Documentation
For the past few hours I’ve been scrounging through my apartment, pulling my art from the walls, the dishwasher, the bookshelves, and anywhere else it has walked off too. I’ve …
My Best Art Piece
As an artist who is also a young professional and a graduate student, I’m used to hearing both others and myself commiserate about trying to find the time and space …
My First Studio
When I was in college and debating between being a psychology major and minor, one of the areas of study that interested me was the effect surroundings have on creativity, …
Basement Music
When I was young(er), I used to see the videos of 20-something year olds fervently playing music in their livings rooms and basements late at nights, getting off day long …
My Stunt as a Storyteller
At this very moment I am absolutely elated, sky-high on performance energy that hasn’t gone away even though I finished telling stories over an hour ago. That’s right, my performance wasn’t some …
Dancing in the… Museum?
Last Thursday I took a group of children to the MFA for a late night visit. By 6 o’clock, which is only the time that we get there, the children …
Originality in the 21st Century
When I began to work as an artist I wanted to be completely original, wholly singular. I housed a strong disdain for art history; I didn’t want to learn from …
The Term Itself
As I began my foray into the actual theory and thought of the existing community art world, I encountered a discrepancy at the very entrance: no one knows exactly what …
Step One: Wikipedia
Although perhaps not the greatest end in and of itself, I find Wikipedia a perfect means. Where better to start looking for something than on a massive, free, internet data-base? …