Windows and Doors

"Next time, Don't ask Br'er Rabbit for Directions"

First Friday rolled on by again last week, with the PoetHouse presenting "windows and doors," and Lone Pine hosting new work by Cyr.  Whether it was the nice weather, or the fact that Bend was restless after January's lack of an art hop, downtown was packed with all sorts of folks(who am I kidding, it's cause of the wine tasting).  There were even people on stilts ducking through the door to the PoHo.  

cyr and her mom, and her piece titled "they say our tree won't grow back, but someday something will." This piece is a contripbution to Haiti.  She refills it with tiny photos, and people leave dollars clipped to the clothespins. 

another cyr piece- taken on one of our drives. this is Jo and our star balloon.

Cyr and I  being un-serious.  Jo and Brittany.  Tom and Shahar (my Israeli housemate).

Mike Bookey, Shahar, myself, Mary Booky, Cyr and Jo.   Mario Dickson's piece - Skeletal Silhouettes

Brittany Zendajas, Window to Summer.   Jason Graham, Red Dirt Door

Jefferson Johnson, assemblage.  My painting of Rachel Brown re-appears. 

sarah and christian

Cyr:  trespassers welcome

Tom Monson

the sarahs.

Sean Anderson overly optimistic

Introducing the Poet House.

So EXCITING!!!!!

Rise Up

Things I believe in:
Synchronicity
Being the change you want to see in the world
Art having a purpose
Helping

Last night, I went to a member meeting at PoetHouse, and talked to Sarah (who, by the way, is the creator of the lovely airstream painting I was so admiring at the grand opening) a little bit about Rise Up, the organization that is partnering with PoetHouse. Rise Up is a non profit whose focus is empowering communities, especially the children in said communities, that have suffered from poverty and exploitation due to lack of fair trade practices, corruption, and apathy. They are doing this through art and fashion, and I am so excited to learn more about this group.

...on the bomb.

In quick other news- it has been two weeks since I have had studio time, and I am itching to return to this piece I've been working on. I've been cutting out rockets from cheery robin's egg blue colors, and rereading the story of chicken little, which really is slightly disturbing.

Brilliant

Suddenly, it is April. Last week tumbled by me quickly, and now it's not only April, but it is April Seventh. Each day has brought news, plans, changes. Last Thursday, I found out that the group show that I am getting ready for at Evergreen (which opens the 25th) is not so much a group show as it is the Kaycee and Lisa show. I don't know what happened to the rest of the group, but now that Lisa and I will have the gallery all to ourselves, the wall space is looking bigger and bigger. So how do I deal with that daunting news? Hit the trails for an afternoon hike. Kelty and I did an eight mile jaunt through the Alder Springs Canyon, considering it was springlike and I needed some fresh air.

At the confluence of the Deschutes and Alder Creek

Friday night, we went to Thump for the Bend Art Hop, where we got to chat with Christine (my DuBuhDu friend) and her family- Mark and Andres. Owl and I also discovered a new art space in Bend (right next door to Thump) called Poet House Art. Sarah, one of the administrators, gave me a brief Low Down of the space and it's concept- they want to build a community service based art space. The space is upstairs in one of Bend's older buildings, and it has a funky urban vibe, with wood walls, big windows and canvas panels dividing the studios. I can't wait to learn more about this group.
After the art hop, we went to the cabin for some lamb and wine with Joe. I logged it as studio hours and not relaxing time, however, since I spent most of the evening flipping pages and cutting out shapes, while the boys talked sports.

the view from Joe's Cabin

The rest of the weekend was spent in the studio: listening to NPR concert's of Neko Case, Nickel Creek, and Bon Iver, cutting and pasting and cutting some more, playing ball with kelt when needing a stretch, thinking- "I have less then three weeks to pull this together. Brilliant."

Dexter and Kelty Have the Right Idea