So really, who was I kidding when I said I would blog less now that I don't have a job? Yea, that's what I thought. Lately I've just been reading and sleeping and watching movies and having the best conversations with friends. Too bad this can't last forever.
I have also been getting even more into tumblr. Above is a quick experiment in diptychs that I've been thinking about ever since I learned about tumblr's random function. If you are not familiar with this--just go to any tumblr and add "/random" and see what happens. It adds a whole new dimension to looking at images from the past..
This post is dedicated to one of my favorite people: Mary Amor. I received the above friendship bracelet in the mail Friday, along with a swan and a small card in a gold foil box.
Mary and I have known each other since I was 17 and she was 18. We met in Oakland learning how to print color photographs together at CCA. Even though after that summer I returned to Texas and she to Orange County.. life has somehow brought us together multiple times over the years in surprising places. She is living proof to me that the people who really matter in your life never disappear, now matter how time and distance may separate.
Right now she has posted on her blog, I love you always, that she is giving away FREE friendship bracelets to anyone who emails her about it. All she asks is $1 for shipping or a S.A.S.E. Sounds like a pretty great deal to me, but I already have mine! :)
Hi! This is about as personal as this blog is going to get--but a lot has been going on lately..
First, I've quit my full-time office job and I'm traveling to London and Stockholm in October. I'm leaving right after the NY Art Book Fair, which I will be attending and having a new photo zine coming out published by Mediabus (complete with my first ISBN)! More on that later..
Second, a few weeks ago my camera was stolen from some of my good friends' loft. Its been really hard and on top of that I'm traveling--so I just put up some stuff I've been making recently for sale (cheap).
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I've been making these hand drawn tote bags based on knot imagery I was thinking of getting as a tattoo this past summer. I'm too much of a baby, though:
I also made a zine for my Sensitive tumblr. It's 24 pages, letter size, full-color, and comes with a mix cd. It's basically a small memorial to my office job. I made them right when I was quitting as a sort of goodbye to my work-induced prolific blogging:
They are so beautiful and delicate--and will be available soon to order from FOF's website! The prints are 8x10" and are being sold sandwiched between plexi and glassine, so they are ready to hang in either a frame or with L-hooks (included).
This Saturday, September 19th, they are having an open house and print release party for a new print of mine (based on this .gif). I feel pretty honored, because it is actually the first of their IRL (In Real Life) Guest Artist Publication Series! I'm going over to the shop later this week before the opening to sign all of the prints, so I'll post some photos soon.
On Saturday, doors open at 8pm. I will be there as well as the prints and a special music performance by Object Group. Come say hello if you are around!
For the last two weekends I've been connected live to Triple Base in San Francisco doing improvised one-hour versions of FREE ADVICE with whoever would enter the gallery. The first Saturday was super busy and (of course) my computer couldn't handle it so I have little documentation. Last Saturday, however, was a bit slower so Joyce of Triple Base gave me a tour of the gallery and show:
Gallery owner Dina Pugh posing with the sandwich board designed by Mylinh Nguyen
The front of the gallery with David Horvitz's piece (bleached out) in the window
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