House for Invisible Dolls
Now that I’m seeing friends in person after our long spell of separation, I ask them this question: How have you changed during the pandemic? I find their answers haven’t yet formed, most people talk about what was cancelled or lost or how they wished they’d used their time. Maybe we’re just now collecting ourselves, […]
Visual Arts Week
August is traditionally the time for Visual Arts Week here in my town of Eugene, Oregon. This year I have a video in the Mayor’s Art Show You can also view my video, The Adventures of Steadman and Molly, on YouTube The MAS exhibit is mostly online in 2020, with a few works displayed in storefront windows […]
The Fine Artist Summit, Online in November
Dear friends, artists and art educators, I’m pleased to share the launch of an online educational event for visual artists – The Fine Artist Summit. My book, Art-Write, brought me to the attention of the summit organizer, and my 30-minute video masterclass is part of the expert offerings. This event is free and I believe it […]
Write About Visual Art – Community Based Workshop
If local writers turned their attention to local contemporary art, what might happen? What new conversations and connections could emerge? This is the subject of an experimental writing workshop I’ll lead this summer. Write About Visual Art – Critical MAS Description: This 4-part workshop welcomes writers of all styles: fiction, nonfiction, poets, songwriters, bloggers, […]
Premiere of Trophallacy
My performance art piece, Trophallacy, a critique of the win/lose paradigm, premiered on 5/26/2018 to a packed house. Eugene Contemporary Art presented the event and you can find more photos at ECA and Gray Space Project. I’m developing a version of Trophallacy to place online. Meanwhile, you can listen to an audio clip. This voiceover is a […]
SubGenius Kickstarter Live
The most fun I had in 2017 was working on the Kickstarter for the documentary film, J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and the Church of the SubGenius. Teamed with my friend Kelly Cash and revising our original church roles as Bob’s Nurses, we created six different 30-minute live broadcasts as content for the Kickstarter, streamed live on […]
Every SubGenius Has a Different Story
This is the first time I’ve blogged about a Kickstarter campaign (you’re welcome) because this documentary film, J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius, needs to happen! Watch the trailer and read about the accomplished team of Austin filmmakers, led by director Sandy K. Boone, on their highly amusing Kickstarter Page. (Update: The campaign was […]
What exactly do I DO?
“What exactly do you DO?” I get this question all the time. My elevator speech stops at too many floors. I could list titles –author, writer, artist, arts advocate – but each one of those titles requires further explanation. CURRENTLY The Blackberry Curtain I interviewed 2 accomplished artists, Mollie Favour and Margaret Matson, to write […]
Branding Your New Protest Group
Two days after the Women’s March on Washington 1/21/17, I find myself examining the term “intersectional feminism” and I’m pretty sure I’ve arrived at the intersection of the ridiculous and the tragic. I write to figure out what I think, so after another morning of dizzying headlines, lady patriarchs defending alternative facts and male plutocrats […]
#ARTivism
ARTivism. ‘Artivism’ is a term coined by author and UCSD Professor Ricardo Dominguez. I’ve been holding that word like a touchstone. I’m glad to see intelligent people are out there writing, making art and making sense of the election results. These people are less stupefied than I am, at least in my current state. I […]