“give warm greetings and farewells” -Gretchen Ruben, Happiness at Home 1. I’ve got a couple shows opening up next week. details later 2. Being cold makes everything harder 3. I can’t fix people. Why is this so hard for me to understand? 4. I’m feeling insecure and sensitive. 5. It’s dandy to have a fire [...] Continue Reading »
what i’m reading and a list of thoughts
6resting tonight
0[ from ashley who is listening to Ben Rector (Into the Morning) ]
i used to know that
4I’ve been reading The Scientist in the Crib by Gopnik, Meltzoff, and Kuhl and learning about the ways babies are so very amazing. We all began with such remarkable capabilities. The chapter on Language acquisition is most interesting. Here’s an excerpt: “The way we categorically perceive speech is unique to each language. In English we make a sharp categorical [...] Continue Reading »
new work: about incubating and waiting
0[ from a. addair who is listening to Jack Johnson (Sleep Through The Static) ]
art zealot
2[ from a. addair who is listening to The Civil Wars (Barton Hollow) ] I was listening to NPR the other day and heard David Orr, author of Beautiful and Pointless : A Guide to Modern Poetry consider the role that poetry plays in the wider world. Here’s an excerpt from the NPR article: “The [...] Continue Reading »
paintings for the All Souls chapel
4[ from a. addair who is listening to Zee Avi (Zee Avi) ] “The passage into mystery always refreshes. If, when we work, we can look once a day upon the face of mystery, then our labor satisfies. We are lightened when our gifts rise from pools we cannot fathom. Then we know they are [...] Continue Reading »
upcoming art opening: a thing for you to do on November 4
0[ from a. addair who is listening to Junior Senior (Hey Hey My My Yo Yo) ] Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority and Arts & Culture Alliance Present “Arts in the Airport” (10/19/2010/Knoxville) – The Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority (McGhee Tyson Airport) and the Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville are pleased to present “Arts in [...] Continue Reading »
pictures i like: because today i feel good about what i make
0[ from a. addair who is listening to M.I.A (Kala) ]
if you were to take a polaroid* of my brain:
2[ from a. addair who is listening to The Flaming Lips (Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots) ] Went to a lecture this week by a few artists from Brooklyn. I mostly loved it. And also thought about how I am glad that I don’t live in Brooklyn and then I thought (again) about the function [...] Continue Reading »
1241 Armstrong has new occupants
2Thursday my phone rang and it was a response to my FOR RENT sign in the yard. Of all places, she was from Brooklyn and now I’ve got a signed lease for March. March is Sunday. I’ve got 6 days to move, I don’t know where, and my hand is broken. Earlier today I planned on getting [...] Continue Reading »