June 2013 Artists Show

I am curating a show at the Dash - In on Calhoun Street, in Fort Wayne IN, of amazing local artists. I'm excited to have multiple artists, mediums, and perspectives to work with. The show's end goal is to promote artists, and to provide artwork to the public that they can afford.

Artwork in Fort Wayne, IN is quite hidden, and appreciated by an almost elitist circle. Visitors and tourists go to our Art Museum from time to time, or might be cool enough to check out some of our local galleries, but we don't make it easily accessible or simple to find. In fact, now that I'm thinking about it, the signage in this town, from the roads to the actual business signs, really really suck.

What if the long term goal was to have our artists and their artwork a major part of the town's appeal. Our cultural attempts are getting better, but what faster way to bring culture and education to Fort Wayne than artwork! I'd like these ideas and thoughts to open up doors to college artists, surrounding town artists, and beyond.

Stay tuned for further event information!

Processing Trees

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After Merge

 

Final Product after Diabolical Action & Wrap

I have found more...

Sometimes I wish I could keep count of how often, or how many times a day I write on the first piece of paper I can find. Thoughts come so rapidly and so eagerly that I don't even have time, seemingly most of the time, to write things into my journal(which is ALWAYS on me). So weeks, months, years later I find scraps tucked away in little places, certainly my handwriting, with poems, lyrics, maybe whole songs, or just cryptic startings of something wonderful. I find it necessary to share these writings when I find them.

Tonight I was working at organizing and situating my studio, once again, and came across an old wallet, some files, and envelopes with some of the most random writings I've found yet. A few I remember and most of the others don't ring a bell.

I hope you enjoy these findings as much as I tend to.


Song I remember starting to write as of recent, have not finished yet....

Disabled Soul
Handicapped Heart
With these bad looks
I've gotta trifecta that'll set the rest apart


This one's a bit of an idea for a tattoo, but this is how I wrote it...

symbolically the jiggsaw puzzle is a question mark, but if you take two question marks and invert one, put them together, it makes a heart.



Creative writing at it's best...

Monkeys and Periwinkle
Pickles pluck Chickens
Charred by Farrari Flames
Driven by White Trash
Trailer Hitchen
Tinker Toy building


This writing feels like it's missing a piece of paper...

I took my coat off in the rain
I ran around and went insane
I clawed at the cemement until that hole gave way
So I could crawl inside to mute what they say

Defining Art

At the end of the day though, Art is Art. It's unsolvable. You can't define it. It's kind of like god, you might think you get a glimpse at the meaning, but then it all just turns to shit, and right before you give up on understanding the mess it can be it will create something beautiful again.



I just wrote this to a friend about an art show we were just in. I believe fully, that deep inside, this is exactly how I feel.

Updated Website

I just updated my website! I'd love some feedback. I have a couple of things to do/add please feel free to leave feedback.

http://solidashesphoto.com/home.html

Skirt Mini Birth

My Interlude series gave birth to a mini series, but from that came this image.

Now I'm thinking about simple, b&w, silhouettes. Simple, textural, silhouettes.

Possible Project

I've been working with sowing together images, finally, and I'm thinking about my travels. I am considering panoramic-like images. I am not sure where this is going, but I'm interested in exploring it.

Bubble Gut

Bubble Gut Belly and Nervous Ways. Here I am the same freaked out little girl with a glass shell that has survived storms, seasons, stones, and more. Created to believe in just the breeze, I know that I'm attached to the path and track of the trains and planes. Coming back to that person "someday" is now. Maybes are away, maybes were for another day, and today I am now living in the "now". I really do love you. I really do want to be here with you. I really do exist with you.

Found myself attached to a path full of hills, bills, thrills, and skills. With you, with me, alone, one day we'll see, that the journey will always lead to the two of us again and again. Forever Limerent & Lo, with who or which one, only I know. This is our theme, our curse, our gain. Pleased to walk this path with you.

Riding Drunk

There's no reason to EVER drink and ride your motorcycle, EVER. If you have friends that care they won't let you. If you care about your life and other's you won't. Please do not DRINK and RIDE.

Continuing Again

At 30 years of age I'm bridging certain parts of my life in hopes of completing many life goals. This decade will be taken one step at a time. I'm in no rush, but I have large dreams that I can easily achieve if I set my mind to it.

Coming into this ripe 30 I've left behind 5 art shows, and several new bodies of work. I plan on continuing forward with ongoing and single set photo projects. I hope to use my blog as a messenger for the upcoming activities over the next year, I've obviously fallen off from keeping anything updated on the blog as of late.

Today was a large step in setting up my studio for the third time in one year. I have a large, filled, and abstract studio that takes a month to take down and another month to set back up. By this time next month I hope I'm making progress with ideas I have not had the time or space to prepare and execute them in.

2013 will be a beautiful year to end one massive emotional journey. I'm looking forward to simplifying my routine in order to move forward swiftly and comfortably.

Cheers to 30 years on this planet and 30 more of total success.