kathy wash 2012

the Dopt stands on the subfloors (the eternal self renovation in process with the floors to be last) and literally demands to be let out. no telepathy involved; she is quite vocal in her demands. whem stymied, she then reverts...

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MW crew WEEKend 2 to-do checklist for Monday 9/10

06 Sep 2012

2012 fall p1, 2012 fall p2

kathy wash 2012

WASH 2012

MW Crew WEEKend 2 to-do checklist [p1] dots strategy steps 3-4 ___ review [p1] dot handout ___ review habit crit handout ___ complete process crit write ups [habit crit guide] in VJ ___ select strongest 5 comps (total 15) for...

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process conceptual crit guide
MW for 9/10
TTH from 9/6

[p1] dot concept crit guide—proximity, continuance, similarity Crittee Takes notes in VJ and listen carefully; pay attention to others perceptions. Can you see their viewpoint? Is it stronger than your initial intent? What could be adjusted to strengthen either your...

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Week 2 TTH crew checklist [due TH]

read/research/write (store in VJ) read up on gestalt–proximity, similarity, continuance, closure (google, AF textbook) [p1] habit crit write up. use guide and address issues of scale, distance, relational shifts, density and relative placement within the square format. NOTE 5 things...

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afternoon napping slug of a pup!

hmmmm. not a bad idea. I think I am going to give my hands a slug nap for the rest of the week and then start on my work for the art league. my hands definitely need a puppy slug...

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p1 habits of mind, habits of problem solving crit

04 Sep 2012

2012 fall p1, fall 2012

kathy wash 2012

WASH 2012

TTH crew and their problem solving habits. Students hunt for habits and patterns in problem solving so that they can expand their options and reduce habitual limitations. Typical patterns in problem solving space lay in the areas of scale, distances,...

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triple sweetness.

04 Sep 2012

art, art foundations, art review, exhibition, teaching, WASH foundations

kathy wash 2012

art foundations WASH - SHSU, original blog

FIRST Mayuko Gray of College of the Mainland art gallery provided me with Javier, a young painter who intuitively understands working in real space. He was perfect for the install this weekend. It made my life so much easier and...

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WEEKend 1 surface to-do checklist

03 Sep 2012

2012 fall p1, fall 2012

kathy wash 2012

WASH 2012

Read/Respond [VJ-surface Visual Journal] ___ write summary of first morning [refine/synthesize notes] and add your thoughts/opinions, agree/disagree and why with what was discussed in studio. ___ NOTE at least 5 things worth remembering. ___ record quote and expound on why...

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Week 2 T/W checklist

03 Sep 2012

2012 fall p1, fall 2012

kathy wash 2012

WASH 2012

for the briefest of moments i felt like my old self, and i find that incredibly refreshing.

Ha. i just love how this post on Robert Boyd’s art blog began, “…Kathryn Kelley is one of the most interesting artists in Houston, and is about to have an opening at College of the Mainland, which is unfortunate…” it...

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Snap, an original gesture…or not; I see dead people

02 Sep 2012

collaborative, college of the mainland, exhibition, monsters in the attic, process, rubber

kathy wash 2012

art, mundane ramblings, process

I explore, experiment, follow my own process, listen to my inner voice, wrestle in obedience to my materials, install the residue, only to discover I speak the same language as those that came before. BUT, another one of my BIG...

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I dissolve my fabricated seatings exhibition @ College of the Mainland

Artist talk and reception Wednesday, September 12 @ 2 pm College of the Mainland Art Gallery 1200 Amburn Road Texas City, Texas 77591 Incessant thinking and incessant thinking (again) Remnant inner tubes. ~4.5′ x 3′ x 3′ each. I dissolve...

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anti wall skid paper in place for first part of install

laid out and ready

yes Howard S. I contemplated leaving them thrown about ready for install.0

half loaded. no alcohol involved.

34 bellows and two eleven foot chairs plus sixteen foot table runners (joists) loaded on 8×16 foot trailer. about 20 more empty frame bellows of absence to load, table top elements and legs, three chalkboards, three incessant thinkings, plus hardware...

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push came to shove and then I gave up

Drove up an incline, not really popping the clutch (and yes I have a clutch. real trucks use stick!), rocked the truck and trailer till the dang set of stupid big spheres rolled out. Should have filmed it. It was...

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laughing outloud

29 Aug 2012

kathy wash 2012

original blog

ha! the colts finally have returned to the fence’s edge to nuzzle at the Dopt. one of the mamas moved a certain way giving my Dopt a start. she turned to take flight and smacked right into a pole. I...

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hard to tell

29 Aug 2012

kathy wash 2012

original blog

that the done pile groans and the to do, dwindles, but it does. strewn out in its done flung pile ~24 feet in length, though individual units themselves max out at about 18'. the empty framed ends are now piled...

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tongue lulling, she hovers behind my legs as though I stand guard

after chasing each to their own mother overrunning her own shadow breaks engage, pack pedaling begins the Dopt turns, makes a beeline for me as though I could protector her heads high, bodies tentatively ridgid only mild concern with my...

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leisurely morning strolls wan

meandering meditations will have to evolve into the days heat till fall takes hold. surely the Dopt will adapt to an abbreviated pre day's breach walks along with my long morning absence (school).0

kathy wash 2012

she is literally loosing it as they fell the trees

MW crew WEEKend 2 to-do checklist for Monday 9/10

process conceptual crit guide
MW for 9/10
TTH from 9/6

Week 2 TTH crew checklist [due TH]

afternoon napping slug of a pup!

p1 habits of mind, habits of problem solving crit

triple sweetness.

WEEKend 1 surface to-do checklist

Week 2 T/W checklist

for the briefest of moments i felt like my old self, and i find that incredibly refreshing.

Snap, an original gesture…or not; I see dead people

I dissolve my fabricated seatings exhibition @ College of the Mainland

anti wall skid paper in place for first part of install

laid out and ready

half loaded. no alcohol involved.

push came to shove and then I gave up

laughing outloud

hard to tell

tongue lulling, she hovers behind my legs as though I stand guard

leisurely morning strolls wan

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