Thursday, July 18, 2013

forensic axiom sandpile






"The poorest person is not the one without a cent, but the one without a dream."  Unknown


6. Be Creative. Georgia O'Keeffe said serious artists always have three shows painted and ready to go. This sounds like a lot of inventory to have sitting around, but this concept has several important ideas behind it.If an artist does, in fact, have enough work available for three one-person exhibitions, it means he or she is very prolific. To have three shows in your studio means you are creating consistent work, which is exactly what collectors, dealers, and museum curators want to see in an artist. Besides being prolific, having three shows available means that you can jump on opportunities that arise with little notice. I run into many situations in which artists are able to secure exhibitions mainly because they have work available. Similarly, I have seen opportunities lost because nothing was ready to go. One way to have enough work in the studio is to make a commitment to produce a certain amount of work per month. Figure out what that minimum amount might be. Consider where your work is going right now and how much more you would need to produce to keep a certain amount of inventory in your studio for the next opportunity.


munching on aloe

a snail conga line

For the last thre or four nights, we've had torrential rains between 7 and 8 PM. As soon as there'e a break I get the dogs out with the flashlight and poop bags and a run to the cup de sac and home again.  Back in the courtyard I need the flashlight to stop from stomping on herds of snails traversing the cobblestones.  Inside my succulent garden I have a giant Bufo frog all hunkered down waiting for something or other.  I took some very dark photos the other night:
Bufo, dead center.  (he's back again hunkered down tonight too
So, with all these snails crawling around here at night, I found  way to actually put them to work!  They apparently use them for facials in Japan.  Maybe I'll offer that service to anyone staying here overnight.  And include the snail hunt part for free.
ick factor much?



And TA DAH!!!  I finished the Elizabeth Zimmerman Baby Surprise sweater, just needs some tiny buttons!



Jumpy the Dog   







Teacher/Shirt now a movie !  This is the teacher I posted about the other day that wore the same shirt for Picture Day for forty years!  
the question being..................why?



circular farms

 smoke and steam chimneys

boats and carriers

Artist Jenny Odell makes digital collages out of satellite imagery from Google Maps in her series “Satellite Collections.” Each collage focuses on a particular theme: stadiums, container ships, parking lots, and so on. Odell has a number of other Internet-themed projects on her site, including a virtual cross-country road trip.

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