intuitions.

why are things so confusing?
I woke up today to the strong sense that I should stay in Glasgow instead of taking the bus to london, therefore I got ready and pondered as i stood in my room contemplating leaving or not...then i decided to stay.
So here I am.
Now what?
I've been creating and writing, It feels good to sort out the things in my head. Heres a little bit of what I've wrote about my process and what I am exploring in my art...let me know what you think of it. Writing isn't my specialty, i would rather draw about it but articulating is alo very good.

"I feel that the more I glean the more I decipher what this puzzle is that I am in. That is the common thread in my art that you asked about. So in order to understand these words I listed I need to look up their definitions and then find my connection to them, what they mean to me and the difference in how they are related or not related to the association...my work has been very personal and introspective lately and I feel the need to reflect that. I want to have a conversation with the audience and reflect that within the multiple channels. I feel what would make my work successful is if I stay true to life as my living art, therefore what I create is a byproduct of what I am living and how that is expressed. It is all a reflection and by working every day on my work and myself they fuel one another and learn from one another. To understand synchronicities and what I am drawn to, what I glean and where things illuminate."

reminiscent.

Said "hello" to the ocean yesterday..
Claire and I danced our hearts out last night.
Today was my third day in a row of going to Tchai Ovna and drinking tea.
Visiting with Nina's mom made me miss my own.
Made a postcard and wrote two letters that took me three days to finish.
Spoke to my dad today, it was calming and familiar.
Tomorrow I am going to begin editing all of the video footage that I have gleaned over the past five months.
Began writing down everything that seems significant.
Constantly learning and listening to the tides of life.

Excursion to Ayr.

October 13th, 14th and 15th.

-burrito night (a success!)
-coronas and lime (perfect w/ burritos)
-harold and maude (introduced it to 4 more people)
-good people (in glasgow)
-naps (upside down in bed)
-pedro almodovar book (about a porn star)
-7 drawings (3 good ones)
-search for paddy's market (not open sundays)
-mono veggie burger (soooo good)
-the peoples palace (comforting)
-red toy airplane (childhood memories)
-the barras market (belt buckles)
-search for shoes (no money)
-eternal sunshine of the spotless mind (amazing again)
-peepshow (brilliant and creepy)

my flatmates

These are candid shots of the five people i live with.


Greig

Finnola

Pete

Tash

Kyle on the right

weekend.

This weekend consisted of the following:

a posh/tramp party (i was posh)
dancing (on sticky floors)
me telling off sleazy eastern europeans who were hitting on my drunk flat-mate. (i was bigger then them)
free pasta (from the guys who saw me tell off the sleazy men)
late night walking (including conversations with strangers)
breakfast at a place called Chocolate Soup. (basically giant bowls of hot chocolate, amazing.)
losing people on the bus (we are all here now)
being made fun of consistently for my "american" accent.(it just seems to never get old)
watching a band from S.F. at an art venue/vegan restaurant/pub/record store. (all in one!)

sitting.

1:36AM

I feel like creating.




seattle born painting student and norwegian architect student smoking.

Olympia to Seattle.

So I've been missing Seattle and Olympia a lot lately and then brendan sent me this link. Check it out, I've done this drive possibly over a hundred times. Honestly.

Footage of the Drive From Olympia to Seattle in 1988

Saturday.

-went to the market (bought cheap fruit)
-made burritos for flatmates (success)
-walked everywhere (it was a pretty day)
-used my tote to carry everything i purchased. (Im trying to not use plastic bags for anything any more)
-did research (watched The Work of Directors)
-read a little bit (about Doug Aitken and Shirin Neshat)

this is what i look like lately...sort of.

not so serious of course, that's my picture face.