Maps

The biggest idea that I latched onto while I was at college was investigating how I felt about my distance from my childhood home.  It's not the most innovating idea ever but it's something that I think about a lot, and was able to spark passion into new art projects.  Living in the world we do now, I also knew that my view was a subjective one.  To get a more rounded view on the subject you'd have to ask a lot of people, so that's what I did.

A Studio's Interior as an Artist's Home

I did two projects for my senior year.  Each project contained multiple pieces but it was more about the whole than the individual pieces.  A common idea in Installation Art.  I did a lot of reading that lead me up to this point.  At first I just wanted to have an environment with paintings and text, but then as i read more this idea evolved.  Books by Marshal McLuhan and Claire Bishop gave me a larger frame of reference on what was possible.  Honestly I probably had too many ideas for my senior year, but i felt like my last year within the safety of an institution wasn't the time to play it safe.  So I chased after some really crazy big ideas.

Art Review - Mike Vance

I want to talk about art.

But since I'm in Portland now and MECA won't let me roam their studios critiquing other people's work – their loss – I'm going to take a stab at this writing thing. This is an exercise for me, but also I think documenting thoughts and sharing them can only be good. Plus no one wanted to do the podcast. In the very least Mike Vance will have a review he can point to if he ever needs one.

Berger's Book List: Inside the White Cube

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Alright during my senior year I read a lot. If anything half of what I did that year was read and it really shaped how i approached my work. So of course got to share what I read and this seemed like a good place to do it.

Montserrat Library has this book, I actually made them order it.

finished product

looking through all these images I really need to get my inventory put together.  Got other shit to do first though.

Senior Year

Small update.  had to clean up after a night of work and i was pretty proud of how my studio wall was looking.  The only new painting i'm starting is a collage for the senior show, 'cause they scheduled that during when my shows going up.  little touch up on the driver license and the map is going to get text... other than that some more text is going to be made and it's all installation planning from here on out.  anyways cya all around.

Bookcase

I'm doing sculpture mwhahahaha.  But no I kind of am.  After watching everyone else do fun things with found objects I figured I'd jump into the fray as well.  Though mine is a hybrid shudders that Mike found that I stole and pine that I bought at the lumber yard.

I've been playing around with the idea of community / collaboration / installation.  From this cess pool of thought, a bookcase appeared in my mind.  One for me to put books on that I'm currently reading. I want it to do more though.


I want people to feel encouraged to browse through the materials, and also perhaps contribute readings that they feel are relevant.

I'm thinking of putting up posters that try to promote this idea, though I left my bookcase in my studio with no poster for a while to see if anything would happen organically.  I also probably have to clear more of my shit off If I want anyone to feel encouraged to go through it.

Anyways that's what I'm working on right now.  Lets see if we can keep up this kind of weekly update.