Emily K. Larned, of Red Charming, organized a small book arts show called “Evolution of Cut and Paste” at the Parsons Gimbell library in 2003 that showcased 4 lady zinesters turned bookartists, Sara Jaffe, Molly Kalkstein, Amy Greenan,herself and me! The second generation of this show just opened at Bookworks in Asheville, NC, brought there by the wonderful Bridget Elmer. Shown here are some of my zines and books that are in the show… I loved looking at the show again, it was just as vibrant and exciting as it was in 2003 and I think really showed how zines are still exciting in a digital age. Looking at Amy, Molly, Emily, Sara’s and my work all together again in a space as exciting and condusive to creativity as Booworks really made me excited to make another issue of my personal zine, Indulgence, which I have been publishing since 1998. If you are in the Asheville area before December 15th, please stop by the show, it’s truly unique and inspiring.
Italy and Blue Ridge Mountains
I love the juxtaposition of this very classical looking sculpture against the Blue Ridge mountains, which are supposedly the oldest mountains in the world. It recalls some of the contradictions of the Biltmore estate… where you are and where it tries to take you.
Smile and say “North Carolina”
It’s quite a mouthful to say in a photograph! This is on the back stairs of the Biltmore estate leading out in to the gardens. It really recalls Vaux Le Vicompte, which I visited in France this summer. In fact, some of the garden design and ideas for the rooms were lifted directly from there. The Biltmore estate transports you to another place entirely, but it’s also a huge momument to capitalism and hierarchy.
Asheville Sidewalk
This past weekend took me to Asheville, North Carolina to visit LK, who used to have my job and B. who also used to live in Brooklyn and is now working at Bookworks, where the book and zine show Evolution of Cut and Paste is having a second go. I loved the trees, mountains and clean air of Asheville, as well as the relaxed pace and good food. It was nice to have a few days after a flurry of work just to walk around, talk with friends and take in a new place. It reminded me of Portland, Maine (the city closest to where I’m from) without the ocean or Portland, Oregon at least in terms of architecture. Click on this photo to get to flickr, where you can see a slideshow of all the lovely leaves, trees, the Biltmore estate and the zine show.
Chihuly at NYBG
I’ve been meaning to blog this since I went with O. two weeks ago for the last day of the Chihuly show at the New York Botanical Garden. At first I was skeptical, but it was actualy a really beautiful show and I loved how the glass and natural forms and colors interacted. It was kind of a cross between an easter egg hunt and walking tour and I loved the process of suprise and discovery. I also loved the excuse to walk around outside on a fairly chilly day. There’s a whole slide show up on my flickr account, so you can see way more…
Halloween at Work
My one concession to Halloween… taking this picture with “princess” Insoo. I sometimes wear the tiara she is modeling just to do office work.
Pre-Halloween
Andi came over after our co-op shift to borrow me and LJ’s cowgirl stuff… here she is with LJ’s hat and my shirt and bandanna (the red books and horse belt buckle are not shown). I guess all that’s missing is a horse and had we been in Maine I could have leant her that too… the cat mask is my Halloween fall back, but this year I only wore it for pictures.
Perils at Rocks in Your Head
Perils played a really fun show with our “big sister” band Full Tank on Wednesday at Rocks in Your Head record store in Williamsburg. Before the show even started I bought a Pastels CD I have been coveting for 5 years (and it’s just as good as when I listened to it in my room when I first moved to Portland, Oregon and was 19 and over the top crazy). From this photo, though Yumi is blocked by Maggie, you can see that Perils prefers to play (or only can afford) Fender squire guitars. And yes, that is the Transformers movie in the background. Many thanks for friends who came out (and those of you who say “I didn’t know you played a show” it’s because we didn’t play any new songs, so I didn’t want to wear out our welcome so to speak).
Full Tank at Rocks in Your HEad
Full Tank are always so generous with Perils, inviting us to play shows and posting sweet things about us online. They also rock in a major way. Whenever I am stuck on the train I sing their song “stupid subway won’t you go, stupid subway go, go, go!”
Brooklyn Magic Hour
This is one of the reasons I am glad I carry my camera around. I am obcessed by light and sky recently. Every sunny morning I can be heard saying “look at the light, look at the light.” The fall seems to lend itself to particularly clear and dramatic light. This is, concidentally, the building where Perils used to practice in.
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