It's been 8 months since I graduated. Time has gone by so fast. Since I graduated in April I feel like my work has suffered a little bit but I am ready to jump back onto the horse. I am going to start researching more artists and spending time in the studio.
In May, Carey Francis, Andy Perkins, Venessa Gromek and I got a 1,000 sq. foot studio in the Ogden Industrial Park. It's a really nice big space and most of the time I feel like I have a huge studio all to myself--we are rarely there at the same moments. I miss school and being in class with other like-minded people the most. It really motivates me to work. I know that if I didn't have a studio I probably would have produced zero work so far, so I am glad we have it. We have also used the studio as an exhibition space. In mid-October we held a show titled The Ineluctable Modality of the Visible: An Exercise in Pretention. It was a one-night only show and it was fantastic. I think probably close to 100 people were at the opening, which is a lot for a little show in Ogden. We were really excited about it and are planning on doing another one in the Spring.
This summer I did some work with UMOCA. I painted a piano for the "Play Me I'm Yours" project. It was one of 10 pianos that were placed on the streets in Salt Lake City. Nordstrom at City Creek selected my piano out of the 10 to display in front of their window. It was cool because they coordinated my color palette with their window display. Here is the link -- Street Pianos. I also did a painting for the museum for the exhibition "Cantastoria." It was part of a project by Rainer Ganhal.
Other than those things I have been working little but trying to stay on top of things. My ideas have gotten away from me and at this point I am just trying to produce something. I basically did two series of works this summer and I have recently started on little paintings again. I am applying to Skowhegan, one of the nation's top residency programs. I am crossing my fingers I get in, I really need it. I was going to apply to grad school this year. I started the applications and everything, but I changed my mind recently. I don't feel like I am 100% ready to go yet. I know I want to go, but I want to see how I do on my own first, if I can get into any shows, etc. I want more time in our studio and I want to keep holding our own shows in our space. I am just not ready to leave and I don't think there is really anything wrong with that. I really need to build my body of work up some more...just a little more time is all.
In May, Carey Francis, Andy Perkins, Venessa Gromek and I got a 1,000 sq. foot studio in the Ogden Industrial Park. It's a really nice big space and most of the time I feel like I have a huge studio all to myself--we are rarely there at the same moments. I miss school and being in class with other like-minded people the most. It really motivates me to work. I know that if I didn't have a studio I probably would have produced zero work so far, so I am glad we have it. We have also used the studio as an exhibition space. In mid-October we held a show titled The Ineluctable Modality of the Visible: An Exercise in Pretention. It was a one-night only show and it was fantastic. I think probably close to 100 people were at the opening, which is a lot for a little show in Ogden. We were really excited about it and are planning on doing another one in the Spring.
This summer I did some work with UMOCA. I painted a piano for the "Play Me I'm Yours" project. It was one of 10 pianos that were placed on the streets in Salt Lake City. Nordstrom at City Creek selected my piano out of the 10 to display in front of their window. It was cool because they coordinated my color palette with their window display. Here is the link -- Street Pianos. I also did a painting for the museum for the exhibition "Cantastoria." It was part of a project by Rainer Ganhal.
Other than those things I have been working little but trying to stay on top of things. My ideas have gotten away from me and at this point I am just trying to produce something. I basically did two series of works this summer and I have recently started on little paintings again. I am applying to Skowhegan, one of the nation's top residency programs. I am crossing my fingers I get in, I really need it. I was going to apply to grad school this year. I started the applications and everything, but I changed my mind recently. I don't feel like I am 100% ready to go yet. I know I want to go, but I want to see how I do on my own first, if I can get into any shows, etc. I want more time in our studio and I want to keep holding our own shows in our space. I am just not ready to leave and I don't think there is really anything wrong with that. I really need to build my body of work up some more...just a little more time is all.
