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Mitch Michelle Rana Kayliegh George Araceli Keyton Justine Erika Caitlyn Cullen0

i think vs i am, are not similar at all.

“i think i should…” do something is significantly different than saying, “i am…” doing something. these are extremely different. night and day. open and closed. when talking with someone, one is a definitive, the other leaves room for the other....

I learn a lot from others insight!
well and any art review is ego nice.

Douglas Britt (Houston Chronicle blog) September 10, 2011 To provide a platform for more experimental work than usually finds eager buyers at a commercial gallery, Darke Gallery recently invited Houston sculptor and writer Kathryn Kelley for a summer artist residency....

thank you Douglas Britt and the H-Chronicle

02 Sep 2011

art, artist residency, exhibition

Galleries debuting dynamic exhibits Art-viewing options, always plentiful in Houston, are about to explode. Soon museums and other nonprofits will roll out their fall exhibits, and two art fairs – one in mid-September, the other in late October –...

last piece
i think i am ready for
the edge of my unreadiness

01 Sep 2011

art, artist residency, exhibition, mundane ramblings, process

Opening reception Friday, Sept 2, 6-9 pm, Darke Gallery 320B Detering, Houston 77007 (valet parking available) (also tonight is last Thursday night as open studio 4-7, meaning it may still be a little messy) smallest piece ever and last one...

family, mundane ramblings

Monsters in the attic

30 Aug 2011

I noticed this before but especially the last three years as I watch people construct monsters in their mental attics. Why do most of us do this? Actually I haven’t met anyone who does not do this to some degree....

she promises to cleanup for friday, SEPT 2 (labor day weekend) opening at Darke gallery, 6-9

28 Aug 2011

art, artist residency, exhibition, process

but on Thursday you'll see here as is and enjoy some pizza (4-7 pm). she does clean up pretty well but wears her tire skid marks beautifully. but for now, today, she is done and time to review prep again...

The insanity of it
photos by art slave Dean Liscum

27 Aug 2011

art, artist residency, darke gallery, process

Freshly dragged to Darke Gallery. They look fabulous on Linda’s corner! Exhibition opening Friday, August 2, 6-9 pm Darke Gallery 320 B Detering @ Feagan, Houston, TX 77007 Regular gallery hours: Wed – Fri | noon to 5 PM |...

art foundations, mundane ramblings, teaching, WASH foundations

my insane teaching philosophy that I absolutely believe and that truly represents part of my core.

27 Aug 2011

art foundations WASH - SHSU, original blog

Mania of making, mania of the mind, both are worth harvesting, directing and releasing. As artist and educator it is my goal to facilitate explorations, both in my own work and that of the students as makers, as thinkers—to learn...

a work in progress:: open studio tonight at Darke Gallery, Jouston, TX

25 Aug 2011

art, artist residency, darke gallery, exhibition, process

in preparation for exhibition, the edge of my unreadiness, come and see works in progress as part of artist's residency each Thursday in August from 4-7pm. show opens Friday, Sept 2, 6-9 at Darke Gallery. early phase of current work...

final prep for first day between watching the grass trying to grow

24 Aug 2011

oh rainmaker, please come my way with a good drench–my microforest and mini-meadow desperately need you. amen. how come I can blog via my smart phone from this seat but can't make an old fashioned, you know, phone call. hope...

somedays I say to myself

21 Aug 2011

art, artist residency, darke gallery, process

“why could I just not be a painter?” today I am thinking it as I set up a pseudo easel to work my tubes on and realize that i wont be able to put this on the wall until i...

art foundations, teaching, WASH foundations

Crazy things my students do!
and do well.

21 Aug 2011

art foundations WASH - SHSU, original blog

full scale fidgeting trying to find it

19 Aug 2011

will i continue to prepare my internal ground
for the day I leap, fall or trip over
the edge of my unreadiness.

where does my work come from; how do these long cumbersome titles surface?0

hmmmmm. think think think

19 Aug 2011

well or not.0

not done, but don’t want to give it away before opening

18 Aug 2011

so I'll have to leave it like this for open studio tonight. things that it draws to my mind are umbilical like relational connections, long but truncated experiences/relationships, bill cosby and sesame street's which one doesn't go with the other...