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North Carolina Art Museum

12/29/2015

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Visited the museum today with my two nephews. One had an existentialist crisis while standing in front of a painting of heaven and hell.
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Stacy Lynn Waddell - Branded, burned, and singed paper with watercolor, gold leaf, and glitter
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John Walker - Muddy Cove, Incoming Tide, 2000
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Enrique Celaya - Untitled (Boy with Aura), 2006
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photos from a hike

12/27/2015

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My sister, her husband, and the kids took a hike.
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Create a photoshopped sketch

12/18/2015

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I completed a sketch tonight for the art project Lay Still.
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art studio work

12/15/2015

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Today I worked in my studio completing a few personal errands and to continue conducting some tests for the installation  Inverted Torches (working title). First though, I collected some materials for another sculptural-based installation Lay Still. Then I tested my new drawknife and found it to be less physically taxing than using regular carving knives. I'm going to have to sharpen it, so I took a quick inventory of my sandpaper supply and made notes for an on-line order. Finally, I made some quick cardboard templates to test the width of each torch.
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Artist's Way Meeting: Week 12

12/15/2015

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Recovering a Sense of Faith

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I received my pay for work. Going to see a therapist tomorrow. DJ-ing at the end of next month.

Morning Pages
Morning    Evening
      X                    2

Artist Date
Videogames for several hours while drinking latte and eating cookies.

Exercises
  1. Write down any resistance, angers, and fears you have about going on from here.
  2. Take a look at your current areas of procrastination.

Next Week’s Action List
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o  collect all Mourning artworks and do touchups
o  start headrest mockup to prepare for show
o  glue more mirror shards to neck area and finish
o  practice cutting glass
o  Research art museums in Berlin for 1 hour
o  Research art galleries in Berlin for 2 hours
o  Review AIR in Berlin for 1 hour
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Art inspiration library

12/14/2015

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Tonight I created more labels for my binders, which I started compiling over 10 years ago. I still have a few more to create and many pages to add to them.
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day in the Art studio

12/8/2015

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Today I worked on creating a paper pattern for an upcoming project Lay Still. I also worked on creating a paper mockup for the spoon holder for Delightful Way.
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Artist's Way meeting: Week 11

12/8/2015

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Recovering a Sense of Autonomy

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I’ve been organizing my dad’s intervention with a setback. I’m also preparing for an artshow at the end of January.

Morning Pages
Morning    Evening
     X                    1

Artist Date
   X

Sections
#1) Acceptance - “To be an artist is to recognize the particular. To appreciate the peculiar.” “To be an artist is to acknowledge the astonishing.”
#2) Success - “Just when you get there, there disappears” “A restless appetite for further exploration.” “It is this willingness to once more be a beginner that distinguishes a creative career.” “Those who attempt to work too long with formula, even their own formula, eventually leach themselves of their creative truths.”

Exercises
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Last Week’s Action List
X  Test goldleafing branch and setting on fire
X  go to Scrap for materials (glass, pressboard, and binders)
o  glue more mirror shards to neck area and finish
o  practice cutting glasso  Research art museums in Berlin for 1 hour
o  Research art galleries in Berlin for 2 hours

Next Week’s Action List
o  collect all Mourning artworks and do touchups
o  start headrest mockup to prepare for show
o  glue more mirror shards to neck area and finish
o  practice cutting glass
o  Research art museums in Berlin for 1 hour
o  Research art galleries in Berlin for 2 hours
o  Review AIR in Berlin for 1 hour

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FINDING the right tool

12/6/2015

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I've asked my friends for help to figure out the best technique and tool to use for my torch project. I decided to try using a draw knife. I ordered one made by Timber Tuff and the quality was absolutely terrible– the right handle was not secure and the blade was poorly made. I then ordered another one. 
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Timber Tuff TMB-05DS Straight Draw Shave Tool, 5"
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Arno Flat Forged Drawknife, 6" blade
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  • Blog
  • CURRENT ART
    • Lay Still
    • Inverted Torches
    • Breath Body
    • Vanitas Painting
    • Legs Painting
    • Silhouettes
    • Mourning Armbands
    • Mourning Pins
    • Delightful Way
    • Rx Tablets
  • FUTURE ART
    • Mourning Handkerchiefs
    • Willow Wallpaper
    • MercuroChrome Paintings
    • Hang Your Heart
    • Mini Eye Portraits
    • Gold Trocar
    • Mortality Staff
    • Black Substrate
    • Body Supports
    • Body Positioner
    • Hand Holder
    • A/V
    • Glass Body
    • Self-Portrait
    • Scrying Mirror
    • Hospital Gown
  • FINISHED ART
    • EXHIBITED
    • Transition
    • I Transition I
  • CONTACT