Under the Eorthe

I am gathering gear and materials to head out to Little Eorthe tomorrow.  I get to stay out at the farm for a full 24-hours for the first time.  The forecast is for rain, rain, rain, but I will work and sleep inside the barn with the llamas and sheep. The materials I will work with include sticks/branches, stones, feathers, wool, water, dirt and…

Artist in Residence – Little Eorthe Farm

I learned about farmer Carrie Little back when Obama first took office. There was a thought that the new White House residents might turn a section of the lawn into an organic food garden and so the project needed a farmer to lead it. There was a call and farmers from all over the States were nominated for the role. Carrie Little was my…

Amalgamation

I am American, English, Jewish, Cherokee, Certain, Conflicted, Fearful, Confident, Lazy & a Workaholic Perfectionist.   I am a gypsy but have had the same address for 2007.5 days.  I am curious, open-minded and compassionate but will cut you off instantly when emotionally injured.  I like to think of myself as fun loving and easy going.  This makes people that know me laugh. I hit…

Festivals + What’s Next

So I had an amazingly spectacular time at the Smoke Farm Lo-Fi Festival.  It was magical.  I was particularly moved by Sarah Kavage and Adria Garcia’s Woven Grass Sculpture and Keely Isaak Meehan‘s Whispers to Me.  I thought these elegant and perfectly executed works really captured the essence of Lo-Fi’s mission:  “to seed the Farm with narrative and inquiry about place and our use…

Home Stretch

Well, the countdown is on.  Ten days to installation.  There has been a lot of trying this and trying that and abandoning this and altering that.  So goes the creative process.  I am in full production mode now and so excited to see these critters coming to life. If you’re in the Seattle area this August, I would love it if you came to…

Red

This morning I am gathering all my supplies and nerve to dye the cheesecloth I will use for the dragonfly wing “skin.”  So far, at every step, my perfectionism is rearing it’s horrible head and making me wish I had just gone with the easier cold dye solution.  There is a lot of precision required in the measuring, dissolving and maintaining both the mordanting…

Wet Felting

So far the best gift that has come from working on this dragonfly project is getting to meet and work with fabulous artist Tricia Stackle.  I learned about Tricia from my friend Mary who’d taken a felting class from her.  After seeing her work, I knew I had to meet her, too. I got together with Tricia in her West Seattle studio and we went…

Northstar

I was invited to teach an art workshop at Northstar Junior High in Kirkland.  I was thrilled to be asked and got my plans together to teach how to make an automaton.  I have been making lots of automata lately and thought junior high-aged kids would get a kick out of it.  I headed over to Northstar this past Thursday and did my thing….

Georgetown Carnival ’11

I showed up in Georgetown yesterday morning to install my blue dandelions for the Georgetown Carnival.  I love the idea of the dandelions in this gritty, industrial arts neighborhood.  The area where I was to put the dandelions was rich with real dandelions, cigarette butts and hard, compacted dirt.  Perfect. The neighborhood was quietly humming with artists and vendors getting things ready for the…

Gallery (206) Project

I am so pleased to be included in Todd Jannausch‘s newest project, Gallery (206).   The “gallery” is a repurposed telephone booth which includes 19 panels of original artworks, original music in the handset and a “phonebook” of 206 Seattle Artists. I just love this installation/gallery – it’s so surprising and elegant.  When I went to find the gallery myself, it was tucked behind…