six degrees of revelation
2009 has been mighty chill so far. On a recent morning it was six degrees, which prompted a discussion of Kevin Bacon with my daughter. Now there is a Facebook experiment attempting to prove the theory that everybody is 6 connections away from everyone else. Who needs proof? Just let every day be an inspiration and connection to nature, family, and the world at your feet, I say! The intricate frost on the window became curvy fronds of grass in a revision for my current project. When in doubt, I cut paper. My collage aesthetic runs deep. This drawing is a montage of sorts. Not going to be...
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I’ve been working on a pile of preliminaries for a poetry book about animals and their habitats, the kind of assignment that has me making keener observations of my own habitat. My dog gets me outside even on those icy days, always with my wee camera in a parka pocket. The ice here looked like brush marks. And this one looked like an ice head, crowned by moss. This barn felt like a Bauhaus exercise in 2D design. And look, a figure drawing in the woods. Some findings are a bit mysterious, like offerings to animal spirits. And others are downright inflated signs of the season. All these...
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