One Saturday in May I took a drive from Tempe back to my parent’s house in Phoenix. The 101 freeway cuts through an indian reservation and farmland that is largely open and undeveloped so there’s space to see the famous Big Sky of the desert Southwest. That particular day, the clouds were amazing and …
You can officially order my brand new mini-comic online and I’ll ship you some laughs in a padded envelope. Or, if you are in Chicago, pick a copy up at Quimby’s. (More stores to come soon, hopefully…) I’m excited.
Just illustrated and designed a fun poster for a children’s Christmas play about how the elves ended up in the North Pole. It’s being performed for two nights only here in Chicago at the Greenhouse Theater. www.greenhousetheater.org Hooray! This was really fun and I’d love to do more jobs like this (for any show or band …
Vivian and I are rearranging our apartment to use our dining room as a studio. That leaves the third bedroom free! I’m feeling inspired to use it as a garden room- a little winter oasis (maybe even bring in a humidifier and a space heater to make it “tropical”!). I made a new pinterest board …
Micheline Heal, my friend and fellow Oberlin alumna, is choreographing a beautiful modern dance piece called “The Garden for Wayward Girls”. I am flattered that she has asked me to help her with the “static” visual elements of the show- mainly some props (a Pandora’s box for each dancer) and set pieces/ installation. It has …
There are few issues I feel commited to enough that I would actually put a bumper sticker on my car, but the importance of vaccines is an exception. I know, I know, I don’t have kids, I’ve already been vaccinated myself, so I’m not exactly in the average demographic of people who get riled up …
(Hope is in white… Photo by Terry Brown)I have begun working as an artist’s assistant/ Sponge HQ Coordinator for Hope Ginsburg. She’s a social practice artist who gave a talk and studio visits during my post-bacc program at VCU. I was really intrigued by her work (it’s interest in community and non-traditional approaches to art-making, …
http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/09/19/parking-day-2009-transforms-parking-spaces-into-public-parks/ This recent public art event asked organizations, companies and activists to transform a parking space into a public park for a day. The type of ‘parks’ varied widely, some with many plants and some just as a place to hang out. This event happened simultaneously all over the country!