grass chair

I'm liking this image.
Something like this with the RAFT for our grad show could work.
Very finished yet there is a time element with the two objects.

parched and indulgent

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http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/117/features-message-in-a-bottle.html




Boom.

the spectacle

after a heated class today, I asked Vytas about artwork today that does not resort to creating spectacle in seeking innovation. the reason I'm interested is well the exact same thing must happen everywhere. art design media.. music.. . professional sports. science (bio) technology etc. etc.etc. somebody provocative suddenly 'makes it' and eats cake in front of everyone else. its totally exclusive. and it makes you wonder about everything. substitute Terence Koh for Karim Rashid or Marilyn Manson its very beautiful or admirable in one way and YET. it just doesn't sit right. the question came up.. in order to earn kudos or validation amongst the art community, does work have to situate itself within a socio political framework, or better yet does it have to become a spectacle? wandering through the books at InForm, I opened Bruce Mau's and David Rockwell's book "Spectacle". Seems recently the notion of the spectacle is becoming increasingly interesting to designers.. maybe because of its combination of performance / engagement with production for an audience... often at a grand scale.. it's a big loud book. very red and black. I much prefer "World Changing" to look at but even it is much too heavy. I love getting lost and exploring the ideas from les situationiste internationale, society of the spectacle, psychogeography, experimental travel (love it). although I do not know how useful it is, in the context of today.. . the small ones sure can be fun. I am remembering Diana.. . a true artist.



I like what you said about .. not having all the time in the world for everything. meaning and discourse can be attached to anything. and how much time we spend doing this is a choice we get to make, if we're lucky.

the issue, I think, is really about energy and ethics. creative process takes energy. moving things takes energy. choosing takes ethics. where do we choose to put our energy. sorry, but i don't want to market myself to help EA.

tonight, at BuyLow, I saw a photograph of Britney Spears with a shaved head at the grocery store. fascinating. RLC taught me (among many other things in a mere hour) that the word fascinating means to be both interested and repulsed to varying degrees.

sculpting my future

I'm getting interested in the idea of my workshops as a spectrum with the social side being arts n crafts night to the professional side as what's called integrated design process or IDP and . this is essential to achieving sustainable (or smart) design. basically it involves getting everyone to the table at the very beginning of the design process. makes perfect sense. don't want to be playing the telephone game.. . .

my new place is wonderful. the girls are amazing in what they do and how they do it. with so much grace. kristi mccrae came to visit last weekend which was SO nice. she calls herself a wild crafter. we went to the vancouver museum to see a show called from totems to turquoise.. a history of jewelry from the southwest to northwest coast. her present love is someone i met while traveling with yossi and remember thinking how wonderful this sunshine coast local was and soooo knowledgeable about the land on which he has grown up on. it was pretty funny to see him at the door. needless to say it was a wonderful visit.

I haven't been taking many photos lately.

now its time to start planning for the summer. part of the program involves landing ourselves a summer internships for 12 weeks to get some profession cred. but what I really want to is learn how to work and travel. the panama opportunity* is still strong in my mind as is sailing around vancouver island** as is burning man***. I'm really thinking about not having a home this summer and using the rent money to travel.

* http://www.turtleprotection.org
** http://www.vanisle360.com
*** http://www.burningman.com/

if and once I got to panama, I would have very little costs + I'd learn spanish + I'd learn muchos about tortugas. the van isle 360 race is expensive (~ $2000) but I must.. and apparently serge has bought be a ticket for burning man. that being said, I'm still going to shoot for the moon and try to land a position somewhere between design and architecture in the northwest pacific. currently updating my resume and portfolio... of course money is an issue as I'm just about to pay tuition + rent for this semester... i have enough but still as usual just riding 0.