What’s wrong with hippie art and landscapes? A letter to Eugene, Oregon 2018
Tree. Moon. Animal. Landscape. The soothing images of Saturday Market and Etsy are repetitious, earnest and unchallenging. This type of art has a solid footing in the culture of the white and well-fed. I’ve lived in Eugene for 28 years and I can say that for most of Eugene’s residents, this is the only art […]
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 […]
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 […]
Let’s Talk About Art
If you’re in the Eugene area, please come to an event I’m facilitating over the next 3 Tuesday nights. The description below provides details, but the shorthand is this: Let’s Talk About Art. FREE! Facebook Event Public Art: The Big View 3 Evenings of video and conversation based on “Art of the MOOC” Tuesdays: Sept […]
The Collaboration of Artists Amanda Marie and X-O
On view at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art: “The Many Places We Are” is a two-artist exhibition that explores the concept of emotional travel and the bonds that are developed as you move through a physical space. Amanda Marie and X-O, artists who have traveled extensively together, explore the concept by combining their signature […]
Rick Bartow: Thanks for the Mysteries
An artist panel honored the phenomenal Rick Bartow today. Each panel member told a story about their Rick Bartow: their friend, elder, uncle, and inspiration. The event felt more like a celebrity roast, if celebrity roasts were loving gestures conducted by genuine friends. The dominant culture could learn a lot from how this Native artist […]
Gravid
My current state of mind can best be described as gravid. Gravid adj. Pregnant; now used chiefly of egg-laying animals, or metaphorically. My first book, ART-WRITE from Luminare Press, launches on February 1st. All the pieces are in motion; the website, the FB page, the final finally final proofed copy, my new Twitter account, the […]