May 31st, 2012.
Pen and chalk on chipboard.
These chipboard drawings are supposed to become paintings.
The brushes are ready to go but I don’t have any oil. I’ll resolve that tomorrow and get to work on the weekend. Hopefully I’ll actually do this now that I’ve declared it to the internet.
May 30th, 2012.
Pen on chipboard.
A drawing every day. Every week or so. Every now-and-then. It’s all the same, isn’t it?
That’s my sister…
Je suis très jalouse.
Like, I was pretty jealous before. But now…I’m all-the-way-jealous.
First went to Great Lakes University in Kisumu (GLUK). It was okay.
BUT
THEN
WENT
TO KOGELO
AND MET
BARACK OBAMA’S
GRANDMOTHER!!!!
And we shook her hand!!! And asked her questions!!!
And saw turkeys mating… :/
BUT IT WAS THE MOST AWESOME THING EVER!!!
May 23rd, 2012.
I think that it wasn’t the deadlines but the sense of competition that made me a more fluid artist when I was in school.
I have no one to compete with now (at least not directly). I loved walking into a critique feeling like my shit was the best or at least in the top tier.
It’s not that I’m lacking in ideas but I feel like the quality of my work is just so spotty.
Having access to fantastic studio spaces probably helped a ton. But honestly, people make great stuff out of nothing all the time.
My sister is in Kenya for a study-abroad semester. Read her blog to experience her trip vicariously. That’s what I’m doing…
I didn’t get to discuss my fears of this trip in my first post. When I write about fears, I don’t mean being scared of the country or being afraid of adjustment. I mean fears regarding how people in my group act while we’re in Kenya. I am quite aware that over half of the group I’m travelling…
May 11, 2012.
Lunch-break sketching.
May 11, 2012.
After a while my 2nd graders’ sculptures started to look like graves. I kind if wanted to start a conversation about that but I didn’t know how to do that with 8 year olds. (Taken with instagram)
May 8th, 2012.
Pen on paper.
Abuse happens, period. It doesn’t matter what, some people will do anything to get an “advantage” in the world. But since such abuse is statistically uncommon, while…
as you can imagine, shit is just fkd up right now. but i wanna say thank you to all our
friends and family (which are kinda one in the same) for all the love and support.
i’m glad to know that all the love that Yauch has put out into the world is coming right back at him.
thank you.
RIP MCA
May 4th, 2012.
Pencil on paper.
My other kids learning how to be like Andy Goldsworthy by making outdoor sculptures. #artclass #school (Taken with instagram)
May 3rd, 2012.
Pencil on paper.
