Portland Oregon
Free Wood, Portland Oregon Digital- 2015
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Flash Back
It's May 26, 1973, Marilyn Propp and I are dancing to the Grateful Dead in the outfields of Kezar Stadium. Found a superb recording on Archive.org tonight of that concert. Several days later, we would hop in our 67 VW Bus and head east, to a city that was but a dot on the map. 43 years later, thoughts of the miles from there to here and back. Seeking the Other looking around corners. 2015
thoughts about art
It's 3 AM and I am stirred to think about Printmaking and its relevance to the education of students- accessibility to people, community and its place in the marketplace Every so often I hear voices saying that painting, and now printmaking is dead . And from my perspective I just don't think that's true - Through the ages there has always been a push forward - otherwise I wouldn't be sitting on the porch @ 3 AM typing on this laptop- there will always be a need to make things, create objects and as it is stated on the Columbia College tagline we are creating the culture of our time. As we get further into ideas and farther away from making things, we are losing our ability to make objects that have meaning, even with the attendant statement. A while back I attended an art event where a selection of BEST work by graduates from local art schools was on display. The most consistent element of the whole exhibition was how their things were executed (dare I say crafted). H...
Connected images
The Department of Interdisciplinary Arts @ Columbia College Chicago offers a five-day intensive called Connected Images. It's a part of their MA Program and I must say it was one of the more profound experiences I've had in a while. A small group of individuals working in close proximity of one another and pushing the boundaries of their own practice, guided by the insightful, compassionate, practiced and disciplined faculty, Jenny Magnus and Sheri Antonini The following photograph was taken by BJ Allen of a piece that I created and performed during Connected Images. Skype Conversation 6/2015 durational performance
from a print demo
Watching the Watchers, The twins out and about. 10" X 13" 2015 gum transfer on paper with hand-coloring Just returned from a couple of days at Montana State University @ Bozeman. Did this print during a gum transfer with Gesine Janzen's students. Great folks, and a wonderful town.
