given my lack of mobility and subsequent mental unrest, this came to mind. my dad gave me this cd and my first box, with a cd player for my birthday in 8th grade. reminds me of when mtv actually played music videos, wearing scrunchies, crushing on a boy i'd end up dating for years to come[that i can't believe ever happened now cause all we had in common were things like being good at sports, not doing homework, smoking ciggies, and being mad at our parents--all of which 'cept the smoking are no longer applicable], timing chuck and gayatri kissing for over 48 minutes straight on a field trip to gettysburg, revlon outrageous shampoo, the grunge movement by way of prep school jersey. you know, hardcore shit.
i used to have a four poster bed to use as a microphone too. and i once went on a double date with my gal mariana with two older boys. we got gussied, they wore sweatpants. o top it off we saw the movie, Rudy. elizabeth shue-so relate-able.
seriously though, it's been over 2 weeks and two different diagnosis'. a jasper johns opening, goodbye party, 2 birthday parties, engagement party, fashion week everything, superbowl party, 2 art show deadlines, a paying foto gig, BUST party, voting on super tuesday...i mean i don't mean to complain, it's just that i being debilitated is lame.. and it's driving me bonkers.
after weeks on the web and with the camera, it was time to do some painting. i woke up in a bad mood the other day, in no small part because of latent fatigue stemming from aforementioned illness. however, i realized it was also in large part due to lack of mixed-media hands-dirtying. i get pissed off, deeply,if i don't make time to work with these. so i put down the laptop and took out the oils. they are so frickin' close to being done and showable/sellable. allowing me to move on from this body of work-of which most canvases were started on in 2005..3 years later 3 of them are nearly there.
photo show up at powerhouse in dumbo. featuring work from: boogie, bill burke, julia calfee, mark cohen, john caplans, christopher griffith, william klien, danny lyon, charles peterson and phil stern.