I am drenched, obsessed, up to my eyeballs in WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN. Having worked with “Kevins” in schools, in custody, in the community, for several years (Kevins ranging in ages from Grade 1 to middle age)- I am of course, fascinated as to how Lionel Shriver attacks the material. But I quickly…
INCREDIBLE theatrical event last night: @the_life_game featuring Jason B.!
From the Vancouver Observer: Wow- I’m so glad I went to this! My Twitter friend, and now in-the-flesh-for-real friend, Tequila Mockingbird, let me know she would be featured as the guest at The Life Game. And she is actually he– the amazing Jason Bosher. What a brilliant man! To get to know Jason in this…
Scrapbook experimenting for #graphic novel, Molly. #Vancouver’s #coldcase, Babes in the Woods.
I ordered a couple of batches of vintage scrapbooking images from MOOSEHORNVINTAGE on ETSY: I highly recommend a visit to MOOSEHORNVINTAGE! See also: GRAPHIC NOVEL PROCESS
San Francisco Journal: Portrait #6 @annatfabulous
Watching my children grow into spectacular, fulfilled beings pursuing their passions is the greatest feeling. If I ever doubt myself, I just have to remember “wow, look at them. I was part of that.” No matter how others doubted my methods, no matter that my children will have personal struggles as they continue to develop…
Conception, gestation- a movement begins. #women
A movement is only composed of people moving. To feel its warmth and motion around us is the end as well as the means. – Gloria Steinhem An idea is building and I thank the women I met with last night for our initial brainstorm. Stay tuned as we move from the concept to the concrete!…
San Francisco Journal: Portrait #5 Joseph @killian #deepchats
I will continue to share my incredible weekend in San Francisco (that I spent with my daughter and her friends) through a series of portraits and journal entries over the next week or so. — One of my main reason for traveling to San Francisco was to have deep chats with Joseph. And I’m pleased to say,…
San Francisco Journal: The Tote Bag Book by @jiteshpatel from @SFMOMA
Those of you that know me, know that I love tote bags. LOVE. I have a ton and seem to use every one of them. Yes- I carry way too much stuff. BUT I NEED IT. Or if I don’t, I MAY need it. If there’s an earthquake, and I get stuck for hours, I’ll…
San Francisco Journal: Working through the panic attack #arttherapy #claustrophobia
I will continue to share my incredible weekend in San Francisco (that I spent with my daughter and her friends) through a series of portraits and journal entries over the next week or so. — As I’ve been processing anxiety in my journals, I’ve improved leaps and bounds- I’ve stopped biting my nails, some weird mole just disappeared,…
San Francisco Journal: my new Doc Martens! @drmartens
I will continue to share my incredible weekend in San Francisco (that I spent with my daughter and her friends) through a series of portraits and journal entries over the next few weeks. — — I wore my old docs to San Francisco, knowing (hoping) I would finally be buying new ones at the Doc Martens store on…
Weekly artist series: Week 9 Part 2 SUE COE: A mother dying
Week 9 Part 2 Sue Coe The Last 11 Days is a group of charcoal drawings Sue Coe created from July 20 to 31, 1995 depicting her mother as she lay dying with cancer. The drawings reveal Coe’s private struggle with her mother’s illness and eventual death. [source] I’m not a big fan of the word “resonate.”…
San Francisco Journal Excerpt: Portraits 3 and 4: TC and David
I will continue to share my incredible weekend in San Francisco (that I spent with my daughter and her friends) through a series of portraits and journal entries over the next few weeks. — On March 10, I finally met Anna’s besties Tony and David. See Anna’s fabulous blog post about our first meeting on Saturday morning March…
San Francisco Journal Excerpt: Romeo and Juliet, San Francisco Ballet @sfballet
I will continue to share my incredible weekend in San Francisco (that I spent with my daughter and her friends) through a series of portraits and journal entries over the next few weeks. — My daughter, Anna, surprised me on March 10, 2012 with tickets to San Francisco Ballet‘s Romeo and Juliet! I used to be a dancer…
Journaling at WOW- the Women of Worth Conference
It was a pleasure connecting with Christine Awram, founder of Women of Worth, and listening to Yvonne Evans last night at The Granville Island Hotel. Theme: An Empowered CEO on A New Business Culture & Currency I look forward to processing the lessons that I chicken-scratched in my journal and building on the concepts I…
San Francisco Journal: Portrait #2 TONY (@tsiress)
I will continue to share my incredible weekend in San Francisco (that I spent with my daughter and her friends) through a series of portraits and journal entries over the next few weeks. — I was especially excited to finally meet TONY on this trip. He and I have been online friends for awhile now. Tony is a…
San Francisco journal excerpt: Brunch at Brenda’s with @annatfabulous and @killian
I will continue to share my incredible weekend in San Francisco (that I spent with my daughter and her friends) through a series of portraits and journal entries over the next few weeks. — On the morning of March 10, 2012 [after a night of deep chats] my daughter Anna and my second son, Joseph, took me for…
Weekly artist series: Week 9 Part 1 SUE COE black, coffee brown, white, slap #lifeinaday
Week 9 Part 1 Sue Coe From my post Jan 27, 2011: I first came across Sue Coe’s work in the 1988 Annual Edition of Gallerie Women’s Art. “The work is in a series, a narrative, a novel or document in pictures. It records injustice and cruelty, and attempts to perform the role of witness. Art…
San Francisco Portrait #1 @honeymahogany
I will be sharing my incredible weekend in San Francisco (that I spent with my daughter and her friends) through a series of portraits and journal entries over the next few weeks. Portrait #1: On March 10, 2012, I had the pleasure of meeting the inimitable and inspiring Honey Mahogany at the Rebel, 1760 Market Street, San Francisco. Social worker…
Weekly artist series: Week 8 Part 3 of 3 PORTRAIT POETRY #OttoDix #arttherapy
Week 8 Part 3 Otto Dix I adore this portrait by Otto Dix. Let’s simply revel in reproducing it and adding poetry to it. Firstly, write in your journal for 10 minutes without interruption. Just about anything that comes to mind in the moment. Secondly, circle every third word. Isolate those words and create…
Research is the story. So am I. #Vancouver’s #coldcase, Babes in the Woods. #Molly #graphicnovel
I’ve decided that the story of how I uncovered/discovered Molly is as interesting as the story of Molly herself. From my stream of consciousness journal I have started as a working space regarding telling the story of MOLLY: I hesitate to start writing… because I don’t trust my ability to tell the story. Or to even…
Weekly artist series: Week 8 Part 2 DECONSTRUCT CONSTRUCT #OttoDix
Week 8 Part 2 Otto Dix As with George Grosz, I’m using the book LUSTMORD as my main resource this week. Look at Otto Dix’s paintings. See the cartoonish exaggerated style. DECONSTRUCT Pull off the cover of an old hard cover book: Horizon publications are wonderful for this. And the contents are perfect for collaging. Find a…
Anxiety journaling tool. #heart #lettinggo #outflow #arttherapy
Focus on 3-4 things that are blocking you, that hinder you, frustrate you, nag at you, keep you from living your life peacefully. E.g. I picked Anxiety, Fear, Money, Low Self-esteem Write for 10 minutes in your journal about these blocks. On a drawing/photocopy of an anatomical heart, write your main words repeatedly throughout the…
Weekly artist series: Week 8 Part 1 #OttoDix
Week 8 Part 1 Otto Dix OTTO DIX: Wilhelm Heinrich Otto Dix 2 December 1891 – 25 July 1969) was a German painter and printmaker, noted for his ruthless and harshly realistic depictions of Weimar society and the brutality of war. Along with George Grosz, he is widely considered one of the most important artists of the Neue Sachlichkeit. [source] …
Weekly artist series: Week 7 Part 4 of 4 Allusions and Changing Standpoints #deKooning
Week 7 Part 4 Willem de Kooning Find a de Kooning in nature: Draw something or someone in your environment: de Koonify it: Next artist: OTTO DIX See also: 35 PART daily journal exercise Weekly artist exploration/journaling series INTRO Weekly artist series Week 1 parts 1-6 FRIDA KAHLO Weekly artist series Week 2 parts 1-6…
Second Art Sunday at the @RubbleGallery! #charcoal #drawing #arttherapy. Next one Mar 25!
We’re experimenting with a 1-2 times per month art afternoon at the Rubble Gallery and our first one was wonderful! And so was today!!! Thank you, ladies, and Henrik, for a fantastic afternoon and thank you Ari, Quinn, Bryn and the Rubble Gallery for your beautiful space! Let’s let the photos speak for themselves! TAKE…
New York, I love you but…
I had the strangest dream t0 the soundtrack of LCD Soundsystem‘s New York I Love You: I accidentally poured Drano on my forearm (my left one). I felt no pain. But I did notice that the Drano was slicing through my skin and working its way down to the bone. But not in a messy…
Weekly artist series: Week 7 Part 3 ELAINE #deKooning. #husbandsandwives
Week 7 Part 3 Willem de Kooning Artists do not work in a vacuum. I am fascinated by artists in relationships. Frida/ Diego Camille/ Auguste Lee/ Jackson Sophie/ Hans Elaine/ Willem How did they feed each other’s art? How did they harm each other? Influence each other? Who was more powerful? Are they inseparable? ELAINE…
Weekly artist series: Week 7 Part 2 ERASING #deKooning. #arttherapy
Week 7 Part 2 Willem de Kooning To read about the erased deKooning, click ERASED deKOONING Look up de Kooning in images. Copy a favorite with charcoal. Now erase it. See also: 35 PART daily journal exercise Weekly artist exploration/journaling series INTRO Weekly artist series Week 1 parts 1-6 FRIDA KAHLO Weekly artist series Week 2…
Check out this fantastic project: GLOBAL SORORITY on @Kickstarter #women #connections
SUPPORT GLOBAL SORORITY!!! Loretta and Tia are setting out to create a mini documentary series to get the inside scoop on 100 girls’ and women’s lives from around the world. The first of the series starts in Africa and continues onto the countries of their individual family roots of Ireland and Italy. The documentary takes the…
Weekly artist series: Week 7 Part 1 A WOMAN’s MOUTH #deKooning #arttherapy
Week 7 Part 1 Willem de Kooning Willem de Kooning 1904-1997 That ferocious woman he painted didn’t come from living with me. It began when he was three years old. – Elaine de Kooning (wife) [source] — READ: de Kooning PDF handout — Find a photo of a face. — — Cut out the mouth. —…
First Art Sunday at the @RubbleGallery. #charcoal #drawing #theface. Next one Feb 26!
We’re experimenting with a 1-2 times per month art afternoon at the Rubble Gallery and our first one was wonderful! I taught the basics of drawing with charcoal and my students were sponges, inspiring me, each other and themselves with the results! We also worked on some journaling techniques. It’s marvelous to work in a…