Processing creativity
Recently I remembered a time…a somewhat distant past before I had kids…when I wrote a blog. As I read the old posts, I became excited about using blogging as a way to creatively process life again. In my work, I … Continued
Value of art
Most people feel some level of stress about Christmas gifts. This year during the month of November, I have been making Christmas presents for most of my immediate family members. Since I don’t have to work, being on a one … Continued
reflection on birth
I drove to a quiet park and sat in the woods alone for hours, working on a project for the baby. It is a sort of board book but can also be a wall hanging. I got the idea out … Continued
natural birth and nature
As birth becomes closer, I have been transforming my ideas about birth. When I first found out I was pregnant in early January, I knew so little about birth that I thought “Why wouldn’t I want to be medicated?” But … Continued
Fragmentation
Fragmentation is a major theme in my artwork. Because of a class I’m taking, I’ve been trying to identify the themes and recurring motifs in my artwork in hopes of creating a body of related work to exhibit someday. Someone … Continued
Spring at last
Curtis got to meet Jeff Wall yesterday. As a commercial photography assistant, he has met quite a few famous people, but usually just actors. Jeff Wall is in a completely different league. Curtis assisted in a shoot for the New … Continued
Life as a full time employee and student
If you get a chance, don’t miss Manufactured Landscapes, a film showing Edward Burtinsky’s photography. This morning we were driving to my class, and had a bizarre run in with a maniacal pedestrian. We were two blocks from home, and … Continued