May 18, 2014
A facebook friend of mine wrote this in his status update this morning:
May 18, Facebook: T.M. – 7 mins · New York, NY, United States :
Everything we do is a selfie.
(see MMcL)
If you’re reading these, I do SO agree T. And Marshal.
#Selfie of my brutal treatment of brushes…
Blessed long weekend. I’m grateful to be here in the Studio for some clear hours, chewing and digging and thrashing at these pieces. Actually, the new paintings and I chew and pull and thrash, together on #Selfie. No blood, yet. We’re still all friends.
From last week- a big 3’x7′ canvas that my cello students Samantha and Molly helped me ‘ground’ after rehearsal. This one is much farther along now & about masks – looking out and being inside them, building them to present the appropriate ‘facade’. Tribal.
There are 27 days to delivery of twenty pieces (among other things), and I must say it’s getting mighty populated in here. Some of the early paintings have been banished for being too loud. Still others, like the 5’x6′ one I just stretched, are too silent, and need some kind of mark, somewhere, so they can begin to whisper their name.
Kelly, if you’re reading this, then yes – the camera saw set for 10 sec delay, then 10 shots. This one is deer in the headlights, somewhere around #5
Oddly enough what’s increasing productivity the most these days is getting the heck out of here for a few hours at a time. Sitting somewhere else bathed in sunlight through new-budding leaves, watching birds, listening to a stream run down the ravine to the Pottawatomi river – this has, I’m certain, rescued me from madness. There’s a red-winged blackbird here who has decided I’m alright, a woodthrush across the ravine, ubiquitous bluejays, and a northern Oriole in loop-repeat. The car engines, sirens, industrial arguments are far away from here – ah, peace.
I will go back to ‘Masks’ and ‘Left/Right’ (the 5’x6′) later this evening, but for now, I just breathe and feel grateful.
as with everything, this is a work-in-progress. Note start time change to 6pm
Unless you tell me, I have no way of knowing who has been reading these #Selfie posts, and following the process. I do know that there are a great number of you, from all over the place. I’m honoured – thanks for reading.
Do check your calendar, and come. If you’re from elsewhere, then absolutely book time off to visit Owen Sound on Friday June 20th – catch the show, stay the weekend too. It’s beautiful here, & GPS knows where we are. Call ahead to the gallery to let us know.
more soon, & if you have any changes you’d like us to make to the invitation, please write. I am actually serious about this…
K