artist + writer + perpetual home renovator

mumbling to myself aloud with English butcheries, in public, at times it is embarrassing.

Week 5

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M/T surface studio mapscape #1 brought in finished statework on scape #2 HWrefine scape #1 based on in studio feedback complete 50% scape #2 human comp collab brainstorming W/TH in surface studio review scape #2 and gather feedback. workday for #2 Weekend checklist will be...

throw off the bowlines. dang it.

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Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. —...

she decided on Chinese take out

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her excavation process has her halfway there for pick up. Dopt the dog in addition to being an affection-aholic, a slurper, a mom-adorer, and a bed hog, she is a serious digger! this is about ten minutes worth.0

WEEKend 4 to-do checklist

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Research/Respond/Write in VJ mount [p1] + [p2] comps in VJ READ [p4] human comp collab cogitate on human comp collab brainstorming while working on maps and cardboard hybrids. note questions you have for Kathy + brainstorming ideas in VJ.be ready to meet with your team....

crisp morning = happy, frisky pup

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positioned as placeholder

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calling a spade a spade is actually the most unfortunate of gifts. always been a watcher, seen the patterns, watched things come, play out. oh crap. watching, seeing, understanding doesn’t actually mean I have any clue as to how to right my own boat, move...

little black dot down the lane

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at the edge of view, there trots my black shadow beast.0

hmmm. objectification! by students none the less!

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today I was signed and claimed as an art object! it's the problem with introducing art students to the thinking and works of artists like Marcel Duchamp and Piero Manzoni!0

a love mauling

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long day, ran late. would have called as once was my habit, but the Dopt simply won’t be answering any phones or skypeing. I don’t plan to add her to my cellular plan. bad kathy. so selfish. needless to say I opened the truck door...

now that is a leaf

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WEEKend 3 to-do checklist

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Research/Respond/Write in VJ Mount photo of final dot/square comp (as presented on wall) complete P1 + P2 crit write up – follow guide, address each item even if group did not discuss. Mount 4 photographs from DOT walk and write up Read [p3] mapscapes RESEARCH...

INie or OUTie: hunting for and harvesting from
our influences and inspiration

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BRAIN PICKINGS: A five-step technique for producing an idea

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A 5-Step Technique for Producing Ideas circa 1939 by Maria Popova “…the habit of mind which leads to a search for relationships between facts becomes of the highest importance in the production of ideas.” Literature is the original “inter-net,” woven of a web of allusions, references,...

balsamic sautéed barbie lettuce heads (Brussels sprouts)

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yum.0

round one.

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crit that with our awesome mentors, Katy and Luke and their personal assistants, Lindsey and Sean!0

installing [p1] + [p2] for crit

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MW crew–Tuesday night 7-9, Wednesday morning before 9 am. West side of garage doors (stair half of building) TTH crew--Wednesday night 7-9, Thursday morning before 9 am. East side of garage doors install as though an exhibition place [p1] vertically on left [p2] word sets...

My pup loves my mom.

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loading, loaded text, truck + trailer for transport

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hmm a series of deleted, undisclosed thoughts, loaded. i hadn’t realized i had this many visual texts, remnants from 2009. i received my first two chalkboards from Dale Stewart in 2007. they were just process boards not meant as art. i had them leaned up...

Art21 PBS for lecture #2 writing

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Art21 PBS0

TTH Crew WEEKend 2 to-do list

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TTH Crew WEEKend 2 to-do list p[1] dots strategy step 5 ___ review [p1] dot handout ___ complete habit crit write up in VJ ___ complete process concept crit write ups in VJ ___ create a pocket for thumbnails and extra dot comps and store...

she is literally loosing it as they fell the trees

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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 to soulful eyes and her...

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

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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 each concept ___ render comps...

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

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[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 intent or teams perception? Are...

Week 2 TTH crew checklist [due TH]

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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 you learned either from the...

afternoon napping slug of a pup!

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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 break. what a great dog....

p1 habits of mind, habits of problem solving crit

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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, relational shifts (of scale, distance,...

triple sweetness.

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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 significantly reduced my stress. He...

WEEKend 1 surface to-do checklist

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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 you agree/disagree or a combo ...

Week 2 T/W checklist

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

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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 was like kiss and spank,...

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