One year ago juniper had very recently started her first playschool and was going 2 days a week for 5 hours a day. I was trying to get my portfolio done to apply to grad school, me and Juni we’re taking a toddler art class at multnomah art center, and I was writing articles for…

I’m not sure I’ll ever get used to this… There is a mountain of stuff to get done and not enough time to do it in. My brain says cram until you collapse, but reality says its kid time. Fridays are for juniper. Today we got up, had a nice breakfast, had a play date,…

Laundry Line Communication System When any amount of distance is placed between communicating bodies, a breakdown starts to occur in meaning, message and method. This failure to communicate is somewhat masked by electronic communications. What would the experience be like to send the kind of messages we send in social media sites like Facebook but…

I didn’t take a shower (It’s been a while) I did eat some greens I didn’t do a piece for the talisman project I did almost finish the outhouse I didn’t gain any confidence that these two sculpture prjects are going to do done in time I did go out to dinner with a friend…

Greens 174 chard, ampoule beet greens, ground beef, ginger, spicy sauce, bell peppers and rice.

My birthday this year was quiet and unassuming. We had a nice dinner at home the night before and the day of my birthday we went out to a local place where the food isn’t that good but there’s a play area so we can eat and relax while Juniper plays. I got some good…

I dropped the ball on the 365 greens project. I stopped taking photos. There were just many nights when I finally sat down to dinner, realized I needed to go get my camera, and just didn’t have the energy for it. Plus I had a backlog of images I needed to post that I just…

As I was wrapping up my weekly meeting with my mentor, ampoule as she was stepping out the door, pharmacy she said to me something to the effect of “Grad school is a great place to fail.” She was reiterating something I’ve been thinking about and need to remind myself about every week so I…

Andy Kaufman talks about Tony Clifton and Dinah Shore Tony and Andy together at Carnegie Tony Clifton performing at Harrah’s Andy Kaufman begging for money on David Letterman

I am in love with this video. It’s got some nudity so no children, because lord knows we need to keep nakedness away from the children!!!!

This is all there is and it’s perfect as it is. There is nowhere to go but here. there is nothing here but now. there is nothing now but this. and this is it. This is all there is. and it’s perfect as it is. — James Broughton

My first article for PNCA’s online Untitled Magazine is available! Happy birthday to me! It’s about a great audio installation at Portland Museum of Contemporary Craft. Click the screenshot below to read the article. Excerpt: Gabriel Craig has a deep interest in spreading the “gospel of craft.” Several of his projects have centered around sharing…

“The moon is dull. Mother Nature doesn’t call, doesn’t speak to you, although a glacier eventually farts. And don’t you listen to the Song of life.” -Werner Herzog