My Fall Semester Studio

Second Possible Installation for Arronson

This installation is inspired by camel trappings from Turkmenistan. The background is simple because in reality the textile portion would be heavily patterned. I may do some collage on the floor, but obviously there needs to be more done to this piece for it to resonate as "completed." At this juncture it's difficult to say what more I need to do; I just need to start to build these things to see how they work and what problems need to be addressed. There would also be more than two pieces suspended from the ceiling. While there are areas that I like in this piece, there are several parts in the other installation that work better with the vocabulary of my paintings.

First Scale Model for Arronson Installation

The Little Blog That Couldn't

As it turns out, it was a lot more difficult than I had anticipated to keep my blog updated during the Summer Semester. I have done quite a lot of thinking and have changed direction considerably with regard to my thesis exhibition. I am now going to do an installation or two, and I may include some paintings; it's all up in the air at the moment. The following images are some ideas that I had been playing with that sparked the ideas that are in the scale models. I am currently building new scale models that expand on the previously successful areas.

Piece that was in "Future Excavations" Exhibition

Works in Progress Exhibition

Lamenting the Loss of My Home Studio

My school studio is great. It's big, has a lot of wall space, and is conveniently located near the sink. Still, even though it is less than half the size and I have to travel from the second floor to the basement to use the utility sink, I miss my home studio. I am and have always been a morning person. I can accomplish more before 10:00 am. than most people can do in a day, but once noon rolls around, I'm useless until about 6:00 pm. I miss waking up, grabbing a cup of tea or a diet soda, checking my email, and then heading upstairs to the studio. It's heaven to listen to music without headphones (and why is it that the good people at Apple can't seem to make a pair of earbuds that don't make your ears feel like they're beginning to necrotize?), spend time with the kitty cat, and take the occasional quick nap. For me the home studio provides the optimal conditions for creating art. But anyway...

Even though my heart is at home, for the Summer Semester, I will enjoy the enormous space, be as messy as I want to be, and try my best to be productive after 12:00 pm. I've included photos of my school studio and the paintings that I am working on now. The paintings don't look very good at the moment because I am in the process of creating a paint history and defining the shapes. Maybe by the end of the week they will look richer and more developed.

The Viewer's Journey

On the way home from Storm King and Dia: Beacon this past Thursday we watched a Louise Bourgeois DVD. Her commissioned piece I Do, I Undo, and I Redo for the Tate Modern in London began to make me think about "the journey," not only the artist's journey, but also the journey of the viewer as he/she experiences the work both physically and emotionally.

Spring 2010 Critique

The images below are of my paintings and collages from the Spring 2010 critique that took place this past June 19th.