Thursday, March 22, 2012

A site visit to JXTA



 Ally interacting with the landscape.

 Forrest and Eddy observing art.

 JESSIE!

 Taking measurements.




 Nissa not impressed with Coal.

Anna not impressed with Coal.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

ARIZONALAND continued


CAUTION: the vegetaion may harm you




dog at dusk

Jose

Salt River

aloe

purty
gotta sneak an Ozzie photo in here


hummers

cactus bloom

owies

barrel cactus

coots

Saturday, March 17, 2012

spring at springer ranch

mexico was nice but home is better
here the maples can be tapped and sap boiled
                        40:1 sap to syrup
 no curtain of foliage or
 blanket of snow

 to soften rusting metal and obscure blue plastic tarps

but we're ready to roast a hog if you've got                 
                             one...

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Reflection: JP in Arizonaland.



Arizonaland
…and it is the forbidden scorching dusty desert of saguaros and prickly pear
….and it is the cool conifer- capped mountains at 6000 ft
… and the only thing that is the same everywhere is the unchanging shitty architecture of urban sprawl
… and the landscape is one I can’t understand
…but I am not in studio
…and I am having fun…







Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Too much time.







Space and time.  Time and space.  What does it all mean?  When looking at time, can you do it from the vantage point that is irrelevant to space?  Must space and time intermingle in the dance of existential equipoise? Time, must be, and alway will, along with space, and the relationship of space and time, and time and space, be at odds and at evens.  Space and time.  Time and space.  What does it all mean?

They mopped the floor last night in studio!  It looks real nice in here.

Reflection: A Haiku

Run wild elephant
Coquettish rhinocerous
Cort rocks a mohawk.

Reflection: Je Terug Trekken Uit Angst. By Jessie Lannoye

Speaking of sanity; after spending roughly 65 hours on our studio project last week, I’m realizing that this semester will never end. I’ve spent Monday and Tuesday of our ‘spring break’ grading a stack of papers, which I had to lug on the bus ride home in their own separate bag. Good thing in that 65 hours I learned how to make some kick-ass espresso. Being home does have its perks… being outside with my wonderful chickens!  Too bad they don’t know how to grade papers.









P.S.  The espresso frenzy that  ensued here last week was sponsored by the wonderful Kammeron Hughes-  we are indebted to you Kamm- you saved our lives.