Leafing on a Budget

While riding my bike around campus I made periodic stops to photograph some of the beautiful fall foliage. We look forward to trying legitimate leafing next year in the northern-most states.

Print Fair NYC

Utagawa Hiroshige, The Mie River Near Yokkaichi (Series: 53 Stations of the Tokaido Road). 1830's. Woodblock.

Ida Applebroog, Fendi Progeny. 2005, Digital Print, Diane Villani Editions.

I am excited to attend my first NYC Print Fair next weekend! Eye Candy!

Pumpkin Patch

Drove out the northeast fork of Long Island today in search for farms and pumpkin patches. About 30 miles from our house there were patches one after another, and a particularly delicious-looking pie stand where we hope to take Randel's Mom someday. I looked out the passenger window expecting to see the cascades towering to my right, but I realized I am not in Oregon. It was a strange feeling...

Once we chose a patch we walked to the far edge. We picked out smaller pumpkins this year as we are on a serious budget.

Randel was going to pick the pumpkin that was the furthest away, but alas, it had a minor defect.

-Because I don't get dirty enough...
-Look family--- there are farms on Long Island!

All in all it was a beautiful, sunny day. We saw calico deciduous forests, swans, wooden geese, chickens, and pony rides offered at a wine-tasting venue (because those two activities clearly go hand-in-hand). We stopped at a farm stand to get some fresh veggies and headed home. Hit a garage sale for some awesome deals on studio and house furniture.

Fall foliage outside our doorstep.

Goings On Last Night

Painting the commons area so that work can be photographed on clean surfaces... Thank you Alisha!!

Plaster mold-making... the white glove effect :)

Dia: Beacon

Sculpture class field trip to Dia: Beacon. I learned that an abandoned Nabisco warehouse can be transformed into awe-inspiring display spaces. I also learned that Dan Flavin has an art institute.

Dan Flavin, Untitled, 1970


Bruce Nauman, Mapping the Studio I (Fat Chance John Cage), 2001.


John Chamberlain, The Privet, 1997


Loiuse Lawler, Birdcalls, ??

Montauk and the East End

We visited Montauk and East Hampton on Sunday. I walked along the Atlantic Ocean for the first time, and Randel purchased a pipe of unknown origin from an Estate Sale in Southampton. We really wanted the furniture but alas, we didn't have enough $ or snoot.

"The Clam Demands Your Love... Obey the Clam."

"Even though he was a star, he was easy to talk to."

"This is a Lighthouse (at Montauk Point)."

"...Or so they tell me."

"My name is Chicken Legs... but you can call me Phil."

Funktified

A group of us performed at Prof. Stephanie Dinkins' opening reception on Saturday night. It was a lot of fun and we were really able to capture the crowd with our rhythmic percussion.

Practicing our performance before the opening

Alisha's ghostly presence in front of Stephanie's work

Kristina, Alisha, Moira, Krystal, Kathryn, Levy, Chris (Hope I got the spelling right....)

Port Jefferson in Autumn

Dream ship to own with Eric and Angela

Kitty in Action

Tried to play stringy with Miko. This is the result.

DUMBO Art Festival

Preparation: gowns, shoes, bling, rouge
Photos taken by Auj
Starbucks--- lots of onlookers.... and I am uncomfortable with being in the center of attention

My first time in Brooklyn, I stripped down to leggings and a cami on the sidewalk at 9:15 pm. We tied helium-filled balloons to ourselves while inside of a Starbucks. I walked around in a group where the girls wore self-made garbage bag gowns (biodegradable--- the whole outfit sans shoes). We had our photo taken numerous times and our presence made folks smile. I went to an after-party and talked with other artists participating in the Festival. I had a great first time in Brooklyn.

People asked to feel the fabric and were surprised it was plastic

Afterparty at Rice... Alisha, Jose', Kristina, Moira, and a multitude of other people having a good time

Being photographed

Jose', Kristina, Moira, Auj, Alisha, Me. Thank you for allowing us to be a part of the work, Moira :)