my new book “the far shores of being” is now available. in 2009, i set off for 2 years of living as an artist in residence around the world, living and working in 10 different countries, exploring the impact of PLACE on my creative process.
pigeon fest, berlin
found a few pigeons in alexanderplatz – took a mini video on my digital camera – and now am breaking it down, doing some charcoal drawing/paintings, and attempting to stitch it together again in some way, with sound, etc. a whole new world for me, and slow going, but i’m getting some tips along the [...]
Read MoreTAKT residency, berlin
been ages since last posting – moving from india to london (springtime!) for a several week interim before arriving today at my next residency in berlin. for the first time have a specific idea of a project i want to do – this one involving stop motion video and flocks of pigeons – only to [...]
Read Morehomage to the leaves
one of the beauties of a residency such as this, is the onsite “junk pile”. i scavenged several old shutters and miscellaneous things, as well as leaves and pods from the grounds – then drew the fallen leaves directly onto the wood. i am glad to have focused on the leaves as the consistent theme [...]
Read Moreexhibition at sanskriti kendra
tomorrow evening is our exhibition – myself and 2 other artists – gracy yang from taiwan/vancouver, and andrew connolley from california – we are the sole artists left here at sanskriti, as the temperature hovers at 100 degrees, marking the end of the season until the autumn. i will stay another week here, and when [...]
Read Morebanyan leaves and henna patterns
i notice a pattern emerging – the more exotic/stimulating the environment, the more my response is to break it down – go simple, meditative and focused on the everyday. this was especially true in turkey, and now india. and, ironically, in the land of the color drenched sari, i am simply drawing in black and [...]
Read Moresanskriti kendra, new delhi, india
it’s taken me this long to post here in india – so rich and varied is this experience. my work is coming along slowly with all the interesting distractions, both the chaotic city of new delhi, and the diverse mixture of people from around the world in residence here. sanskriti kendra is a large oasis [...]
Read Morefinal days at new pacific studio
leaving for asia in 2 days. wanted to pull together the disparate work i have done here and make something cohesive, but i will have to be satisfied with my book of “short stories” as i see them – since they don’t much relate to each other. but now that i have indulged completely my [...]
Read Moreno leash, no lead
i know – i am all over the map – literally, figuratively, creatively. and in that way, this trip is exactly as i had hoped – allowing me to indulge in the diversity of experiences, to fling open the doors of possibilities and see what comes of it. i do admit though, with the constantly [...]
Read Morework, NZ
back to the book pages – combining images i’ve collected along the way (most of these coming from PILOT – a great art/design/fashion mag out of new zealand) mixing them up gives them a new and different life. working both on the wall and in the book suits different moods and gestures and one starts [...]
Read Morewanderings on paper, nz
allowing myself these meanderings has meant a new body of works that i wouldn’t have expected. but without any pressure from galleries, etc, i am free to play. at times i wonder if there’s any kind of rhyme or reason to it all but then i put on my headphones and get back at it…staying [...]
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