been one of the best investments we've ever made.
Thursday, September 13, 2007 @ 10:39 AM
sept 12 - moving on
so i had sushi for the second time ever last night. i'm neutral about it. don't love it but know i can ingest it. it was cute, however, when the children were slurping back pickled ginger like it was candy with their chopsticks.
moving on. the independent curator gigs that keep rolling in are great fun. they polish me for future lrtx stuff, i can just feel it. the show at artclub was packed last thursday and i did take pictures although i'm ashamed to say they're still on my camera. it's been my schtick lately to bust out some of my awesome vintage dresses i don't wear much anymore. a picture of the artclub dress is in order - i'll get to it. then there was the exhibit at artizen in the design district last saturday. gorgeous flow of some talented dallas artists. nyddia and erica helped me hang. those girls rock and it felt like old pigeon-stone days for a few hours. both exhibits are open this saturday for gallery walk. yay.
speaking of this saturday. lotsa awesome stuff going on. between shows i'm producing and shows out and about, i may not sleep. 'another little piece of my art' is at kettle and features many gal pals. it's also jiri's bday this weekend! my little man will be 6! argh. denial denial.
conversation on the porch the other night - some blogs these days are nothing more than slam books. think about it - whether you're middle school or your mid-twenties, they still exit - just online! growing up, i was never in one town long enough nor was i cool enough to orchestrate or be a part of one, but i can spot one a mile away. it's awesome to be able to look the other way now. gossipy, whiney stuff just ain't for me. toxic. i'm lookin' at you myspacefacebook.
art con docs are signed sealed and about to be delivered this morning! i scoped out a potential venue yesterday and if it works out - the conspiracy begins! wahahaha. i'm not executing the event again this year, although i might be a volunteer. from here on out, i'm taking an active role on the board to steer art con into a new set of people over the next many years and have a say about the vision jason and i originally had.
peace out for now.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007 @ 09:13 AM
local press - for my archive's sake
here's a link to the awesome DMN article about la reunion i keep getting emails about.
and here's a link to a funny article written by lovely leah shafer about paul and i first dating. pal andrea roberts has a sweet quote as well.
tis all for now.
Wednesday, September 05, 2007 @ 10:26 PM press
tired. but happy and home.
home from the ranch. here's more pics.
