G R A V E ~ Y A W N

Cleaning up my studio to prepare to move out by the 21st and trying to organize the work I’ll be carting over to Main Building tomorrow. Luckily, I should have a new studio in Hampden to move into (along with a handful of awesome MICA painting grads from my class) over the summer.

There’s a lot of unfinished work here… maybe I’ll pick it up again over the summer, or simply take it to a dumpster and tell myself to walk away. I’ll know by the end of today… I hope. Parting with my parts (see: junk) can be very difficult, because I never know when I might want to repurpose an unfulfilled object. A year from now I might ask myself, “where’d I put that rusty grate and broken christmas decoration??” or “I know those paper mache cones are around here somewhere,” and scour my collections looking for them for hours before remembering that I’d thrown them away…

madelinehoran:

going somewhere slow, 2013

graphite drawing

My senior thesis show will be up for 4 days, from May 17-20. Only 4 days!! mark ya calendars *_~

The next week I’ll be preparing for and setting up my show. If all goes according to plan, I’ll have a sound piece to accompany my sculptures…. pass it on

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ab-moore:

Just 3 of the 50+ porcelain oysters that Taylor Carlton and I made together for the Bay Pearls Exchange! I finally finished editing a selection of about half of the full batch. Only a few more *special* oysters remain to be photographed.

We used matte mason stains on the front side of the shells, and glossy combinations of shino and clear glazes on the insides. Firing some in oxidation and some in reduction, we were able to produce a variety of surface effects, creating oysters that look “diseased” or “polluted,” and others that appear “healthy.”

I’ve launched a new page on my website for the project. Visit this link for more hi-resolution close-ups of these one-of-a-kind beauties!

wnycradiolab:

Did you know that Gertrude Stein wrote a children’s book? We didn’t, but Brain Pickings did.

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smolderbone:

A war dog with a gas mask.
Winter War, Finland.

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monstereatsdesign:

Sushi tuna model teaches kids how to dissect maguro

so good

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ab-moore:

Thanks to all who participated in the Bay Pearls Exchange today. Pretty amazed at how many people were uninterested in a free gift, but we gave away all 50 after only an hour and a half walking between Harbor East and Fell’s Point. Pictures from the day coming soon!

new art blog. something a little more “professional” and a little more curated. Will contain more text and info about process/materials/etc. More studio progress and pictures, if my studio situation gets worked out for next year. If it doesn’t, expect a lot of drawings, collage, comics, design, and text. Life after MICA. getting used to it.

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