ways of working

finally got a chance to watch rivers and tides.
it was neat to get to see what andy goldsworthy's personality is like.
i think it still suprised me somewhat HOW connected to nature he is...it seems so foreign to todays world.
in the film he describes how words are sufficient but he can say so much more in the work that he does.
his work speaks volumes! i think my dad would have really enjoyed the documentary. jp was definitely pretty blown away by it!

so i figured out the other day how i work best. i think my work is best when i respond to my materials as oppose to force my will onto them.
i guess this sounds obvious but it was a bit of a revelation for me.
figuring this out means i understand that i have to find things to respond to,
which takes a lot of looking and a lot of time

i think the first piece i made this way was in florence.
it was a piece of wood that stood on its own with a nail sticking out
i put a key on the nail
and some sweet old scuffed blue leather kid's shoes in front of it.
simple. it worked.

i still have the little shoes in my studio, and now they'll remind me to work this way.

other stuff:
music video: you can find a joanna newsome video if you can find her section. its quite sweet, i like the blackboard animation and of course her fantastic harp playing and pretty dresses.

artist: gary taxali

fun lights: weplight for my love of lighting and things that come in flat packages!

an affordable interiors chain we went to in nyc that i quite liked called west elm