Inspiring sketches...

very worth visiting: http://jamesjean.com , click under SKETCHES (i'm not particularly in love with the paintings)

Diaries make their way into my artwork

this started out as a comment but turned out longer therefore, it's a post.

i think about what i call "one liners" quite frequently. they are not necessarily quotes. in a whole text, there's always one line, sentence, or phrase, that sums up the whole concept of what the person is trying to say. those, to me, are "one liners."

i used to grab "one liners" from my old diaries and use them in my artwork. i once replaced fortunes from cookies with one liners from my diaries. the concept was, basically, that history repeats itself in a small scale and also, that whatever is very specific is also very general. whatever i wrote in those diaries, the viewer has also felt or experienced.

i still have interest in working with old diaries and one liners and i wanted to go into "accessories" as well. i'm always very interested in extremely short pieces of information that convey a lot. i wanted to embroider the one liners from diaries on satin, baby color, ribbons and use them as bracelets. i wonder if people would have any interest, in buying or reading, them as well... (i never found anyone who would embroider such a variety of things on ribbon. i don't want to print 1000 of the same phrase. i'd like variety. if you do know of anyone, definitely let me know because i'll do it!)

do you know these brazilian "fitas do senhor do bonfim"? you tie them on your wrist and make 3 knots. for every knot, you make a wish and we say that your wishes will come true when the bracelet wears out/comes undone/tears. i love the thought that i can wish for things with such an ease and i think it's beautifully brazilian to think that these wishes really will come true and that is why so many people wear them. hm... maybe i should put one back on...

TEETERING BULB

Kurt and Zelda are amazing illustrators! Again, talented artists I went to school with and I wanted to share their work...

love the style, coloring & line work...I think Kurt sketches and Zelda colors the drawing in the computer...awesome.

QUOTE

"Nothing exists until or unless it is observed. An artist is making something exist by observing it and his hope for other people is that they will also make it exist by observing it. I call it "creative observation". Creative viewing." William S. Burroughs

FINALLY, SOMETHING WITH TAPE

I'm beginning to work on tape art....

closeup.
And another one below with cool tape Emily just sent me.

Quoted Jewelry

I found a necklace as I perused Comfort Station's online store that was simply a quote typed on the shape of a banner. I thought the quote quite beautiful...
"COVER me over in dusk and dust and dreams."
Beautiful. I would like to know what this feels like.

Jeanine Payer is another jeweler whose work utilizes inspirational quotes.

I want to dig up some other quotes I go back to time and time again. For a later post...
Good night m'dear.

Escalators

Hey Juls,
I pulled up some photos I had taken of escalators at the airport that look like the ad...
I spent one Saturday in the main terminal of the Columbus airport writing and observing people hustling to their gates. I love airports! (Which is why I never mind delays or giving up my seat.) It is a great place to people watch and a good creative writing exercise making up stories about who they are and where they are going. All this talk of airports and I am antsy to travel again soon.
jax

Funny ad

have u seen this ad by any chance? it's a young & rubicam ad for some hair product. very funny...

More on photography

browsing through the web i found felicia nitzsche's site. beautiful projects. under the column entitled "works", i especially like the "dove" and "confetti".

Greg Miller Photography

I went to school with this wonderful photographer! I remember to check out Greg's site every once in awhile and am reminded again and again of how amazing his work is. See for yourself - http://www.seemoreglass.com/ His photos are exquisite, especially the portraits. Interesting angles and perspectives. I love how emotive and moody they are. He makes me care about the subject and the story behind the photo. I wonder what these subjects are thinking about?

I asked Greg if I could pull some of these pictures off of his blog
NEW EQUATION of his daughter, Illiana, and his new son, Finn, to share. Too precious!



I also found a series of photos he had taken of things he found at the bottom of a dried up lake... love the grit...



for more click on dumbo.

This makes me wish to be a better photographer.