oops! i really didn't mean to let nine days go between postings.
january has been nice and busy so far, but not too busy. i have a big crush on the new wood stove that finally got delivered this weekend (we ordered it in july) - i'm relearning how to build fires and keep them going all day, and i have to admit it's making me feel sort of badass in little house on the prairie sort of way. it has been particularly cold over the past few weeks, so it's pretty nice to curl up with a basket of pens and draw for hours right next to the fire.
one thing i've been doing by the fire has been finishing up two pieces i made for the obama show, a group exhibition i'm in at eyebuzz gallery in tarrytown, new york which will open on inauguration day next week.
i had a bit of a hard time getting off the ground with this work because i was feeling sort of unworthy of making art about someone i have such strong feelings about. i told meg it was sort of like writing a love letter to a junior high boyfriend. i scrapped a bunch of ideas and then ended up listening to his victory speech for the umpteenth time. i pulled a few phrases out of that speech and used them for the pieces, and i am pretty pleased with how they turned out. i'm feeling all kinds of feelings about obama's inauguration - it's possible i might even be on my way to becoming an optimist. i want to say a big thank you to tim and tara at eyebuzz for inviting me to be a part of this show. they have a really nice blog that you might like, too.
speaking of obama, i had a dream recently that designers all over the world were invited to create different versions the obama-mobile, sort of like the pope-mobile: a totally safe, bullet and danger proof vehicle that was powered with alternative energy while sporting keen and compelling design elements. (sort of like a winged, armored prius or something. :) i was pretty disappointed in the actual car he'll be transported around in, from a design standpoint anyway. it could look better, no?
i want to make crackers.
and this will be another great, fresh and new thing next tuesday.
i hope you're staying warm!
