For as long as I have made work I have thought about the importance of an artist’s anonymity. More specifically, the inherent significance of the work itself, a “pure art” as the artist Il Lee would describe it. My interest in artists like Reinhardt and Martin reflect this. There is a devilish element of swimming […]
All artists do not make work from the same place. This does not mean that a particular form is privileged. But it does lead to a particular aesthetic. Work made from chaos and work made from the still and silent can produce two opposing forms. Beyond the “place” from which the artist works is the […]
Epiphanies come. (I would offer, however, they come more often since I have started a rigorous yoga practice). Last night on the eve of my 57 birthday I reviewed. It quickly came to me that it is not that I dislike birthdays – but, I do not like them either. The attention is misplaced. I […]
It is always a startling moment when I recognize what a disruption a show of work is. There is, now, a realization that I was stopped in mid thought, mid sentence, mid stride, vision interrupted, trajectory rocked, etc. The feeling of getting it all back into the space and to continue working is grounding. I […]
A particular type of rest -a rhythm is setting in. I am going back to the studio to make work after being a slave to shows since December. It is interesting how disruptive showing is. It is about the work; but you start making work that is not as much about the work as it […]
I like the work i am doing now more than any i have made. I suspect this is even simpler to understand than one would think. Meaning there is not much conjecture to be had as to “Why?”. The drawings are an extension of my body to a surface; a physical practice that betrays the […]
Pin drop quiet. Still. It is clearly late summer-early fall. Not a sound from one young bird. Sun illuminates Storm Mountain as it always does, in that particular way, at this time of year. Harvest, gathering. A knowing that, like the bears, hibernation is on its way to greet me, us, all who live on […]
To say that what i/we eat is not related to contemplative studio practice would be an untruth. At the same time, all bodies are different. There are so many conversations about what we eat that to address this seems in some ways, obvious. However, as my research and practice continues –this is definitely a consideration, […]
The wounds are violent. Stunned. I read. Tears. I am shaken – the wounds are now interfering with perception and a tremendous, beautiful, precision. A genuine love of making. The most basic tool of the artist – that is why the mind is sacred. Over and over and over, i keep coming back to stories […]
I. Working on 7.2014.C (Guadalupana) today. Another day, blissfully still – weather 60’s/70’s with much rain for the next few days-a rich environment. Thoughts of the Vidyadhara, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and last nights local newscast. The idea of working in Colorado, red, rojo. That the basic goodness of this particular place allows for much manifestation, perhaps one […]